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CONTENTS Welcome

Cover story

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Message from Crain’s and Giving Guide sponsor FirstMerit Corp. . . . . . . . . .3

Corporate volunteerism A formal approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Case studies of success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7

Athletes like Justin Verlander are using donor-advised funds to stay out of the headlines and get more bang for their buck by eliminating overhead costs.

Q&A’s Impact investing: Jennifer Oertel, Jaffe Raitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149 Crowdfunding’s impact: Phillip Fisher, Mission Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Lists Largest donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148 Largest comprehensive multiyear campaigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Largest nonprofits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151 Largest foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

New approaches to fundraising Best practices in crowdfunding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Ice Bucket insights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

National Philanthropy Day awards

www.crainsdetroit.com EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Keith E. Crain GROUP PUBLISHER Mary Kramer, (313) 446-0399 or mkramer@crain.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Marla Wise, (313) 4466032 or mwise@crain.com EXECUTIVE EDITOR Cindy Goodaker, (313) 4460460 or cgoodaker@crain.com MANAGING EDITOR Jennette Smith, (313) 4461622 or jhsmith@crain.com DIRECTOR, DIGITAL STRATEGY Nancy Hanus, (313) 446-1621 or nhanus@crain.com MANAGING EDITOR/CUSTOM AND SPECIAL PROJECTS Daniel Duggan, (313) 446-0414 or dduggan@crain.com SENIOR EDITOR/DESIGN Bob Allen, (313) 4460344 or ballen@crain.com SENIOR EDITOR Gary Piatek, (313) 446-0357 or gpiatek@crain.com WEB EDITOR Kristin Bull, (313) 446-1608 or kbull@crain.com RESEARCH AND DATA EDITOR Sonya Hill, (313) 446-0402 or shill@crain.com WEB PRODUCER Norman Witte III, (313) 4466059, nwitte@crain.com EDITORIAL SUPPORT (313) 446-0419; YahNica Crawford, (313) 446-0329 NEWSROOM (313) 446-0329, FAX (313) 4461687 TIP LINE (313) 446-6766

REPORTERS Jay Greene, senior reporter: Covers health care, insurance, energy utilities and the environment. (313) 446-0325 or jgreene@crain.com Amy Haimerl, entrepreneurship editor: Covers entrepreneurship and city of Detroit. (313) 4460416 or ahaimerl@crain.com Chad Halcom: Covers litigation and the defense industry. (313) 446-6796 or chalcom@crain.com Tom Henderson: Covers banking, finance, technology and biotechnology. (313) 446-0337 or thenderson@crain.com Kirk Pinho: Covers real estate, higher education, Oakland and Macomb counties. (313) 446-0412 or kpinho@crain.com Bill Shea, enterprise editor: Covers media, advertising and marketing, the business of sports, and transportation. (313) 446-1626 or bshea@crain.com Dustin Walsh: Covers the business of law, auto suppliers, manufacturing and steel. (313) 4466042 or dwalsh@crain.com Sherri Welch, senior reporter: Covers nonprofits, services, retail and hospitality. (313) 446-1694 or swelch@crain.com LANSING BUREAU Chris Gautz: Covers business issues at the Capitol and utilities. (517) 403-4403 or cgautz@crain.com

ADVERTISING

Eugene and Elaine Driker 11

Audrey Olmstead 12

Mark Hooven 12

Paul Anger 12

Strategic Staffing Solutions 12

The Jewish Fund 13

Mark Blanke and Michael Perkins 13

Marcia and Eugene Applebaum 13

SPONSORED CHARITY GUIDE Data for donors These nonprofits have provided data and information to help guide potential donors Adult Well-Being Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Alternatives for Girls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Michigan Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 American Diabetes Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 American Heart Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Autism Alliance of Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Belle Isle Conservancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Care House of Oakland County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Common Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Communities in Schools of Metropolitan Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Cornerstone Schools Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 COTS (Coalition on Temporary Shelter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Cranbrook Educational Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Detroit Area on Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Detroit Greenways Coalition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Detroit Public Safety Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Development Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Easter Seals Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Evangelical Homes of Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Families Against Narcotics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Franklin-Wright Settlements Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Fraternal Order of Eagles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Guest House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 House of Providence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Inforum Center for Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Legal Aid and Defender Association Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Local Initiatives Support Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Matrix Human Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Mercy Education Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Michigan Community Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Michigan Institute of Urology Men’s Health Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Oakland Community College Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Ronald McDonald House Charities of Ann Arbor

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Ronald McDonald House Charities of Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 SAE Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Salvation Army of Metro Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

SALES INQUIRIES (313) 446-6052; FAX (313) 393-0997 SALES MANAGER Tammy Rokowski SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE: Matthew J. Langan ADVERTISING SALES Christine Galasso, Jeff Lasser, Joe Miller, Sarah Stachowicz CLASSIFIED SALES Lynne Calcaterras, (313) 4466086 DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER Jennifer Chinn AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Eric Cedo EVENTS MANAGER Kacey Anderson SENIOR PRODUCER FOR DIGITAL/ONLINE PRODUCTS Pierrette Dagg SENIOR ART DIRECTOR Sylvia Kolaski SALES SUPPORT Suzanne Janik, YahNica Crawford PRODUCTION MANAGER Wendy Kobylarz PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Andrew Spanos

Services to Enhance Potential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Southwest Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

MAIN NUMBER: Call (877) 824-9374 or customerservice@crainsdetroit.com

St. Vincent & Sarah Fisher Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Starr Commonwealth

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Teen HYPE (Helping Youth by Providing Education)

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THAW (The Heat and Warmth) Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Turning Point Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 University Music Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 United Way for Southeastern Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Wish Upon a Teen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 Wayne State University-Division of Development and Alumni Affairs . . . . . . . .118 YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit

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Supporters and other nonprofits Association of Fundraising Professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122 Beaumont Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124 CBS TV Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back Cover Detroit Lions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126 Detroit Tigers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128 FirstMerit Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130, front inside cover GM Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132 Henry Ford Health System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Knight Foundation

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Kroger Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138 MGM Grand Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140 Palace Sports and Entertainment (Come Together Foundation) . . . . . . . . . . .142 Quicken Loans Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 UM-Dearborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

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few weeks ago, I attended a donor thank-you party for a small nonprofit, Mercy Education Project, in Southwest Detroit. It’s a past winner of Crain’s Best Managed Nonprofit contest. And it’s one of the more than 60 nonprofits in this year’s Giving Guide. Among the many people I met were two donors who told me they discovered MEP through reading about it in Crain’s. What a great feeling. You may find some familiar names in this year’s “giving catalog.” But you may also discover some new nonprofits that focus on a mission that’s important to you. And you have a chance in this supplement to learn just how savvy celebrity athletes like Justin Verlander have become about the best way to make a difference as a donor. Crain’s Bill Shea details how the Detroit Tigers pitcher uses a donor-advised fund to focus his philanthropy on mental health issues tied to military veterans. Another highlight: Senior Reporter Sherri Welch surveys the landscape of corporate volunteering programs and offers tips on the best of the best. This year’s Giving Guide is loaded with information that can inspire you as a donor or bring ideas to the office on how your company can be more effective in its community outreach. The biggest part of the guide is the profiles

from the nonprofits themselves. The nonprofits provided comparable data so you can review their missions, revenue sources, leadership and outcomes. I had the chance to read all of the agency profiles in advance, and found some nuggets: 䡲 57 percent of the Salvation Army’s revenue comes from its stores. The dollars helped the Army provide more than 3 million meals last year. 䡲 Some nonprofits use nontraditional and celebrity fundraisers to reach new audiences. Goodwill Industries will benefit from the Rick Springfield concert on Feb. 15 at MotorCity Casino Hotel. 䡲 Yes, nonprofits still use pop-can tabs. Ronald McDonald House in Ann Arbor uses them to raise money through recycling. 䡲 The Rush Group and its CEO, Andra Rush, will match up to $200,000 in new dollars donated to Alternatives for Girls in Detroit to help AFG hit its year-end campaign goal. 䡲 Mia Farrow will speak at Care House of Oakland County’s 2015 Circle of Friends luncheon, one of several events that contribute 25 percent of that nonprofit’s revenue to deliver services for abused and/or neglected children at no cost to the kids or families. There are many, many more impressive details about the more than 60 nonprofits profiled in this special supplement. And if you’re a board member at one of the thousands of nonprofits in Southeast Michigan, you may find opportunities for partnerships with nonprofits listed in this guide. This year’s guide to nonprofit giving was compiled by Daniel Duggan, our managing editor for custom and special projects. Thanks to the support of this project’s underwriters, FirstMerit Bank and Kroger Co., more than 60 nonprofits are able to use this guide as their own “direct mail” piece to promote themselves at a cost to them of about 5 cents per piece. Crain’s has contributed the equivalent of more than $350,000 worth of advertising space to the project. Nonprofits are an important part of the local economy as employers — but they are also devoted to improving the quality of life in Southeast Michigan. We’re proud to join FirstMerit Bank and Kroger Co. to create another resource to support them. Mary Kramer is publisher of Crain’s Detroit Business. Catch her take on business news at 6:20 a.m. Mondays on the Paul W. Smith show on WJR AM 760. Email her at mkramer@crain.com.

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elcome to the 2014 Giving Guide, a valuable resource for anyone involved in the nonprofit landscape of our region. Inside, you’ll find insightful interviews with thought leaders in philanthropy, feature articles on giving programs at companies around the region, and best practices for researching and selecting charitable organizations to support. While the decision to give is frequently an emotional one, the information in the guide can assist you in making an informed decision so that your gift has the impact you intend. FirstMerit Bank is proud to be an underwriting sponsor of the Giving Guide, which offers nonprofit organizations a unique and cost-effective opportunity to share their story with a highly engaged audience. I encourage you to learn more about the organizations featured inside. With more than 60 nonprofits highlighted in this edition, it’s likely you’ll find one or more that aligns with your company’s giving strategy or that inspires you personally to take action. Your support helps strengthen the foundation on which we’ll build a brighter future. At FirstMerit, we believe that developing relationships with and investing in local nonprofit and charitable organizations builds healthy and vibrant communities. During the past year, we’ve helped feed our hungry neighbors by collecting food for Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan during Arts, Beats & Eats; volunteered with Life Remodeled to transform the Cody Rouge neighborhood in Detroit; launched a comprehensive revitalization program for the residents of Cody Rouge that includes homebuyer education and financial literacy courses as well as an apprenticeship and mentoring program; and introduced a high-visibility “Blue Shirt” billboard campaign in

downtown Detroit that features five local nonprofit organizations that make it their mission to better the lives of those living in the area. I hope that the articles inside inspire you to take action personally or on behalf of your company, and I encourage you to look for opportunities to collaborate — partnering across civic, business and community — so that we can maximize the positive influence and impact on our region. FirstMerit Bank has played a vital role in improving the lives of our customers and strengthening our communities for more than 165 years. We look forward to continuing that tradition in Michigan. Sincerely,

Sandy Pierce Vice Chairman, FirstMerit Corp. Chairman and CEO, FirstMerit Michigan

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Corporate volunteerism takes formal shape BY SHERRI WELCH CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS

orporate volunteerism isn’t a new concept. It’s always been good business to give back to the community that supports you. At the same time, companies have long found that employee volunteerism provides opportunities for team building, leadership development and building relationships with new constituencies. But increasingly, businesses are pulling together loose-knit employee volunteerism into more structured programs, fueled by the need to attract and retain talent. “More and more people coming out of college, the millennials, expect their employers to be giving back,” said David Parent, consulting managing director for Deloitte LLP’s Detroit office. Job candidates also want to see that employers are providing opportunities for employParent ees to give back, he said. With rising need for social services in the region, volunteers bring muchneeded manpower and skilled expertise to nonprofits, said Donna MurrayBrown, president and CEO of the Michigan Nonprofit Association. Through volunteerism, “we have the ability to get the expertise of skilled individuals ... to pay for that would be extremely expensive.”

CORPORATE VOLUNTEERISM: COMPANIES WITH A PLAN Examples of workplaces that combine philanthropy and sweat equity: 䡲 Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, this page 䡲 Deloitte LLP, Page 5 䡲 Plante Moran, Page 5 䡲 Ford Volunteer Corps, Page 5 䡲 General Motors Corp., Page 6 䡲 Mars Agency, Page 6 䡲 PNC Bank, Page 7 䡲 Health Alliance Plan, Page 7

The social issues that nonprofits are trying to resolve are so complex, “there’s more impact when we’re working together,” Murray-Brown said. Companies including Deloitte, PNC Bank, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP and Ford Motor Co. have been moving toward more-established employee volunteer programs for roughly 10 to 15 years. Others, like General Motors Co., Health Alliance Plan, The Mars Agency and Plante Moran PLLC, have formalized employee volunteer programs over the past couple of years. Having a backbone behind employee volunteerism is important to sustaining the efforts, since it enables better measurement of the effectiveness of the volunteerism, said Jennifer Lawson, vice president corporate strategy at Points of Light’s Washington, D.C., office. “To sustain an investment, you need to be able to show results,” she said. For most companies, measuring cen-

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Volunteers from Deloitte LLP pack boxes at Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan during the firm’s annual Impact Day, on which employees work for local nonprofits. (See story, Page 5.)

ters on inputs and outputs, or the number of employees who volunteered, how many hours they volunteered and the results of their volunteering — whether the number of food boxes packed or children read to or a dollar value based on the $22.13-per-hour value assigned by Washington, D.C.-based Independent Sector for Michigan volunteer service. But organizations also should make sure they have made it worth the nonprofits’ time to host employees there, since they expend resources to manage volunteers, Lawson said. “It’s been an evolution for companies and nonprofits to think about outcomes when it comes to measuring employee volunteer efforts, but that’s where the conversation is now,” she said. Measuring outcomes — like knowing how your year-round efforts have helped decrease the number of people going hungry — “helps us make sure

the investment is effective for the communities where the work is happening,” Lawson said. Companies looking at establishing their own employee volunteer program can start by assessing employee interests and passions. They can also look to align volunteer opportunities with their brand and business, Lawson said. And they can ask charities they already support financially if there’s more they can do to help. Companies shouldn’t be afraid to start small when it comes to employee volunteerism, she said. “Test what works for your company and employees with small pilots. Not every company needs to engage every employee in the first year of its volunteer programs. Often times, it’s about building quality and then scaling it.” Sherri Welch: (313) 446-1694, swelch@crain.com. Twitter: @sherriwelch

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn

onigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn’s corporate volunteerism dates back to its 1948 founding, when its first partners served as founding board members for the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, New Detroit Inc., Detroit Renaissance (now Business Leaders for Michigan) and the Detroit Economic Growth Corp. Today, more than half of its 250 attorneys serve on nonprofit boards. From the earliest years, there was an expectation that partners, attorneys and staff give generously of their time, Opperer said Josh Opperer, charitable giving partner. “It wasn’t institutionalized. It was just expected, and people did it.”

