What We’re Learning
The latest news, insight and grant partner stories from across the Foundation.
The latest news, insight and grant partner stories from across the Foundation.
Socially driven fashion brands Rebel Nell, York Project to open in Detroit
Rebel Nell was created in 2013 by Amy Peterson with the mission to employ women who face barriers to employment, such as being homeless,…
Sphinx to put $1.5 million in grants behind increasing diversity in classical music field
The Sphinx Organization has been on a mission to increase the number of musicians of color in the classical music sector for the past 23…
Brilliant Detroit opening 7 new neighborhood sites this year in expansion push
Central to the model is buy-in from the community. Brilliant Detroit builds relationships in the neighborhood, then seeks an invitation to bring its programs…
‘It’s a knife fight.’ Here’s how 3 orchestras facing the same problems as the Baltimore Symphony bounced back
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra The orchestra ran up a $3.8 million deficit in the 2008-09 fiscal year and faced a $6.5 million deficit the…
Funding for Social Enterprises in Detroit: Assessing the Landscape
On global and local levels, including Detroit, the emergence and rapid growth of social enterprise is changing ways of working by a variety of…
DSO launches effort to activate secluded courtyard behind The Max
While a dozen cultural institutions move forward with a plan to activate the outdoor space in Detroit’s 83-acre anchor cultural district a mile up…
Graffiti jewelry business is helping some Detroit women out of poverty (video)
(Aired June 30, NBC Nightly News) Rebel Nell is a non-profit support system for homeless and formerly homeless women in the Detroit area. As…
Yad Ezra Inspires Change in Poland
On a trip to Detroit, Poland’s Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich visited Berkley’s Yad Ezra, which serves about 3,000 people each year. After seeing the…
Socially driven fashion brands Rebel Nell, York Project to open in Detroit
Rebel Nell was created in 2013 by Amy Peterson with the mission to employ women who face barriers to employment, such as being homeless,…
Sphinx to put $1.5 million in grants behind increasing diversity in classical music field
The Sphinx Organization has been on a mission to increase the number of musicians of color in the classical music sector for the past 23…
Brilliant Detroit opening 7 new neighborhood sites this year in expansion push
Central to the model is buy-in from the community. Brilliant Detroit builds relationships in the neighborhood, then seeks an invitation to bring its programs…
‘It’s a knife fight.’ Here’s how 3 orchestras facing the same problems as the Baltimore Symphony bounced back
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra The orchestra ran up a $3.8 million deficit in the 2008-09 fiscal year and faced a $6.5 million deficit the…
Funding for Social Enterprises in Detroit: Assessing the Landscape
On global and local levels, including Detroit, the emergence and rapid growth of social enterprise is changing ways of working by a variety of…
DSO launches effort to activate secluded courtyard behind The Max
While a dozen cultural institutions move forward with a plan to activate the outdoor space in Detroit’s 83-acre anchor cultural district a mile up…
Graffiti jewelry business is helping some Detroit women out of poverty (video)
(Aired June 30, NBC Nightly News) Rebel Nell is a non-profit support system for homeless and formerly homeless women in the Detroit area. As…
Yad Ezra Inspires Change in Poland
On a trip to Detroit, Poland’s Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich visited Berkley’s Yad Ezra, which serves about 3,000 people each year. After seeing the…