But over the last decade or so, Honigman has moved to more of an institutional perspective on employee volunteerism, led by its late partner David Page, Opperer said. The firm appointed a chief community officer, Fritz Morsches, to maximize the impact the firm and its attorneys have in the community. “We think that’s good for the communities we work and live in and our employees and ... the law firm because it helps define who we are and how we want to be viewed,” Opperer said. But one of the things the firm espouses is that volunteerism for professional purposes is ineffective, since it’s not in the right spirit, Opperer said. Morsches meets with every new attorney hired to explore their volunteer interests and works to align those with opportunities at local charities.

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For the seventh consecutive year, the “Honigman Heroes” team participated in the Komen Detroit Race for the Cure. More than 110 attorneys, staff members, and families and friends were part of the annual event to support the fight against breast cancer.

Attorneys could wind up helping plan special events, serving on marketing committees or on the boards of area nonprofits. When the firm was smaller,

things happened in a more organic, natural way, but it has grown as have the number of charities in the region, Opperer said. Being able to help match

colleagues’ and employees’ volunteering interests by making introductions for them “is for the good for the community and ultimately, good for the firm,” he said.

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Ford Volunteer Corps On Deloitte LLP’s annual Impact Day for volunteer work, the company purchased a shed that employees built for the garden at DTE Energy Farm in Plymouth Township. COURTESY OF DELOITTE LLP

Deloitte LLP

eloitte LLP held its 15th annual Impact Day in June. About 640 of its local employees volunteered at 14 nonprofits, helping with everything from landscaping and painting to applying their professional skills to teach classes on management, leadership, accounting and technology for nonprofit managers and basic budgeting to middle school students at Quicken Loans JA Finance Park in Detroit. The firm’s employees also volunteer at various other points throughout the year, but Impact Day is really about strength in numbers, said David Parent, consulting managing director for Deloitte’s Detroit office. A national team at the company’s New York City office provides some structure around Impact Day, setting the

date each year, providing messaging around the program and updates to the company’s 60,000 employees. But each of 80 offices around the country has a volunteer committee that identifies the nonprofits that office will be working with during any given year. At other points in the year, employees are given paid time off to engage in corporate-sponsored volunteerism and also for other volunteering with supervisor approval, Parent said. “It’s really our professionals who volunteer and drive a lot of it,” he said. Once the nonprofits and volunteer projects for a given year are confirmed, they are entered into an internal website. Employees go online to read about the organizations and projects and to register to

volunteer where there are openings. “If we say we’re going to paint five buildings, we have to make sure we’ll get the job done,” Parent said. There are site leads for each project, who’ve worked with the nonprofit to ensure that when employees show up to volunteer, they can get right to work and be as productive as possible, he said. “There is management oversight; it’s not a free for all,” Parent said. “But it’s not like leadership drives the projects — it’s really the volunteers at any level signing up to lead these things … with some oversight to make sure the projects will have impact, to make sure we’re thinking through what the risks are...and to connect the dots with other things we’re doing throughout the year.”

Plante Moran

lante Moran formalized its volunteer program — Plante Moran Cares — three or four years ago. Every year, staff at each of the firm’s offices choose a charity to support through a nominate-and-vote process, said Kevin Flattery, managing partner of the Ann Arbor office. Initially, the company would pick a theme, like literacy, and each office would choose a local organization working on that issue. This year, Flattery each office could choose any charity they wanted to support. A committee of employees who raise their hands help coordinate Plante Moran’s volunteering and fundraising for the winning nonprofit throughout

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Members of Plante Moran’s Auburn Hills staff participated in the Hunger Walk for Lighthouse PATH, an Oakland County empowerment program that offers transitional housing for the homeless.

the year. Office managing partners ensure there’s action being taken, Flattery said. About 25-30 of the 80 employees at Plante Moran’s Ann Arbor office have volunteered with Food Gatherers this year, helping to pack boxes and moving food onto trucks, he said. Each office has also begun tracking how much it’s raised for its charity. For the Ann Arbor office, that’s typically $5,000-$6,000 each year, Flattery said. Corporate volunteerism is

one of the top things job candidates want to hear about as the firm recruits potential employees on college campuses, he said. The firm’s partners sit on the boards of local nonprofits, “but it’s harder for people right out of school to be chosen to sit on a board.” Still, they want to make an impact, too, and “PM Cares allows them to do that, and to work together as a team ... and to have a little fun with it,” Flattery said.

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Ford Motor Co. gives salaried employees 16 hours of paid time off to volunteer each year, says Janet Lawson, who runs the Ford Volunteer Corps. Nearly half of Ford’s U.S. workforce takes advantage of that.

n 2005, after a series of natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, Bill Ford Jr. created the Ford Volunteer Corps. “He saw we had a lot of manpower. ... Our employees (could) help do good across the globe to remedy the situation that came out of that tsunami and the two hurricanes,” said Janet Lawson, who was brought in to serve as director of the program after leading volunteer programs at United Way for Southeastern Michigan. Lawson put in place a software-based volunteer management system to manage employee volunteerism and an approach that’s driven by nonprofits rather than by the automaker. Today, it includes more than 27,000 Ford Motor Co. employees and retiree volunteers in 41 countries. “Our employees gave back the equivalent of $3.5 million in their communities by the value Independent Sector gives to an employee volunteer hour,” Lawson said. Ford gives salaried employees 16 hours of paid time off to volunteer each year. About half of its U.S. workforce or 48 percent take advantage of that, Lawson said. They are volunteering about 15,000 hours per year. “Everything we do is for our employees. ... If (they) aren’t happy, they’re not coming to work happy... not doing a good job,” she said. Prior to development of the system, Ford would call the Salvation Army “and say we have 20 people and they want to come. They didn’t want to say (no), so they’d say sure ... didn’t matter if they had a board meeting” or whatever, Lawson said. “We were drowning them in our kindness.” Ford invited 105 local nonprofits “to come in behind the firewall” of the new system, Lawson said. All employee volunteerism is managed through the system. “We don’t tell them what we need; they come in and tell us ... and our employees register for projects.” Charities are “so busy taking care of homeless, hungry clients, the last thing they want is volunteers showing up when they’re trying to serve the hungry,” Lawson said. The web-based, proprietary volunteer management system is an important part of managing volunteerism, she said. Not only does it match employees with nonprofit needs, but it also helps address liability issues. During registration for events, employees respond to “liability boxes” that drop down, asking them to agree not to wade in the Rouge River during cleanup efforts or climb a three-story ladder on non-Habitat for Humanity builds, Lawson said. Ford is in the process of developing its second iteration of the system with added functionality for launch in a couple of years. “It’s a huge commitment and big investment,” Lawson said, but “each executive looks at this as an investment in their managerial style and team. “I want to make sure the software makes a business case for the executives who use it.”

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eneral Motors Co. formalized its employee volunteer program in 2011. That was the year its foundation committed $27.1 million — the largest grant in its history — to an effort led by United Way for Southeastern Michigan to boost graduation rates at several area high schools and establish early childhood learning centers in Detroit. Prior to that, employee volunteerism at GM was organized on an ad hoc basis by departments, divisions or brands rather than through a corporate structure, said Sabin Blake, global marketing manager for Cadillac and leader for the teamGM Cares employee volBlake unteer group. In tandem with the grant, GM committed employee volunteers, providing, among other things, tutors and mentors to the schools to help increase graduation rates from about 50 percent to 80 percent in the target high schools over five years, Blake said. “We needed a voice to get out to employees to talk to them and recruit them as volunteers,” he said. That led to

the creation of teamGM Cares, a cross-functional, steering committee of employee volunteers encouraging and supporting volunteerism. Employees log onto a GM branded site that’s powered by Volunteermatch.org for a fee, Blake said. Through the site, GM’s employees across the U.S. can find local volunteer opportunities, track their hours and order teamGM Cares T-shirts. Volunteermatch.org supports the employee volunteerism efforts of hundreds of Fortune 500 companies and provides local opportunities wherever GM’s employees are, Blake said. Using the site does, however, present challenges in tracking the number of employees who volunteered and their volunteered hours. “We’re able to see who is registered ... (but) one of the challenges we face is we typically have one person going in for an entire group of maybe 300 employees,” he said. Blake estimates that during teamGM Cares week alone, more than 7,500 local GM employees volunteered at least 40,000 hours. Volunteerism efforts align with the same areas supported by the General Motors Foundation: community development, education, health and human

SEVEN PRACTICES OF EFFECTIVE EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS According to the Washington, D.C.-based Points of Light, a national organization working to engage people in volunteer service, there are seven practices of effective employee volunteer programs or EVPs: 1. A plan. Effective EVPs have specific societal, employee and business goals with clear strategies, focused efforts and tactics to achieve them. 2. Measurement. High-performing EVPs measure the degree to which they are accomplishing their plan, including the processes that are performed effectively and the level to which the EVP achieves outputs, accomplishments, and business and social impact. These results are shared internally and externally. 3. Design Effective EVPs integrate into the business by leveraging employee skills and corporate assets (such as philanthropic dollars, in-kind donations, equipment, real estate and other physical assets), aligning with core competencies and enhancing corporate operations. 4. Leadership Effective EVPs benefit from vocal and continual support from company leadership that specifically promotes and furthers the EVP’s mission, goals and plan. 5. Collaboration High-performing EVPs understand the importance of collaborating with government, private organizations and nonprofits. 6. Employee engagement Effective EVPs generate broad-based employee enthusiasm, support and stewardship for the EVP and enrich the employee work-related experience as demonstrated by increased morale, productivity, retention, workplace skills and/or other indicators of engaged employment. 7. Success and growth High-performing EVPs recognize, communicate and celebrate success internally and externally, while continuously learning from peers, volunteers, nonprofit organizations and others and reflecting on potential program improvements.

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Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan is among the causes supported by teamGM Cares volunteers who connect with local sources through a GM-branded website.

services and the environment and energy, with local thrusts on the first two. The company encourages its employees across the globe to get involved in their communities during teamGM Cares week every September and throughout the year. “We do allow employees to come up with their own ... volunteer opportunities,” Blake said. “We feel that’s important because it allows employees to go after what they are passionate about.” At the same time, GM also organizes volunteer opportunities with nonprofits to which the company and foundation have strong ties, like Habitat for Humanity and the high schools

where turnaround efforts are underway, Blake said. In August, GM brought about 3,000 employees to Detroit’s Cody Rouge neighborhood to volunteer with Life Remodeled. They contributed more than 25,000 hours during the weeklong event, boarding up 254 vacant homes and remodeling 16 occupied homes, among other efforts, Blake said. There is no formal policy on the amount of paid time off GM employees can take. That was intentional, Blake said. “In a manufacturing environment, people can’t just walk away from their jobs. ... We’ve written language that they can volunteer as it works within their (department) environ-

ment.” That flexibility also enables more volunteering opportunities, Blake said, noting that he was able to serve as a big brother at a Detroit middle school for an hour every other week because of it. Other employees who can’t leave their work environment mentor via Skype or read to students over the telephone or other technology, he said. GM is looking at outcomes, both on a project-by-project basis, assessing how its employee volunteerism is impacting the status quo, and on a long-term basis as it looks at things like increasing graduation rates, Blake said. — Sherri Welch

Mars Agency

he Mars Agency launched its Start Small initiative last year with the goal of donating $1 million of agency time and funds to charities. A group of employees who volunteer to lead the initiative work with local nonprofits to organize volunteering opportunities. Those efforts range from assisting Habitat for Humanity Rivenburgh and Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan Metro Detroit to working with the GlamourGals Foundation in New York, said Mars COO Rob Rivenburgh. Mars gives employees another paid day off to volunteer. “All we ask is they do a little write-up so we can all share their experience,” Rivenburgh said. About 65 percent of Mars’ 300 employees are volunteering through the program, he said, many picking their own

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Employees from the Mars Agency painted a mural on a Detroit house in one of their recent volunteer projects.

volunteer opportunities at local churches, schools and other nonprofits. An unusual component of its volunteer program is a month-long sabbatical awarded to an employee to volunteer at an area nonprofit. Last year, Mars granted sabbaticals to five employees. This year, it awarded one, to

its creative director Tania Macioce, Rivenburgh said. She’ll split her time, providing marketing and design support to the Michigan chapter of the Arthritis Foundation for two weeks during the fall and then another two weeks next summer to assist with efforts around its summer camp for children with juvenile arthritis.

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NC Bank’s employee volunteerism used to be a “peanut butter approach,” said Ric DeVore, executive vice president and regional president. “We spread our dollars and volunteerism around ... it didn’t seem like we were being impactful and consistent.” A survey of PNC employees across the U.S. showed early childhood learning and development was a key area of interest, DeVore said. So in 2004, the bank launched its Grow up DeVore Great initiative to focus giving and employee volunteerism largely in that direction, while also providing support for things like community development and literacy. “When you look at some of the young people we hire, I really think philanthropy is more important to this generation of people than it was to my

generation,” he said. Today’s employees “expect it from day one on the job, along with a good benefit package and a strong employer.” PNC gives its employees volunteering with early childhood education initiatives 40 hours of paid time off to volunteer each year. They read to children, pack backpacks of food with Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan and build playgrounds with KaBOOM! But some employees go above and beyond. Branch managers, for example, are also teaching financial literacy pro bono on their own time, DeVore said. Of the bank’s 34 markets around the country, the volunteer rates for its metro Detroit employees are the highest, with about 92 percent of PNC’s 1,405 employees here volunteering, DeVore said. Since 2010, when he launched tracking for employee volunteerism, employees have volunteered more than 9,000 hours.

“I think people are extremely busy. If you do the organizing side, everything but the actual doing, I think people like that ... it’s one less barrier to getting them to volunteer,” DeVore said. PNC has a Web-based system in place to manage its employee volunteerism. It populates the system with volunteering opportunities aligned with the 30 organizations it supports with grants for programs in early childhood areas such as literacy, financial literacy and arts activities. Employees can then register to volunteer with those nonprofits, signing up individually or as part of a team. Measuring the impact of efforts around early childhood are tricky, DeVore said. “It’s not like you can say we taught this many children to read. ... There’s no immediate gain.” “It’s very unbank-like when you think about it ... but we think it’s a great investment to make,” he said. — Sherri Welch

Health Alliance Plan

ealth Alliance Plan launched its first employee service day in April during National Volunteer Week, after employees voiced a desire for more volunteerism opportunities through a 2013 corporate survey, said DeAndre Lipscomb, vice president of marketing and Lipscomb community outreach. It hosted an informational gathering with six to eight nonprofits so that employees could learn more about their work and types of volunteerism each needed before picking four that had drawn large employee interest and coordinating corporate-sponsored volunteerism to benefit them. “When you have a formalized program around employee volunteerism and treat it like it’s part of your business, then you’re able to have the same type of measurement and the same type of performance expectations,” Lipscomb said. About 100 employees,

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During Health Alliance Plan’s first employee service day in April, employees worked at a Habitat for Humanity building site in Macomb County.

roughly 10 percent, volunteered during employee service day at one of the chosen nonprofits: Lighthouse of Oakland County, Focus: Hope, Forgotten Harvest, and Macomb County Habitat for Humanity. HAP is also organizing other employee volunteer opportunities throughout the year, providing for corporate-sponsored volunteer days, departmental team building events and board service, Lipscomb said. And it’s launched a program to match employee dona-

tions up to $250. Employees can volunteer during corporate-sponsored events and on an individual basis on company time at the discretion of their department managers. During the first seven months of the year, 175 employees volunteered, giving 792 hours, Lipscomb said. Employees self-report their volunteer hours on company time at year’s end. HAP’s parent, Henry Ford Health System, reports the hours to the Internal

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PNC Bank’s Grow up Great initiative includes funding for arts and science programming at Detroit Public Schools, Cranbrook Institute of Science and other entities.

COMPANIES THAT CARE 䡲 As a part of its global service volunteerism in May, 50 Bank of America

employees helped kick off Eastern Market Corp.’s busy summer season by helping spruce up the market area. They were among the bank’s employees who collectively gave over 2 million volunteer hours in 2013, serving on nonprofit boards and volunteering at local charities. 䡲 More than 300 of Ernst & Young LLP’s employees volunteered over 1,000 hours in the community in late September as part of the company’s annual EY Connect Day. In addition to the company-wide volunteerism on that day employees are encouraged to provide skills-based volunteering throughout the year, said Detroit Managing Partner George Lenyo. 䡲 Mercedes-Benz Financial Services kicked off its Week of Caring at Focus: Hope in early September with 60 employees packing food boxes and delivering them to senior apartment buildings in the area. 䡲 Nearly 150 Meritor Inc. employees volunteered with Habitat for Humanity Detroit in mid-August, building house walls for use in seven new homes on Detroit’s east side. 䡲 Adding to the board service and individual volunteerism provided by many on PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Detroit’s team, more than 300 employees participated in a company-wide volunteerism day, packing emergency food boxes, tending community gardens and landscaping, painting lockers and cleaning up a ball field, among other efforts. 䡲 In August over 85 Barton Malow Co. employees volunteered with 17 local organizations as part of the company’s first Community Day held at its offices across the country. In addition to other volunteerism happening throughout the year, a team of employees also participated in Habitat for Humanity Oakland County’s first Women’s Build. 䡲 More than 600 local employees of General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) volunteered in June during the company’s fourth annual GE Community Day. 䡲 In May UHY LLP and the independent nonprofit it launched to help people and charities, UHY Cares Michigan, brought more than 50 people, including employees, their families and friends, to volunteer with Playworks Detroit to help clean up the playground at Academy of the Americas School in Detroit, paint cement games and graphics on the playground and clean the surrounding park area. 䡲 Quicken Loans employees contributed more than 50,000 hours of volunteer time this year through September through volunteerism ranging from daily events to Quicken Loans Neighborhoods Week, a three-day event where 1,500 employees participated in cleanup and beautification at a Detroit school and its surrounding neighborhood to six-week mentorship programs with United Way for Southeastern Michigan. 䡲 Through Chrysler Group LLC’s newly named “Motor Citizens” employee volunteer program, 260 of the automaker’s employees helped in May to pack 70,000 meals to feed hungry children and families in Brazil. The company organizes employee volunteering through a dedicated website.

Revenue Service to count toward its community benefit requirement as a condition of its tax-exempt status, Lipscomb said. To measure the effectiveness of its employee volunteer program, HAP surveys employees after each corporatesponsored event to ask if they thought it was a good use of

their time, learned more about the nonprofit they worked with, felt their efforts helped the organization reach goals and felt the work was a good match for their interests. “We also ask the organizations if they feel like the objectives that were set were met with the employee volunteers from HAP,” Lipscomb said.

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New funds help athletes score in philanthropy BY BILL SHEA CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS

ustin Verlander didn’t want to become another bad example. The star Detroit Tigers pitcher has been keenly aware of scrutiny of professional athlete philanthropy, and he wanted to ensure that his giving wouldn’t be held up as another case of slipshod charity by a celebrity athlete. Verlander had made veteran mental health his cause of choice during his career, and in 2013 he committed $1 million to specific initiatives in Detroit and his native Virginia. Rather than the traditional (and expensive) method of creating a foundation, he opted for an increasingly common choice for major giving: a donor-advised fund, something that charity industry watchers say is a leading best practice. Verlander and his advisers, with help from the Tigers, spent time seeking an executive director to oversee his charity, and he hired an established athlete-philanthropy expert instead an inexperienced family member or friend unfamiliar with the complex world of nonprofits and charitable giving. “My focus most of the year is on the field, so I have a team of advisers with the time and talent to focus on the day-to-day, and we continue to look for ways to partner with those who share my passion for this cause,” Verlander said via an emailed statement. Philanthropy data shows that donor-advised funds, which basically are a turnkey tool for giving that shifts much of the paperwork onus to an established public charity organization, are one of the fastest-growing charitable donation methods in recent years. Athletes are turning to donoradvised funds to stay out of the headlines, and get more bang for their buck by eliminating overhead costs that don’t help their charitable cause. Investigations in the past two years by the Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, and ESPN of professional athlete philanthropy — all foundations — revealed a trend of failing to meet giving industry standards, incomplete recordkeeping, neglect and some questionable practices. An investigation of 115 athlete charities published in March 2013 by ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” program showed that 74 percent of the nonprofits fell short of one or more acceptable nonprofit operating standards, the network said. Those standards include the ratio of spending on administrative

costs versus administrative expenses and the number of oversight board members, ESPN said. Industry standards are that 65 to 75 cents of every dollar raised should go to the cause, and the remainder to administrative or other costs. Verlander’s nonprofit granted 74 percent, or $267,000, of its firstyear revenue, its director said. The revenue comes from the $1 million donation, and some smallscale fundraising. Among the 50 athlete nonprofits the Boston Globe examined last year, nearly half spent less than 65 percent of revenues on charitable programs and donations. “Running a foundation, running a charity is just like running a business. There is a heightened level of scrutiny because it’s for public benefit,” said Drew Hastings, the chief development officer at the National Philanthropic Trust, a public charity based in suburban Philadelphia that is a major handler of philanthropy for individuals (including Verlander), families, companies and foundations. Because of the high-profile scrutiny, some athletes are reconsidering the traditional path of setting up their own foundation, said Ken Berger, president of Glen Rock, N.J.-based Charity Navigator, which monitors and grades charities. “(Donor-advised funds) are increasingly considered by people with a lot of money,” he said. Berger expects more athletes to use donor-advised funds as they and their advisers learn about them versus foundations. “In some cases, it may just be a lack of awareness of the options out there,” he said.

Wins for Warriors The very nature of a professional athlete’s celebrity presents a dichotomy: An inborn (or societal expectation) to spend some of their big salaries on public good, while running the risk of attracting bad press for failing to do so properly. Some athletes opt to donate their own money, while others seek to leverage their celebrity to raise money for causes. Many do both. Verlander, who had done smaller-scale work with veterans in the past, pledged $1 million of his own money in August 2013 through an initiative he calls Wins for Warriors to aid specific mental health programs for vets returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. “When I first came to the Tigers, I wanted to give back, so over time I created a program called Victory for Veterans where I host a group of

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Justin Verlander took the non-traditional choice, but one that is increasingly more common, for major giving: a donoradvised fund.

veterans in my suite on game days when I am scheduled to pitch,” Verlander said. “The program has been a success, but I felt there could be something done yearround so I created Wins for Warriors.” Wins for Warriors is set up as a donor-advised fund through the National Philanthropic Trust. “He was advised to avoid many of the pitfalls by choosing the donor-advised fund vehicle versus a traditional foundation, and was on board with the decision,” said Alisa Greenberg, whom Verlander hired as Wins for Warriors’ executive director. “We tried to avoid the pitfalls and challenges that most athletes run into. We did not rush. We wanted to be very strategic about

the process we went thorough and sustainable. It was important early on to not just say we’re going to help veterans. Everyone knows that. We picked a specific issue — mental health.” Greenberg has run a sports philanthropy consultancy, Marylandbased Rounding Third LLC, since 2009 and is director for the inaugural certificate in sports philanthropy program at George Washington University’s business school. She also runs the annual Steve Patterson Award for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a $9.6 billion health-focused charity in New York. “More and more people are picking up donor-advised funds or partnering with organizations that need the attention brought by star power,” Greenberg said. “There al-

ways is a rush in setting up foundations. More people are starting to understand there are different ways to give.” Verlander’s money will aid the Bethesda, Md.-based nonprofit Give An Hour, which provides therapy not covered by the Veterans Administration for veterans and for their families and caregivers. The money will be for programming in Detroit and Verlander’s hometown of Richmond, Va., and in Norfolk, Va., where he attended Old Dominion University. Verlander’s money also will fund six-month paid fellowships in Detroit, Norfolk and Richmond through St. Louis-based The Mission Continues. The nonprofit is aimed at helping veterans transition from the

“My focus most of the year is on the field, so I have a team of advisers … and we continue to look for ways to partner with those who share my passion for this cause.” – Justin Verlander on his work for veteran mental health

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Donor-advised funds eliminate the paperwork and bureaucratic issues for the donor, and more pro athletes are expected to create such funds. military to civilian life via a leadership program of six months of group volunteering fellowships with other veterans at local community organizations. The $1 million will also fund a Rand Corp. study to identify gaps and barriers in services for veterans in those three markets, she said. That study will be used to guide future donation decisions.

Pitfalls An example of philanthropy pitfalls can be found among Verlander’s teammates: Tigers superstar slugger Miguel Cabrera learned the hard way that he needed to hire the right person to run a foundation. When he and his wife launched The Miguel Cabrera Foundation in 2012, they seeded it with nearly $400,000 and they hired an executive director who lasted less than a year before being replaced. Details weren’t disclosed. Cabrera, who was unavailable for comment, found a new director, who refused a salary and works alongside the Detroit Tigers Foundation to keep things in order, and his foundation has a new logo, website and mission statement. The organization is aimed at providing academic scholarships and revitalizing baseball fields in neighborhoods where athletics can be a catalyst for student engagement and achievement. His foundation has recently aided the Clark Park Coalition in Detroit, the Miracle League of Michigan in Southfield and several projects in south Florida, where he previously played for the Florida Marlins (now the Miami Marlins), and in his native Venezuela. This year, it launched a school grant program and college scholarship and has plans to renovate additional ball fields in the greater Detroit community in 2015.

A popular alternative Cabrera’s headache highlights why donor-advised funds are an increasingly popular vehicle for giving: They eliminate the paperwork and bureaucratic issues for the donor, and more pro athletes are expected to create such funds. “As it becomes more and more well known in that marketplace, as they get more familiar with it, they will increasingly use it as a tool,” Hastings said. “From an oversight perspective, it prevents abuses.” The trust has its own tax ID number and is a registered public charity. “It’s an alternative to creating a private foundation,” Hastings said. The Tigers recommend donoradvised funds to players interested in donating a lot of money, especially if they want to aid a cause that already has nonprofits doing fundraising work. “They understand that a donoradvised fund gives the most benefits and removes the risk of the

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Miguel Cabrera learned the hard way that he needed to hire the right person to head up a foundation.

overhead,” said Jordan Field, director of the Detroit Tigers Foundation. “It also gives the layer of validity of a community foundation.” Donor-advised funds are not fundraising tools. They’re only a vehicle for giving. A public charity such as the National Philanthropic Trust acts in the role of a foundation staff, giving advice, vetting potential beneficiaries, dealing with tax requirements and doing paperwork. The donor creates a name for their fund, selects the beneficiary group and donation amount, and leaves the rest to the trust. “(The donor) recommends grants, but it’s our duty to make sure its going to a legitimate charity for legitimate uses,” Hastings said. Donor-advised funds are all the rage in the philanthropy world. “They’re more popular now. There are three donor-advised funds for every private foundation,” Hastings said. “Creating a foundation is like opening up a bank. Opening up a donor-advised fund is like opening up a bank account.” There are about 200,000 donoradvised funds versus 60,000 private foundations, Hastings said. “(Donors) can have that sense of being like a foundation in that there’s a name to it,” he said. “The cost is a fraction is a foundation. Foundations would be thousands, and the paperwork can take weeks or months. You can easily set this up within a day.” Donor-advised funds can create less buzz, however. “You have to put your ego at the door, and it’s not an easy thing to do. Donor-advised funds are much less noteworthy,” Charity Navigator’s Berger said, because they usually lack the attention of celebrations and galas. “It’s not as sexy in that way.” Foundations were created by the 1913 federal tax act, and for many years were the only way to do formal philanthropy. Donor-ad-

vised funds began in the 1930s but didn’t gain significantly popularity until the past couple of decades. “If you wanted to be a philanthropist, you pretty much had to set up a foundation or do it through your checkbook,” Hastings said. The National Philanthropic Trust has awarded more than 100,000 grants, and the money has been awarded in every state and 55 countries. Since the trust was established in 1996, it has distributed $2.3 billion from more than 3,000 donors. Hastings didn’t have statistics on how many donors are professional athletes — the trust will keep donors anonymous — but he did say it was a small percentage of the 3,000-plus donors. Donor-advised funds got $13.71 billion of the $316.23 billion in total U.S. charitable contributions in 2012, the trust said in its 2013 annual report, the most recent available. Donor-advised fund contributions grew from 4.3 percent of all charitable in 2012, up from 3.2 percent in 2011, the trust reported.

Foundation work There are advantages to a foundation, Hastings said. If a donor wants to fund something that doesn’t have an established charitable giving organization already, a foundation might be the better option. Foundations are also advantageous if the donor’s primary work is philanthropy. “If philanthropy is going to be your full-time job, your life’s work, then the foundation is the way to do it,” Hastings said. Foundations typically need millions of dollars to sustain themselves and to make a substantial impact, he said. Donor-advised funds are the better choice for smaller donors, such as pro athletes. The National Philanthropic Trust requires a minimum of $25,000 as an initial donation, and $5,000 annually after that, Hastings said. Some donation funds are more than $100 million, he said. Because the trust acts as a turnkey, it eliminates much of the risk of philanthropic bad press — the scrutiny that comes when the media report on charities that fail to raise money, run afoul of the law, or act as a payoff vehicle for family and friends. “What a lot of donors forget, for all the benefits, there are responsibilities in operating these. There are rules,” Hastings said.

Best practices Fundraising and nonprofit insiders have plenty of advice for professional athletes interested in philanthropy. “Figure out what it is that’s important to you, and find an organization that’s doing that work already,” Field said. “Find the local organization that’s already rolled up its sleeves and is doing the

work.” Verlander was cognizant of making his philanthropy very focused. “If you limit yourself and you are focused, it’s easier to say ‘no.’ You get many requests. You say ‘this is what we do, and this is not what we do,’ ” Greenberg said. “If it exists, you don’t need to create it.” Funding raising events, such as golf outings and black-tie dinners, are sometimes where athlete nonprofits get into trouble, industry watchers say. “The biggest problem is having these very lavish events that are alleged to be raising money for the cause, but they turn out to be so expensive that virtually no money is raised because it’s all spent on the party,” Berger said. The solution is to donate to established charities that already stage fundraisers. “If you want to host a bunch of events, go to an established charity and lend your name,” Hastings said, noting that there are 2.1 million charities in the country. Or athletes can leverage their celebrity in much less expensive ways. “Help empower and expand the capacity of an existing organization. It will drive support. Like the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. “What really sustained it were the celebrities; that helped drive the

fundraising,” Hastings said. The ALS Association said the gimmick, which had celebrities and regular people challenging each other to dump buckets of ice water on their heads in videos shared on social media, raised more than $100 million. That was 3,500 percent more than what the research funding raising nonprofit raised the year prior. (See story, Page 152.) While foundations typically provide the enormous headline-grabbing donations, celebrities such as athletes can use their fame to fuel millions in donations from others. “You create multiplier effect with giving,” Hastings said. Entertainers such as Danny Thomas in 1962 co-founded St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Tennessee, and Jerry Lewis’ Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day telethon has raised $2.5 billion since 1966. “Those institutions have had a seminal impact on society,” Hastings said. Verlander understands his celebrity can created awareness and funding for his preferred causes, Greenberg said. “We have this platform; we have this voice people listen to. People will hear what (Verlander) is saying,” she said. Bill Shea: (313) 446-1626, bshea@crain.com. Twitter: @bill_shea19

NON-SUPERSTARS FIND WAYS TO GIVE Justin Verlander has the financial capability of making a large donation: He’s been paid $86.5 million, pre-tax, in his nine seasons (2006-14) with the Detroit Tigers, according to baseball-reference.com, and he’s obligated to get another $140 million from 2015-19. Younger players with fewer accolades and fame don’t have the means to make large donations. Instead, they typically engage in more modest giving and fundraising. The Tigers years ago created “Autographs for a Cause,” in which players will provide an autograph to people who mail donations, which the player then matches. When former Tigers pitcher Jeremy Bonderman was making the near the Major League Baseball minimum early in his career, and wanted to do charity work, the autograph program was created, and he opted to aid the Miracle League of Michigan, which allows physically and mentally handicapped kids to experience baseball games as players on a specially designed field. That resulted in a $10,000 check for the charity. Today, 14 players participate in the autograph program for the Tigers, said Jordan Field, director of the Detroit Tigers Foundation. The “middle-class” players are able to do more. For example, Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello, 25, aids Commerce Township-based Team Joseph, a nonprofit that raises money to fight Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most common degenerative muscle disease found in boys. From Aug. 1 through Sept. 12, the third “Strike Out Duchenne” online fundraising campaign generated $25,000, with Porcello matching every dollar donated up to $20,000. Since 2009, the 25-year-old Porcello has been paid $23.7 million by the Tigers, with the bulk of that coming in the past couple of seasons. The average annual baseball player salary was $3.3 million last season, according to Major League Baseball. While that’s far more than the average person earns, the earnings window for players is brief, and they have to rely on that cash for many years after they retire — making philanthropy a critical park of their financial planning. For some athletes, a high-profile charity comes later or after their playing career. Detroit native Jalen Rose, 41, a member of the University of Michigan basketball’s famed Fab Five in 1991-94 who spent 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association, lent his name and money to the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, an open-enrollment public charter high school that opened on Detroit’s northwest side in 2011. Rose’s career pretax earnings were $102.4 million from an NBA career that spanned 1994-2007 with six teams, according to basketballreference.com. Since 2002, he’s donated nearly $2 million through a foundation and directly to the school, said Michelle Ruscitti-Miller, Rose’s executive assistant and executive director of his “Operation Graduation” through the Jalen Rose Foundation/Charitable Fund. The foundation is ramping down as Rose puts his attention on the school, she said. “JRLA has been such a large undertaking financially, we’ve had to shift gears and just focus on the academy,” she said via email. Rose foundation has awarded $10,000 high school scholarships to high school seniors from Detroit, and also has funded the Jalen Rose Endowed Scholarship for first-year UM students from under-represented groups. — Bill Shea

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In crowdfunding, no such thing as free money BY VICKIE ELMER SPECIAL TO CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS

hen Grosse Pointe Parkbased Wolverine Human Services decided to jump into crowdfunding, it went all in: Its campaign launched on Giving Tuesday, the big online donation day, and it landed rapper Eminem as a celebrity backer. Wolverine’s staff spent a full month preparing, creating new pages on its website, and lining up publicity and people to promote the fundraiser staged on the CrowdRise site. Eminem’s foundation agreed to match all donations up to $100,000 — and announced the move a day before the campaign launched. Money started pouring in, donations of $10 and $25 with the occasional $100. Many of the donors had never heard of Wolverine Human Services before, said Matthew Wollack, its director of development and son of its founder. “We got a massive amount of publicity and awareness” and raised more than $72,000, plus thousands more from staff and friends, and with the Eminem match, the tally hit $120,000, he said. The campaign also gave current supporters, used to attending golf outings or banquets, “something new” and helped launch a young professionals’ advisory board, Wollack noted. Yet for every successful nonprofit campaign, crowdfunding sites are littered with two or three or more that reach only 3 percent or 17 percent of the goals set. Some don’t draw in a dime. “The misconception is that there’s something called free money,” said Chris Blauvelt, founder and CEO of Patronicity, a Detroit site focused on funding Michigan projects. “You can raise a lot more money in a single dinner than you can in a 30-day online campaign.” Crowdfunding, which started informally a decade ago, uses dedicated websites and individual donor networks to bring in small donors, often for some creative project or short-term need. It’s been used by the Heidelberg Project after it was impacted by arsons and by individuals who need dog food or tuition money. It has grown rapidly, nearly doubling in size in 2013 in North America, and could reach $96 billion by 2025, a World Bank report predicts. Among its potent advantages, experts say, are connecting to millennial donors, broadening donor bases as friends and family of existing donors join in supporting new projects or clever ideas. “Instead of driving donations, it’s far more effective to recruit fundraisers to get donations for them,” said Robert Wolfe, founder and CEO of CrowdRise, a site based in Royal Oak that expects to raise $120 million for groups and individuals this year. “It’s really tough to get 1,000 people to donate $50. It’s not so daunting to get 50 people to donate $1,000 for you.” Campaigns work best, Wolfe said, when people are “donating to their friend who is raising money for a charity,” perhaps through a walk or other activity. They work poorly, Indiegogo cofounder Danae Ringelmann said,

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Matthew Wollack, director of development for Wolverine Human Services, led a successful crowdfunding campaign, but not every group is as fruitful with its digital fundraising.

It’s really tough “ to get 1,000 people to donate $50. It’s not so daunting to get 50 people to donate $1,000 for you.

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when the nonprofit campaign manager writes: “We need your money!” or “Any little bit helps.” A far more effective attitude comes with confidence and pride and passion for what is being developed, Ringelmann said. “Be part of this amazing, impactful thing that we’re doing.” Launch parties are helpful, as is lining up a dozen contributors before the launch, said Blauvelt. He likes campaigns that recruit new volunteers as they raise money for something tangible — like a playground or a Lansing art studio/classroom/creative district that raised almost $50,000 on Patronicity. Many nonprofit development types do not take the time to understand how different platforms work “and what it takes to make them successful,” said Steve Ragan, chief development and external relations officer at Focus: Hope, who also runs a fundraising con-

sulting firm. “Find the one that makes sense for what you want to do.” For example, Indiegogo uses algorithms and other merit metrics to determine which projects get prominent placement on its site, while at CrowdRise, “it’s more art than science,” Wolfe said. Staffers seek out campaigns that are “cool and interesting and fun.” The U.S. had 344 crowdfunding platforms as of mid 2013, according to a World Bank report. Some, such as Fundraise, CauseVox and Razoo, focus on nonprofits. Others allow a mix of individuals, businesses and charities to pitch their projects. Nonprofits also need to find ways to reach different audiences with each campaign, and ask: “Is there a unique marketing opportunity?” Do not pitch a new campaign every six weeks to the same donors or “you may alienate them,” said Ragan, who has run campaigns for Focus: Hope and New Orleans’ Make It Right Foundation, among others. “It’s about friend-to-friend viral fundraising. Empowered by technology” and social media, Ragan said. “People fail when they put it up there … and think it will be successful.” Wolfe said many organizations rely on Facebook pages or Twitter to drive donations, but those campaigns are not as effective as email, in part because people will look at many of their emails while they only see a sliver of social me-

dia shares. Wolverine Human Services found that out: When Eminem Tweeted about its campaign, it was retreated about 12,000 times yet raised only around $300, Wollack said. He suggests nonprofits develop “a big team” on their crowdfund-

ing and come up with incentives for them — and their friends — to participate. Then hold back some of the prizes donors can win for the campaign’s last week — to bring in more money. “We didn’t unleash our first prize until the third week of the campaign,” Wollack said.

HOW TO GET MORE FUNDING FROM CROWDFUNDING Want to start a crowdfunding campaign for the holidays? Take time to plan it and follow these tips from the pros: 䡲 Know your story. Tell a clear and compelling story of why your fundraising matters, and make sure you know your audience, too, said Robert Wolfe, founder of CrowdRise. Be concrete and yet also use emotions to promote your cause. 䡲 Get on board. The best campaigns have many people involved — from boards of directors to office administrators to friends of the clients who are served. Campaigns with four or more people on the team raise about 70 percent more money than those with a one-person team. 䡲 Collect visuals and a video. Videos that show the people involved in the project really help, and they may be twice as successful in fundraising as those without them, Indiegogo reports. 䡲 Keep it short. Campaigns of two weeks may be more successful than a four- week one, said Chris Blauvelt, founder of Patronicity. This allows your staff to concentrate on it and do plenty of updates and sharing. 䡲 Put on passion and perks. People give to causes because of the people involved, their passion for the cause, a desire to participate or the perks, said Danae Ringelmann, co-founder of Indiegogo. If your organization cannot afford small gifts to donors, ask businesses to donate in support of your campaign. “Engage others in the neighborhood to provide the perks,” Ringelmann said, whether pizzas or made-in-Detroit ties. 䡲 Create excitement. If you’re lucky, your project or mission will create it, but that doesn’t always work. Sometimes that comes with a challenge to raise funds in only 24 hours, said Matthew Wollack, development director for Wolverine Human Services. Other times, it’s a natural disaster or onetime event. 䡲 Keep ’em coming. Plan the follow-up to your new donors and come up with something else that they can engage in with your organization — a volunteer activity, fun event or some new initiative. — Vickie Elmer

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eet this year’s winners of the National Philanthropy Day awards, presented by the greater Detroit chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The awards, and the celebratory dinner event planned for Nov. 12, are meant to honor philanthropic individuals and organizations making a difference in Southeast

Michigan. The event will be 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Cobo Center. Crain’s is the media sponsor. For tickets and information, see afpdet.org. The winners are: George W. Romney Award for Lifetime Achievement in Volunteerism: Eugene and Elaine Driker, this page.

Neal Shine Award for Media Commitment: Paul Anger, Page 12. Dr. John S. Lore Award for Outstanding Fundraising Executive: Audrey Olmstead, Page 12. Sparky Anderson Award for Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy: Mark Hooven, Page 12. Outstanding Corporation Award: Strategic Staffing Solutions, Page 12. Outstanding Foundation Award: The Jewish Fund, Page 13. Edmund T. Ahee Jewel Award for Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser: Mark Blanke and Michael Perkins, Page 13. Max M. Fisher Award for Outstanding Philanthropist: Marcia and Eugene Applebaum, Page 13.

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THE DIFFERENCE-MAKERS GEORGE W. ROMNEY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN VOLUNTEERISM Eugene and Elaine Driker ppreciating a challenge, particularly a multifaceted one, has gone a long way toward keeping Eugene and Elaine Driker busy in recent years. Eugene Driker, a founding partner at Detroit-based Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker PLLC, said he has especially enjoyed tackling the many challenges facing Wayne State University, where he has served on the Board of Governors for 12 years. Driker said the board has had to adapt through sharp declines in state budget support, and colleges are grappling with a shrinking number of state high school graduates entering school. “The WSU student body (members) are not generally the children of privilege, and that was so when I was there also. My parents were immigrants, and around that time Wayne was $100 a semester, so for many of us, that’s where you went to college,” he said. “But Wayne has so many attractive features that make it unique, not the least of which being in the middle of Midtown Detroit, and taking part in revitalizing community and in research that generates jobs and opportunity. If the city has a future, which I strongly believe it does, it’s going to come about in local jobs and entrepreneurship.”

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Eugene and Elaine Driker have met many challenges over the years, especially those that have faced Wayne State University, where Eugene Driker has served on the Board of Governors for 12 years.

Driker also chairs the Wayne State University Foundation Board of Directors and is a trustee for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Elaine Driker said the couple was elated to learn Wayne State had nominated them for the Romney award, but that their various volunteer efforts are an award in themselves. “I was overwhelmed by the news, and extraordinarily pleased and proud,” she said of the honor. “But it’s sort of the icing on the cake of doing things I’ve done mainly be-

cause it’s important to me to do — not because I ever thought of or anticipated getting noticed for doing it.” Particularly rewarding, and challenging, she said has been her time on the DIA board and at Hillel, which has a chapter at Wayne State. “That’s a particularly important role to me because it married several causes that are important to me — interacting with young people, my role in the university and my Judaism,” she said. Other organizations the

‘ALL-STAR’ STANDS OUT ON BANKRUPTCY MEDIATION TEAM Eugene Driker has been most visible in recent months as one of six mediators between Detroit and an array of its creditors at bankruptcy court. He learned he would help form the financial rescue plan for Michigan’s largest city during a bicycle ride among some of the state’s smallest towns. Driker, 77, a founding partner at Detroit-based Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker PLLC and member of the Wayne State University Board of Governors, was riding along M-22 near Glen Arbor when he received a call on his cellphone from Chief Judge Gerald Rosen of the U.S. District Court in Detroit, a few weeks after Detroit filed its $18 billion bankruptcy petition in July 2013. “He asked me if I’d like to serve as a mediator, and I was interested in the challenge and the outcome as a lifelong Detroit resident,” Driker said. Or, as Rosen puts it, “I called him and told him, ‘I have an offer you can’t refuse,” he said. “He said, ‘I’d better get of my bike for this.’ ” Rosen said that Driker was the first call he made when appointing mediators. “He was the first one I called; he’d be the first one anyone would call in this situation,” said Rosen. “And he’s been invaluable in these mediation sessions. He has a great sense of humor, the right quip. “On a great team, he’s been the all-star,” Rosen added. The mediation process is widely credited with forging the so-called “grand bargain” an $816 million pact among various foundations, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the state to replace hundreds of millions being cut from the city’s General Retirement System and Police and Fire Retirement System pensions. But Driker downplays his role in the plan, crediting a meeting between Rosen as chief mediator and President Mariam Noland of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan at a deli in downtown Detroit last year. Noland, he says, largely coordinated with the 13 private foundations that pledged support to that deal. Driker, who has a mathematics undergraduate degree from Wayne State and devoted some of his legal career to litigating actuarial disputes, handled mediation pertaining to the pensions themselves. “Some cuts (to benefits) were inevitable, because Judge Rhodes had already held that retiree claims were unsecured claims despite any argument from the Michigan Constitution (which protects them),” he said. “That wasn’t anticipated, but it didn’t throw a wrench in the works.” A key turning point, he said, came this past spring when various retiree organizations like the Retired Detroit Police and Fire Fighters Association and the pension boards themselves agreed in mediation to recommend that members support the city’s plan of adjustment by way of creditor ballot votes. “That felt like a turning point. Those were very heroic leaders and deserve praise for stepping up as well,” he said.

Drikers have supported in philanthropic efforts include the Detroit Zoo, the National Yiddish Book Center, the University of Michigan Health System, Interlochen Center for the Arts, and Tamarack Camps. Eugene Driker is called on by a number of groups, said Chief Judge Gerald Rosen of

the U.S. District Court in Detroit, because of the integrity he brings to a situation. “I don’t know anybody who’s had a strained relationship with him,” Rosen said. “He’s among the finest professionals, and he’s a wise counsel.” — Chad Halcom

“It’s sort of the icing on the cake of doing things I’ve done mainly because it’s important for me to do – not because I ever thought of or anticipated getting noticed for doing it.” – Elaine Driker on being honored for her volunteerism

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DR. JOHN S. LORE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING FUNDRAISING EXECUTIVE

NEAL SHINE AWARD FOR MEDIA COMMITMENT TO PHILANTHROPY

Audrey Olmstead

Paul Anger

udrey Olmstead walks into her job at Walsh College carefully avoiding the orange barrels, yellow work trucks and workers in white hard hats. She is helping raise funds for a dynamic $15 million addition and renovation at the Troybased campus. Olmstead, the vice president and chief development officer at Walsh College, is putting her 24 years of experience in higher education and health care fund development behind the project. “We’re putting a better face on Walsh College,” she said, noting the original campus building will give way to a modern edifice. Working out of temporary quarters while construction surges ahead, Olmstead takes responsibility for the college’s development, alumni relations and government relations functions with just under a $1 million budget and staff of eight. Her group helps bring in over $2 million in contributions and endowments, serving a student population of approximately 4,100. “I love going to events across the region — across the country — meeting successful people who tell me they have a Walsh College degree. Their skills have a tremendous impact on our economy. Almost half of our alums live or work in Oakland County. The money we raised for scholarships becomes an investment in our community,” Olmstead said. She noted the fundraising efforts have tripled since she came on board in 2008. “Audrey’s sense of humor and quick smile compliments her tremendous intellect, curiosity and humility,” said Stephanie Bergeron, president and CEO of Walsh College. “These attributes help engage potential donors in important conversations that result in gifts that honor significant individuals in their lives and benefit educational advancement at Walsh.”

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Over the years, Olmstead’s fundraising efforts have brought in million-dollar gifts. She was responsible for raising funds from private donors for the building for the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Wayne State University and before that, raised money for the David Adamany Undergraduate Library there. She also helps mentor and guide other members of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, serving on its program committee for several years and co-chairing National Philanthropy Day in 2003. “My staff participates as active members in the AFP, interacting with individuals facing the same challenges as we do in fundraising. We share ideas and learn from each other. There are some extraordinary philanthropists in this area,” Olmstead said. — Maureen McDonald

here is nobody else who does what trained journalists do — dig up credible information critical to an honest democracy,” said Paul Anger, editor and publisher of the Detroit Free Press. “We have to celebrate what’s right and expose what’s wrong.” Since Anger, 65, became editor and publisher in 2009, the Free Press has won two Pulitzer Prizes, four National Emmy Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and two national Edward R. Murrow Awards. Anger was named one of the newsmakers of the year by Crain’s Detroit Business in 2009, the same year he received the Ben Bradlee Editor of the Year award by the National Press Foundation. But his highest reward comes from civic involvement. “We don’t do journalism to win awards or just to increase web traffic,” he said. “We have to strive with all the tools we have, and the energy and commitment we bring, to make our community better.” Anger is community chair of Reading Works, an organization dedicated to raising the level of adult literacy in metro Detroit. With the Metropolitan Affairs Coalition, he launched the “Shining Light” awards to highlight people doing much to help regional cooperation. He helped launch the Detroit Public Schools Reading Corps, an effort to recruit tutors and tackle illiteracy at its root cause. Bob Berg, partner in Detroit-based public relations firm Berg Muirhead and Associates, said that under Anger’s leadership, the Free Press “has demonstrated a unique combination of outstanding journalism and innovative community involvement. “Series such as their recent examination of charter schools and their in-depth look at how Detroit became a bankrupt city have shed important light on these key issues.

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At the same time, their involvement in such programs as Reading Works and the ‘Shining Light’ awards continue to make important contributions to the community they serve.” Anger said he has devoted his entire career to journalism, from a college job calling in high school football and bowling scores to the local paper in Wisconsin to rising in ever-increasing ranks at newspapers owned by the now defunct Knight-Ridder chain. including the Des Moines Register, Miami Herald and the Knight-Ridder News Service in Washington, D.C. He came to Detroit in 2005 as vice president and editor, a move that coincided with Gannett Co. Inc. selling The Detroit News and buying the Free Press from Knight-Ridder. — Maureen McDonald

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ne teenager and his abiding love of rock ’n’ roll helped fill the food pantry at Hope Center in Macomb with almost a ton of food. Last December, Mark Hooven, then 17 and a senior at the Utica Academy for International Studies, staged “Slash Hunger” as a class project and helped raise $61,000 for the food bank. “I’m really big into music so I thought I’d put on a charity concert,” said Hooven, now a freshman at Oakland University, whose family volunteers often with the Christianbased Hope Center. He secured a venue, Stevenson High School in Sterling Heights, found four bands, passed out fliers, recruited volunteers from the National Honor Society and corralled enough suppliers to cover food, sound equipment and ancillary costs. The concert itself raised $3,500 with 150 attendees. When Wal-Mart’s regional marketing manager Bernie Dave heard what he was doing, he decided to lend a hand. “We donated subs and snacks for the concert and presented a $50,000 check that night because everything Hope Center does is amazing,” said Bernie Dave. Several other organizations, including his church, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Rochester, matched funds. Hooven estimated he put in more than 200 hours to make the concert happen. “Every time the task seemed overwhelm-

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ing, I broke it down and took it piece by piece. I had to prioritize,” Hooven said. Karla Gardner, Hope Center’s community development and donor relations director, said Hooven has a passion for the work her organization does in Macomb County. “He embarked on something great and he followed through,” she said. Hooven is considering promoting charity concerts in the future but keeps his mind focused on studies. He’s majoring in psychology. — Maureen McDonald

our mission,” said n the thick of Dave Sampson, CEO the summer’s of Mariner’s Inn, a flood-producing center for recovery rainstorm in Auin Detroit’s Cass gust, Strategic Corridor. The corpoStaffing Solutions ration supplies volheld its board unteers, tech supmeeting at the adport and ministration approximately building of the De$7,500 a year in fitroit Mounted Ponancial assistance. lice in Detroit’s Several of its officers Palmer Park disCOURTESY OF STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS trict. The outcome Strategic Staffing Solutions has provided funding for serve on Mariner’s board of trustees so was particularly the Detroit Mounted Police program. the organization can sunny for the serve more than 600 people a year on its $3.2 horses — Elmo, Big Baby, Vader and Ivan. “S3 has been a huge help to the Detroit million annual operating budget. “We focus our efforts on improving the Mounted Police. They see what the horses bring to the city of Detroit and the Detroit quality of life for the communities in which Police Department and they care enough to we operate with a focus on animals, children support us,” said Erik Eide, sergeant of the and the homeless population,” said Laura mounted patrol. The firm said earlier this Hughes, vice president of communications year it donated $37,500 for the horses’ hay, and community for Strategic Staffing. “The only changes in our giving have feed, vitamins, medications, bedding, vaccibeen our stepping up to fill gaps in funding nations and other expenses. The five horses — a new arrival is as yet that existed for our partners,” Hughes said. unnamed — depend on charity to support Its partnership with Mosaic Youth Theatre of them because the Detroit Police Department Detroit led to supporting the Mosaic Singers doesn’t have a budget for this service, Eide in a competition known as the Olympics for said. The horses are just one of a myriad of Choirs in Riga, Latvia, in July. Giving is a natural part of the culture, accharities supported by an annual payout from Strategic Staffing of more than $1.5 cording to Hughes. “S3 has grown and been profitable every million to nonprofits that include Eastern Market, the Michigan Humane Society, the De- year of our 24 years of operation. We hire troit Zoo, among many others. The company team members who believe in, value, apprehas $238 million in sales and $38 million in ciate, and support our mission and we see our community investments as critical to managed services. “Cindy Pasky (Strategic Staffing presi- our work,” Hughes added. — Maureen McDonald dent and CEO) is an angel, a true believer in

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MAX M. FISHER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PHILANTHROPIST

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hesed” is a Hebrew word for acts of loving kindness, said Perry Ohren, the CEO of the West Bloomfield Township-based Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit, who celebrates the generosity of the Jewish Fund in making metro Detroit a better place. “Thanks to The Jewish Fund thousands of people have access to transportation, cancer support, mental health services and flood relief,” Ohren said. “This foundation cares deeply about the community and uses a lot of intellectual rigor to keep organizations on their toes to do the best job. They don’t throw money at problems; they seed innovative projects.” Indeed, the Bloomfield Hillsbased Jewish Fund, started in 1997 when Sinai Hospital in Detroit was sold to the Detroit Medical Center, gives grants of almost $3 million a year – or about 5 percent – of its $65 million asset base. The 35-member board of directors studies requests, makes site visits and learns the goals of organizations they serve, said The Jewish Fund’s executive director, Margo Pernick. “We face hard choices for limited dollars at a time when there is much need. We look for causes that represent the best possible fit with our mission,” Pernick said. Grants address health and welfare for at-risk members of the Jewish community, better health in metro

Marcia and Eugene Applebaum

COURTESY OF THE JEWISH FUND

Starfish Family Services’ Baby Power program is among the activities aided by The Jewish Fund.

Eugene and Marcia Applebaum

Detroit and concerns for early childhood. Among the organizations receiving funds are Affirmations, which received a $158,630 grant to improve access to quality health care for the LGBT community; Jewish Family Service, $29,500 for Project Build, a program to help older adults and people with disabilities to stay in their homes with barrier-free improvements; JVS, $60,000 to subsidize fees for low-income Jewish adults to learn computer skills and St. Joseph Mer-

cy Oakland, $40,000 to provide access to dental services to uninsured individuals. Another grantee, JARC, provides a constellation of services to the special needs population, funding group and transitional homes and helping with school inclusion programs, including a $50,000 grant from the Jewish Fund for staffing. “We rarely get a request for aid that is not for a worthwhile purpose,” Pernick said. — Maureen McDonald

EDMUND T. AHEE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER FUNDRAISER Mark Blanke and Michael Perkins

Mark Blanke and Michael Perkins

hen it comes to volunteering for gay community causes, Michael Perkins and Mark Blanke have devoted up to 30 hours a week for 20 years to make change happen. Blanke, CFO of French auto supplier Delfingen, and Perkins, the corporate sales manager of WDET-FM in Detroit, open their Rochester Hills home to fundraisers and committee meetings, serve on boards and oversee fundraisers for AIDS Partnership Michigan. Their pictures often appear in the celebrity section of local newspapers and magazines, but their hearts be-

long to the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) community. The couple, both 50, were nominated for the AFP award by Angela Gabridge, director of development at Affirmations in Ferndale. Her organization runs a $1 million to $3 million a year annual budget of grants and donations to serve as a hub for the LGBT community. “Mark was a longtime member of the Affirmations board, heavily involved in the capital campaign to get our new Ferndale building open in 2007. He has been a tremendous leader,” said Gabridge, noting Blanke was term-limited this year. Gabridge said Blanke and Perkins are also mentor younger members of the organization to work on committees, raise donations and give from their own pocket. “Fundraising takes a personal touch. It isn’t about the cause as much as the relationship, the feeling of belonging that people get when they work toward a goal, say an event like Time Warp, a fundraiser for the AIDS partnership. It takes a large committee to seek corporate sponsorship, collect auction items and handle ticket sales,” said Perkins, who also helps raise funds for the Ruth Ellis Center. The Ruth Ellis Center provides residential and support services for at-risk young people, including runaways, the homeless and LGBT. Volunteers like Blanke and Perkins work their network, both online and in rosters for previous campaigns, to fill tables at the next worthy fundraiser. “We tap our entire social network. For the last Affirmations fundraiser we recruited three tables of 10. The more people that come, that means more possibilities for buying an auction item or two,” Perkins said. The secret of creating event committees and filling up banquet tables at fundraising functions is simple, he added. “You don’t waste people’s time with endless chit chat. You speak of the excitement of the events and the causes. We know that far fewer people die of AIDS today because of the funds raised for medical research.” — Maureen McDonald

hen Eugene Applebaum was a child, he received a scholarship to attend summer camp. That experience helped lead to a determination to give back. And, for decades, Applebaum, founder of Arbor Drugs Inc., and his wife, Marcia, have done so. “First and foremost, our parents taught us to care and think of others,” Applebaum said in an email. “We have a strong belief in philanthropy and a desire to give back to the community. Detroit is our home; it is where we grew up. There were several great philanthropic leaders who came before us, who set the example. We also hope that by giving back, future leaders will follow.” Among those philanthropic leaders was Max Fisher, who served as a mentor to Applebaum as he built his business, making receiving an award in his name particularly meaningful. Applebaum launched his first drugstore, Civic Drugs, in Dearborn in 1963. Eleven years later, he brought it and five other drugstores together to form Arbor. Applebaum took the chain public in 1986, and it grew to more than 200 stores before being sold to CVS Inc. in 1998. After the sale, he created Bloomfield Hills-based Arbor Investments Group, which oversees his real estate and financial ventures. The Applebaums’ philanthropy has encompassed health care, education and Jewish causes. Their list of beneficiaries is long, and includes Applebaum’s alma mater, Wayne State University, where the pharmacy school is named for him; the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit; the Mayo Clinic; the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel; Congregation Shaarey Zedek; Beaumont Hospital; and Camp Maas in Ortonville, as well as many less public gifts. They also are members of Areivim, a group of prominent Jewish philanthropists who collectively support Jewish educational initiatives across America. “My wife is focused on giving quietly and privately,” Applebaum said in the email. “I too have supported people and organizations in the same way. However, I also believe that by giving publicly, you can also make a great difference and influence others to join you. Together, we make a great team.” The Applebaums have been working to make sure their paying-it-forward philosophy is carried on. “Our family is central to our philanthropy,” Applebaum said in the email. “We are proud of our daughters, Lisa and Pamela, who are committed to giving back and supporting our community. We want Detroit to have a strong future for our grandchildren. “Future leadership is essential if we are going to have a positive future. We hope that the example we are setting for our family and our community will stimulate others to follow.”

“Our family is central to our philanthropy. ... We want Detroit to have a strong future for our grandchildren.” – Eugene Applebaum

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ADULT WELL-BEING SERVICES WHAT WE DO Adult Well-Being Services has been serving the residents of Southeast Michigan for 61 years. It was founded by the Junior League of Detroit as one of the nation’s ﬁrst senior centers. Today it reaches 18,000 in 21 Michigan counties. It provides specialized services targeted to adults and their families. These include: mental health; developmental disability; substance use disorder treatment and prevention; long-term care ombudsman

and elder abuse prevention; ﬁnancial literacy education; micro-enterprise business training; health insurance navigation; emergency ﬁnancial assistance to seniors; independent senior housing; and care transitions for Medicare patients. This year, it received the Senior Advocate of the Year Award from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. In 2012, it received the highest level of accreditation from the Commission on

Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. It was recognized as Runner Up in Crain’s Detroit Business Best Managed Nonproﬁt contest in 2009. Because of its expertise, innovation and demonstrated capacity to deliver evidence-based programs, the agency has received national recognition and funding. It is governed by a diverse 22-member board of directors that reﬂects the communities served.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS 1423 Field Ave. Detroit, MI 48214 (313) 924-7860 www.awbs.org

Total employees: 115 2013 revenue: $9,856,264 Established: 1953

2013 MAJOR DONOR RECOGNITION DINNER - Major Donor Recognition Dinner: Date to be determined in April 2015, Detroit Golf Club, 17911 Hamilton Road, Detroit, MI 48203

60TH ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL MEETING & SILENT AUCTION Karen Schrock President & CEO

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HOW TO HELP VOLUNTEER

GIVE

Volunteers are an integral part of our agency and provide assistance to staff during trips, holiday parties for clients, participate on committees or on the different boards, and many other activities. Adult Well-Being Services has the ability to provide programs and services to more clients and consumers because of tireless and dedicated volunteers.

AWBS has several giving opportunities. 1.Annual Friends Fundraising Campaign - helps to support our underfunded programs and services 2.Endowment Fund Campaign - contributions will be used to support our programs long-term 3.Heritage Club members - donors who make a contribution of $500 or more to our Endowment fund will become a member 4.Goods and services

LEADERSHIP

30% Grants 1% Contributions 1% Events 1% Interest income 66% Michigan Comprehensive Provider Networks 1% Rents/fees

TOP EXECUTIVES Karen Schrock President & CEO Larry Edwards Chief Operating Ofﬁcer Joan Cliff Director of Human Resources, Quality & LTCO

Dawn Rucker Director of Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Services

BOARD Alice MacDermott Board Chairperson

Janette Kolodge James Lemire

L. Marie Lumpkin Recording Secretary Leseliey Welch Corresponding Secretary

Myron Liner Mary Montie Sharon Moore

Arun Anand

Dennis Brescoll First Vice Chairperson Sara Gleicher Director of Health Promotion & Community Care Transitions Tyrone Carter Second Vice Chairperson Programs Andrea DeShields-Thomas Director of Developmental Disability Services

Tom Gordon Asst. Treasurer

Robert Jacob Treasurer

Michael Chriss Kelly Gasior

Ann Parnis Roger Short

Nancy Goodwin

Ashley Star Fisher

Dierk Hall

Stefen Welch

Joseph Katulic

Emma White

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ALTERNATIVES FOR GIRLS WHAT WE DO

Founded in 1987, Alternatives For Girls (AFG) helps homeless and high-risk girls and young women avoid violence, teen pregnancy, and exploitation; and helps them to explore and access the support, resources, and opportunities necessary to be safe, to grow strong, and to make positive choices in their lives. AFG started as a volunteer-run, ﬁvebed emergency shelter for young women in a local church. AFG has since evolved into a multi-service agency serving over

903 W. Grand Blvd. Detroit, MI. 48208 (313) 361-4000 www.alternativesforgirls.org

4,000 homeless and at-risk girls, young women, and families each year, through three programs: Prevention, Shelter and Outreach. AFG’s Prevention Program serves girls ages 4-18 who are at risk of pregnancy, gang involvement, abusing drugs or alcohol and school truancy. We engage them through after-school programs, a teen leadership program, and a summer camp. AFG’s Shelter Program provides a

stable home, counseling, and life skills training to homeless young women aged 15-21 and their children. The goal is to empower them to lead productive and fulﬁlling lives. AFG’s Outreach Program helps teens and women engaged in highrisk activities, such as street-based prostitution, drug use, and gang involvement, to understand the risks of such activities and transition to safe choices and healthy lives.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 72 2013 revenue: $3.9 million Established: 1987

Joya Harris-Sherron Board Chair

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YOUNG WOMAN SUPPORTED BY FUNDS RAISED AT THE ROLE MODEL DINNER - In March 2015, we will hold our 26th annual Role Model Dinner. This event honors women role models in the community. The event also features a live and silent auction, dinner, and a chance to hear ﬁrst-hand from some of the young women we serve.

Amanda (Amy) Good CEO

GIRLS SUPPORTED BY FUNDS RAISED THROUGH THE YEAR-END CAMPAIGN - This November we will be receiving a generous gift from The Rush Group, a Michiganbased automotive supply and trucking company, and the group’s CEO Andra Rush. The Rush Group, which operates Dakkota Integrated Systems, Detroit Manufacturing Systems, and Rush Trucking Company, will match every donation made toward our year-end campaign, up to $200,000. This will help sustain our critical work.

HOW TO HELP VOLUNTEER Over our 27-year history, we have seen ﬁrst-hand the impact that volunteers have made in the lives of the girls and women in our programs. If you are interested in joining our volunteer team, please visit www.alternativesforgirls.org/volunteer.

79% Grants 12% Contributions 7% Events 2% Miscellaneous

GIVE It is thanks to contributions from supporters like you that we have been able to empower countless girls and young women over the past 27 years. For the past 13 years, 99 percent of the girls who were served by our after-school program through their high school senior year, graduated from high school and went on to college! A monetary donation to Alternatives For Girls will truly make a difference in the lives of the girls and women we serve. To donate, please visit our website at www.alternativesforgirls.org/donate.

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Amanda (Amy) Good CEO Brad Whitaker COO BOARD Joya Harris-Sherron Board Chair Michelle Crockett Board Vice Chair

Sonya Delley Interim Treasurer

Luther Keith

Phyllis Riina

Markeisha J. Miner

Pam Rodgers

Rosemary Sarri Secretary

Christine Moore

Linda Ross

Eva Garza Dewaelsche

Ann Nicholson

Courtney Smith

Bradley Gayton

Carolyn Normandin

Janet Thompson

Laurie Horvath

Renee Omoregie

Sammye Van Diver

Shannica Joseph

Gail Perry-Mason

Deborah Willis

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W H AT CON F I DE NC E

Alternatives For Girls: building confidence, providing support, and creating opportunities for the past 27 years. With your help, we can continue to provide safe shelter, afterschool activities, along with street outreach to thousands of homeless and at-risk girls and young women every year.

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www.alternativesforgirls.org

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ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION — GREATER MICHIGAN CHAPTER WHAT WE DO The Alzheimer’s Association - Greater Michigan Chapter is led by a vision of a world without Alzheimer’s disease. The Chapter was founded in 1981 and works to eliminate the disease through the advancement of research, provide and enhance care and support for all affected, and reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Facts & Statistics: Over 170,000 people in Michigan are living with Alzheimer’s, and this number is steadily climbing as the Baby Boomer generation ages;

25200 Telegraph Road, Ste. 100 Southﬁeld, MI 48033 (248) 351-0280 www.alz.org/gmc

Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States; In Michigan, caregivers provide over 500 million hours of unpaid care, equivalent to $700 million; In the U.S., someone develops Alzheimer’s disease every 67 seconds and by 2050, it is projected to be every 33 seconds; and The most recent data show that of all unpaid Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers, 63 percent are women. Thus, 10 million women are providing unpaid care to someone with Alzheimer’s.

To mitigate the impact of the disease, the chapter provides community outreach and education, support networks for caregivers and individuals with Alzheimer’s, respite services, access to safety services, case management services, cultural programs, and fundraising for ongoing research. It provides these programs and services to meet the increasing need for Alzheimer’s disease care and support in a 60-county service area throughout the state of Michigan.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 55 2013 revenue: $3,696,930 Established: 1981

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2013 ‘CHOCOLATE JUBILEE GOES COUNTRY’- In early November of 2015, the chapter will host its Chocolate Jubilee gala at the elegant MGM Grand Ballroom. This event provides the chapter’s most generous donors with an evening of excellent food, music and entertainment, and, of course, chocolate! A premier event of the season, the Chocolate Jubilee, along with major gifts, raises over $1 million each year.

2014 WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S - On Aug. 29, 2015, over 3,000 people will join the chapter for its annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s, an event that raises awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Together, we walk on behalf of our friends, our families and our future. This walk is one of 10 throughout the chapter.

HOW TO HELP

19% Grants 45% Contributions

WALK

GIVE

Participating in one of the Chapter’s many walks is an important strategy in raising awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. This is a great opportunity to challenge friends, families and colleagues to join a fun community fundraiser for the Chapter. The Chapter also appreciates event sponsorships from corporate partners.

Supporting the mission and programs of the Alzheimer’s Association — Greater Michigan Chapter is making an investment in the lives of thousands of Michigan citizens now and in the future. Contributions are fundamental to ﬁnding a cure to this pervasive disease and providing a high quality of life to people living with the disease.

26% Events 1% Investment income 3% Program Fees/Rental Revenue 6% Bequests

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Jennifer Lepard President and CEO

Wendy Strip Vice President of Development and Communications

Susan Erspamer Vice President of Programs

Chris Finch Chief Operating Ofﬁcer

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Twenty years from now, you’ll probably wish you hadn’t said, “Oh, I’ve still got 20 years to worry about dying from Alzheimer’s disease.”

Today, more than 5 million Americans are experiencing the personal devastation of Alzheimer’s disease. While support is available, tragically, nothing can be done to stop it. So do something little, right now, to help provide better care and find a breakthrough in your lifetime. Because that would be BIG.

Greater Michigan Chapter | 25200 Telegraph Road, Suite 100 | Southfield, MI 48033 | 248.351.0280

800.272.3900

alz.org/gmc

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AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION WHAT WE DO The mission of the American Diabetes Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. At the American Diabetes Association, it is our everyday responsibility to be good ﬁnancial stewards, while ensuring that the funds we raise beneﬁt those affected by diabetes. A total of 73 percent of expenses goes directly into mission activities that include funding diabetes research, delivering information to consumers and health care professionals, advocating on behalf of individuals with diabetes, and helping to educate the public about diabetes and its deadly consequences. Our three key investment areas are: 1. Research 2. Information and Advocacy 3. Awareness, education and support

300 Galleria Ofﬁcentre, Suite 111 Southﬁeld, MI 48034 (248) 433-3830 diabetes.org

The Association acts on its mission through a number of critical programs and activities that are directed to a broad range of constituents encompassing consumers, research scientists, health care professionals, corporations and communities. Locally, we provide programs to communities most in need with education such as Type Two diabetes prevention programs in faith-based communities and, those most at risk such as African American, Arab American and Hispanic/Latino communities. And, Michigan hosts the largest residential camp for children with diabetes in the country serving more than 500 children each summer. November is American Diabetes Month! Help stop diabetes in the workplace.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 12 2013 revenue: $2,992,928 Established: 1940

Mindi Fynke Chair

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Debbie O’Leary Senior Executive Director

TEAM NISSAN SUPPORTING MICHIGAN TOUR DE CURE - The SE Michigan Tour de Cure is our annual cycling fundraising event for all levels of ﬁtness. Join thousands of business professionals for the ride of your life on one of our ﬁve routes, ranging from 10 to 100 miles. Register as a corporate team to join us on June 6, 2015. Go to: www.diabetes.org/michigantourdecure and enter promo code “crains” for a $5 registration special.

THE SWING AWAY FORE A CURE GOLF OUTING - A unique opportunity to join our ﬁght against diabetes. On May 18, 2015 compete and network with business professionals at Meadowbrook Country Club. Sponsorships and foursomes are available by calling our ofﬁce today at 248-433-3830 ext. 6636.

HOW TO HELP

16% Contributions

We have many ways in which you can get involved either as a volunteer and/or, a ﬁnancial donor or corporate sponsor. We are currently seeking business leaders with strong corporate contacts in the community to serve on our executive committees. Executive committee members are asked to recruit new corporate sponsors, teams and riders to meet our ﬁnancial goals and objectives. Executive committee members use their professional networks to promote our events and develop new prospects.

54% Events

LEADERSHIP

11% Federated/United Way/ CHC

TOP EXECUTIVES

9% Program Service Fees

Debbie O’Leary Senior Executive Director

10% Corporate & Foundations

We have various fundraising events throughout the year such as Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes, Father of the Year Gala, Tour de Cure and Camp Midicha. Please visit our website at diabetes.org for additional information and, ways to get involved and support the movement to Stop Diabetes.

Derick Adams Board Member

Joseph J. Melnick Board Member

Tonya Touchstone, MD Board Member

Opada Alzohaili, MD Board Member

Robin Nwankwo Board Member

Nicholas A. Vitale Board Member

BOARD Mindi Fynke Chair

Michelle Billingsley Board Member

Lowell Schmeltz, MD Board Member

Sean Mahone Vice Chair

Jim McCarthy Board Member

Kevin Schmidt Board Member

Bruce K. Muma, MD President

Jane E. McNamara Board Member

Andrew Schoenherr Board Member

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Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think of it as work. Think of it as a workout. For more information on the Stop Diabetes @ Work program please call 1-800-DIABETES or visit diabetes.org/atwork

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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION WHAT WE DO To build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. That single purpose drives all we do. The need for our work is beyond question. Imagine Americans getting more physically active, eating healthier and not smoking. Imagine your doctor equipped with better ways to care for your health, and hospitals better prepared to save lives. The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association work toward those goals every day. We do this as part of a carefully developed strategic plan that is focused on an ambitious health goal we’ve 40 Oak Hollow, Suite 220 Southﬁeld, MI 48033 (248) 936-5800 www.heart.org/semi

set for the entire nation. We call it our 2020 Impact Goal: to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20 percent while reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases and stroke by 20 percent. Meeting this goal will require changes in personal choices, public policies and healthcare systems. Along with our volunteers, we work with individuals, schools lawmakers, healthcare providers and others to ensure everyone has access to healthier lifestyle choices and proper health care. Our 2020 goal exists to save lives. We also use this target to measure the

success of our work. Accountability is critical to the American Heart Association, and it’s a key reason we have been one of the world’s most respected health organizations for nearly 90 years. We want people to experience more of life’s precious moments. It’s why we’ve made better heart and brain health our mission. And until there’s a world free of heart disease and stroke, we’ll be there, working to make a healthier, longer life possible for everyone. Why do we do what we do? Life is why.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 22 2013 revenue: $4,569,838 Established: 1924

Rob Casalou Chairman

Richard Humes, MD President

METROPOLITAN DETROIT HEART BALL - June 5, 2015, at Eastern Market, Detroit: The Metropolitan Detroit Heart Ball is the American Heart Association’s preeminent celebration for prominent business, medical and philanthropic leaders, who have contributed to a year-long campaign, raising funds and awareness for cardiovascular disease and stroke research.

METRO DETROIT HEART WALK- Be a heart hero. Join us for the Metropolitan Detroit Heart Walk in downtown Detroit in spring 2015 to raise awareness of our lifesaving mission. Designed to promote physical activity and heart-healthy living, you’ll join 15,000+ Metro Detroiters to take a stand against heart disease. For more information and to register visit www. miheartwalk.org.

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31% Individual contributions 44% Campaign revenue

VOLUNTEER

DONATE

As a volunteer-led organization, individuals from our community help provide leadership and inspiration the American Heart Association needs to achieve our mission of creating a healthier world, free of heart disease and stroke. There are many ways that volunteers can make a difference, and all of them are vitally important. From scientific research to public education to CPR training, healthcare quality and advocacy to support healthy public policy, or fundraising to support the work of our mission – whatever your capabilities and interests are, we can find a volunteer opportunity that’s right for you. Lending your time and talent to the AHA is a win-win for everyone. Companies get to align their brand with a social cause and make a difference in the fight against heart disease and stroke. Employees win as they can give back to their community while networking/engaging with fellow employees. And AHA wins with continual strides toward eliminating heart disease and stroke in our communities in our lifetime. To volunteer, contact Stefanie.Worth@heart.org.

Why support the American Heart Association? Because we need more heroes like you! Donations come in all sizes and forms. It is as simple as going to our website to make a personal donation, providing leadership gifts, both through individual and corporate giving and aligning with foundations through designated special projects.

24% School service learning programs 1% Workplace giving

Your generosity enables the American Heart Association to fund groundbreaking research, develop guidelines to improve patient care, advocate for public policy to protect the health of our future generations and help people lower their risk factors for heart disease and stroke. As long as heart disease continues to be the nation’s No. 1 cause of death, the importance of our work will only grow. Imagine how many more lives can be saved with your help today. The next great achievement in heart and stroke health awaits your investment. To donate, contact Shelley. Rusinek@heart.org.

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES

Linda Alexander RN, MBA

Reginald Eadie, MD, MBA

Sharyl Smith

Catherine Smith Executive Director

Janice Cosby Bridges, APR

Joya Harris

Subra Sripada

Suzanne Cowles

Joel Kahn, MD

Janice Uhlig

Don Davis

Ken Mason, CPC

Michael E. Debs

Machelle A. McAdory

Skip Drayton

Therese M. Peace

BOARD Robert Casalou Chairman Richard Humes, MD President

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survivors are why. Everyone has a reason to live a healthier, longer life. What is yours? #LifeisWhy

2015 Detroit Go Red For Women Friday, February 6, 2015 MGM Grand Detroit

2015 Detroit Heart Walk May 2015 General Motors HQ/ Detroit Riverfront

2015 Detroit Heart Ball Friday, June 5, 2015 Eastern Market, Detroit

Janice Cosby Bridges Chief Marketing Ofﬁcer, Marketing & Community Relations Executive St. John Providence Health System Ascension Health Michigan 2015 Go Red For Women Chair contact: amy.hobley@heart.org www.detroitgoredforwomen.org Jeffery Hess, MD, MS, FACOEM Corporate Medical Director General Motors Medical 2015 Heart Walk Chair contact: beth.collins@heart.org www.miheartwalk.org Robert G. Riney Chief Operating Ofﬁcer & President Henry Ford Health System 2015 Heart Ball Chair contact: shelley.rusinek@heart.org www.detroitheartball.org

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AUTISM ALLIANCE OF MICHIGAN WHAT WE DO

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Michigan

AAoM is a statewide nonproﬁt promoting autism awareness, delivering navigator resources to families impacted by autism and providing autism safety programs. Every day we answer questions and direct people to solutions. Families, caregivers, physicians, employers, ﬁrst responders, students and more call,

e-mail and attend our programs. Autism is complex, and there’s not always a fast and easy answer, but we work hard to direct people to tools, resources and information. Starting in 2015, AAoM will expand on our expertise as we launch the Michigan Family Autism Navigator. This

combined web tool and call line will offer families and caregivers assistance ﬁnding therapies, evidence-based treatments, services and activities for their loved ones across the state. Look for our upcoming awareness campaign when we begin to roll out the Navigator service -- AAoM: Navigating Autism Today.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

26500 American Drive Southﬁeld, MI 48034 (248) 436-5606 www.autismallianceofmichigan.org

Total employees: 10 2013 revenue: $670,644 Established: 2010

ACTUAL 72 RES EFFECTIVE 125 RES NEED 240 MINIMUM TO PRINT

MICHIGAN SHINES FOR AUTISM GALA - AAoM’s annual Michigan Shines for Autism Gala raises awareness of autism and celebrates individuals and families affected by autism. It also honors individuals, companies and organizations making an impact for individuals with autism in Michigan.

Dave Meador Board Chair

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Dr. Colleen Allen President and CEO

SPORTSCASTER DAN MILLER EMCEES THE 2013 EVENT - Save April 18, 2015, for the 4th annual Gala to be held at DTE Energy headquarters. The Gala will feature former Detroit Lion Rodney Peete talking about his experience raising a child with autism. AAoM will hold its inaugural Michigan Autism Walk in the spring of 2015. We will bring together people from across the state to increase autism awareness and raise money for autism programs. Plan to join us for this great new event.

HOW TO HELP VOLUNTEER

GIVE

Autism Alliance of Michigan is always looking for motivated volunteers. Volunteer your time to help with one of our family or corporate events. Consider hosting a fundraiser on behalf of AAoM to raise awareness and help us deliver more programs across Michigan.

Autism Alliance of Michigan relies on the support of corporations, individuals and foundations to help make Michigan a more welcoming, inclusive place for individuals with autism. We depend on donor gifts to operate our programs and services, including the Michigan Autism Navigator and safety, community inclusion and anti-bullying programs. See aaomi.org for more information.

27% Grants 14% Contributions 51% Events 5% Program revenue 2% Noncash contributions 1% Miscellaneous income

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Dr. Colleen Allen President and CEO Kathleen Bissa Chief Operating and Philanthropy Ofﬁcer

BOARD Laura A. Athens

Amy Fangboner

Amy Matthews, Ph.D

Paul Glomski

Debora Matthews

Ron Hodess

David Meador, Chairman

Cameron Hosner

Vasilios Moutzouros, Ph.D

Jason Jones

Jon Witz

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BELLE ISLE CONSERVANCY WHAT WE DO The Belle Isle Conservancy exists to protect, preserve, restore and enhance the natural environment, historic structures and unique character of Belle Isle as a public park for the enjoyment of all – now and forever. Our core activities include operating the Belle Isle Aquarium, managing over 4,500 volunteers on the island, providing recreational programs through Belle Isle Summer Saturdays as well as educational programming at the Aquarium and Conservatory, and raising funds for restoration and capital improvement projects at our ﬁve

8109 E. Jefferson Ave. Detroit, MI 48214 (313) 331-7760 www.belleisleconservancy.org

signature events throughout the year. In February 2014, historic Belle Isle joined the Department of Natural Resources’ expansive, award-winning park system as Michigan’s 102nd state park. The metamorphosis is well under way, but even with the State of Michigan committing ﬁnancial resources to Belle Isle’s revitalization, the Conservancy shares a tremendous obligation to fund improvement projects and cultural programs for the 982-acre island park. The backlog of deferred maintenance on the island is over $300 million, as

many of the facilities on the island were built in the early 1900s and are in need of signiﬁcant care and attention. We need your support to ensure the island remains a gem for the community now and forever. The Belle Isle Conservancy was formed in 2012, when four organizations (Friends of Belle Isle, Belle Isle Botanical Society, Belle Isle Women’s Committee, and Friends of the Belle Isle Aquarium) joined forces to form a single nonproﬁt that could be a more effective advocate for island park improvement projects.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 4 2013 revenue: $1,069,108 Established: 2012

Michele Hodges President

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GRAND PRIXMIERE - Racing onto the scene in 2012 as the ofﬁcial launch party of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, the Grand Prixmiere gala brings Grand Prix race supporters together with Belle Isle supporters to celebrate the island gem. Held on the race track with the Scott Fountain as a backdrop, the 2014 Grand Prixmiere was a wildly successful, sold-out evening that has been one of the most talked about events of the year.

POLISH THE JEWEL - For the past 10 years, the area’s top business and civic leaders, have shared memories and fashion, along with their passion for Belle Isle, during the annual Polish the Jewel Belle Isle Legacy Luncheon. Dressed in their favorite shoes and chapeaus, more than 400 women – and a few men – have attended the luncheon to share their memories of Detroit’s beloved island gem and to raise funds to maintain the park’s sparkle.

Sarah Earley Chair

HOW TO HELP VOLUNTEER

JOIN

GIVE

Belle Isle offers a rich palette of volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups of all sizes. From invasive species control, painting picnic shelters, gardening at the Conservatory and Sunset Point, aquarium operations, and event planning support, there is something for everyone.

The Belle Isle Conservancy’s membership program provides an opportunity for supporters to demonstrate how much they care about Belle Isle Park by joining a network of Belle Isle promoters. Members receive e-newsletters and print newsletters to keep them informed on Belle Isle projects and issues, invitations to Belle Isle Conservancy events, and Belle Isle branded gifts.

There are a variety of avenues to support the Belle Isle Conservancy’s operations and projects: the annual fund, a major gift, sponsorship opportunities, and general donations. When you give to the Belle Isle Conservancy, you invest in a beloved park – one that has a legion of passionate supporters that other parks around the country can only dream of having. There’s no better time to join in the effort to reclaim the glory of Belle Isle.

48% Contributions 52% Events LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Michele Hodges President Katy Wyerman Director of Resource Development Erica Hill Volunteer Coordinator

Tess Miller Administrative Assistant

Joyce Hayes-Giles Secretary

BOARD

Kate Beebe

Sarah Earley Chair

Edward Deeb

Dan Lord Alicia Masse Vance Patrick Buzz Thomas

Ethan Vinson Vice Chair

Janice Ellison Marilyn Tuchow Cynthia Ford

Paul Huxley Treasurer

Judy Jonna

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For the Enjoyment of Al l - Now & Forever The Belle Isle Conservancy is dedicated to protecting, preserving, restoring and enhancing the island park’s natural environment, historic structures and unique character. Now part of the Department of Natural Resources expansive, award-winning park system, historic Belle Isle holds great promise for the future. While the 7XEXI SJ 1MGLMKER LEW GSQQMXXIH ½RERGMEP VIWSYVGIW XS &IPPI -WPI´W VIZMXEPM^EXMSR XLI RSRTVS½X 'SRWIVZERG] WLEVIW MR XLI ½RERGMEP VIWTSRWMFMPMX] XS JYRH XLI Aquarium and other facility operations; recreational, educational and cultural programs and restoration and capital improvement projects. The Belle Isle Conservancy’s work is funded in large part through corporate support of several annual signature events, including the Grand Prixmiere and 4SPMWL XLI .I[IP [LMGL SJJIV LMKL ZMWMFMPMX] XS SYV TEVXRIVW 8LIVI´W RS FIXXIV XMQI XS NSMR MR XLI IJJSVX XS VIGPEMQ XLI KPSV] SJ &IPPI -WPI Park. Contact us today for detailed Partnership Opportunities that will help ensure the island oasis remains a community gem for generations to come.

Visit www.belleisleconservancy.org or call 313-331-7760

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CARE HOUSE OF OAKLAND COUNTY WHAT WE DO CARE House of Oakland County is a leading resource in the prevention of child abuse and neglect and the protection of children through advocacy, education, intervention, research and treatment in collaboration with the

community. CARE House is a safe place where a child’s voice is heard. CARE House provides a continuum of care and services for children and families including advocacy efforts, educational programs, intervention services, prevention

programs and treatment services. All CARE House programs and services are provided at no cost to the children and families we serve. The CARE House vision is that all children are free from abuse and neglect.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

44765 Woodward Avenue Pontiac, MI 48341 (248) 332.7173 www.carehouse.org

Total employees: 24 2013 revenue: $1,850,000 Established: 1977

Alicia Boler-Davis Board Member

CARE NIGHT CHARITY BALL - began in 1999 as Merry-GoRound. CARE Night is held in the fall every year and is a black tie event.

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JOHN WALSH, SPEAKER AT CIRCLE OF FRIENDS 2014 - Circle of Friends - 2015 marks the 19th Circle of Friends. The charity luncheon is held at the end of January each year an important speaker, relevant to the issues of child abuse and neglect. Previous speakers include Jenna Bush, Elizabeth Smart, Cheryl Burke and John Walsh. 2015’s speaker will be Mia Farrow.

Lisa Payne Treasurer

HOW TO HELP Help us prevent child abuse and protect children. Here are a few ways you can support CARE House and become a partner in our mission: People who are interested in helping CARE House can volunteer to serve as child assists working directly with the children, also as volunteers in our family support programs and as a Court Appointed Special Advocate in our CASA Program.

Another way to help is to sponsor or organize an event, attend an advent or make a donation directly to CARE House. You can review our wish list posted on our website for items needed by our programs, such as diapers for our Early Head Start families. We invite you to visit CARE House for a tour to learn more about our programs and services.

60% Grants 15% Contributions 25% Events

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Patricia Rosen Executive Director

Billie Ragland Director of Early Head Start

Brier Neel Secretary

Vincent Giovanni Margaret Greene

Alicia Boler-Davis Chad Ozias Director Of Volunteers Yvonne Cameron Director of Intervention Holly Banes Director of Clinical Services

Susan Ivanovic, MD BOARD Kathleen Trott President Lisa Payne Treasurer

Vicki Celani Hon. Mary Ellen Brennan

Noreen Keating Pamela Mannion

Carol Curtis

Maryclare Pulte

Kareem George

Denise Abrash

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Thank you, generous CARE Night 2014 sponsors! CARE House relies on the support of the community to continue to offer its vital services- you make a difference.

Spotlight Presenting Sponsor: General Motors Luminary Presenting Sponsors: Taubman Company and Trott Foundation Shining Star Platinum Sponsors: Suburban Collection and Conway MacKenzie Torch Bearer Sponsors: Celani Charitable Foundation, Kojaian, and Zetterberg Foundation Speed of Light Sponsors: Huntington Bank, Beaumont Health System, Cunningham-Limp Company, Deloitte, Kelly Services, DTE Energy Foundation, UHY Advisors Magazine: Hour Detroit, DĂŠcor: Art Van Furniture Company A special thank you to our CARE Night Co-Chairs Alicia BolerDavis and Lisa Payne. Your dedication is truly inspiring.

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CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL WHAT WE DO Established in 2003, the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation is dedicated to advancing the health and healthcare of children by raising philanthropic support for pediatric medical education, groundbreaking pediatric research, the prevention of childhood diseases and injuries, and to advocate for children and their safety. In 2013, the Foundation granted

3901 Beaubien – Mail Box 257 Detroit, MI 48201 (313) 964-6994 www.chmfoundation.org

$6.3 million, supporting more than 100 programs, for these important community initiatives. The partnerships held through a robust grant-making process afford the Foundation the opportunity to join forces with experts at Children’s Hospital of Michigan DMC, Wayne State University and numerous community organizations. These relationships lead to the identiﬁcation

of healthcare programs and initiatives that will have the greatest impact on improving the health of young people locally, regionally and beyond. As an independent organization the Foundation is governed by a 25-member community board of directors and is recognized as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 19 2013 revenue: $5,487,607 Established: 2003

Matt Friedman Chair

WINE WOMEN & SHOES - This offers attendees an evening of wine, fun and fashion, while supporting our commitment to children’s health. On Oct. 9, 2014, guests ﬁlled the Inn at St. John’s to kick up their heels for our second annual event, thank you to all who attended!

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Tony Werner President and CEO

CHEERS FOR CHILDREN - Leaders for Kids, Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation’s young professional group of emerging leaders from southeast Michigan, are passionate about the health and wellness of children. Join all of us on Dec. 13, 2014, for the 3rd Annual Cheers for Children event, featuring an evening of spirits, entertainment and a strolling dinner provided by a medley of Detroit’s ﬁnest restaurants.

HOW TO HELP VOLUNTEER Every day Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation learns of brave children and their families who are in need of hope, answers — and, above all, care. For us, meeting the needs of these children and families serves as the driving force behind our mission — to support medical research, medical education and community beneﬁt.

Your involvement is a crucial part of our success. With your support, we can continue to make major strides toward improving the health of all children. Our programs depend on the generosity of our many friends and partners, like you. To learn how you can get involved please visit www.chmfoundation.org or call 313-964-6994.

22% Investment income 19% Individuals 35% Corporations 9% Foundations 15% Other

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Tony Werner President & CEO Jodi Wong Vice President of Operations

Cynthia Ford Vice Chair

Glen Donovan Audit Chair

Fred Minturn Vice Chair and Treasurer

Doug Etkin Strategic Planning Chair

Rita Margherio Secretary

Dr. Larry Fleischmann Grants and Compliance

Dr. John Baker Trustee

Edward Levy Governance Chair

BOARD Matt Friedman Chair

Mike Madison Investment Chair

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Who will help the children of Michigan?

We will.

It has always been Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation’s goal to give children more days to play, more nights to dream and more time to just be kids. We fund programs to ease their pain, dry their tears, calm their fears, and keep them healthy. Like research that will help determine whether kids who suffer from migraine headaches can be helped with vitamins instead of adult medicines … Providing in-school health care to children of legal immigrants, starting a new life with their families in Metro Detroit … Or supporting Detroit-based research that has been proven to save the lives of infants worldwide who are born without enough oxygen to survive otherwise … But it isn’t easy. We need your help. Please join us and the doctors at one of America’s top hospitals for kids – the Children’s Hospital of Michigan DMC – to improve the health of children in our community, with impact worldwide. To help, visit chmfoundation.org. Because nothing’s more rewarding than a child who can fall asleep softly, soundly, and with a hopeful smile. All thanks to you.

chmfoundation.org

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COMMON GROUND WHAT WE DO Helping people for more than 40 years, Common Ground is a nonproﬁt agency dedicated to helping youths, adults and families move from crisis to hope. The agency’s 24-hour Resource & Crisis Helpline, chatting and texting services,

free legal clinic, support groups, youth and family services, emergency psychiatric services and other programs throughout Oakland and Genesee Counties are a lifeline for runaway and homeless youth, families in crisis, victims of crime, people

with mental illness and others in critical situations. Common Ground provides professional and compassionate services to 70,000 people a year. Most services are free of charge and 93 percent of funds received go to direct service.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

1410 S. Telegraph Road Bloomﬁeld Hills, MI 48302 (248) 456-8150 www.commongroundhelps.org

Total employees: 253 2013 revenue: $12,987,917 Established: 1971

Cathy McNamara Board Chair

BIRMINGHAM STREET ART FAIR - (formerly Art in the Park) is Common Ground’s signature fundraiser and is scheduled for the third week of September each year. This ﬁne art fair is presented in downtown Birmingham along Old Woodward Ave and offers lots of fun, beautiful art to purchase and other activities for the more than 80,000 fairgoers who attend annually.

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Tony Rothschild President and CEO

MARTIN JONES BENEFITED FROM -“Common Ground’s art therapy” program, which allows participants to express their feelings through the creation process. The artwork of more than 130 juried artists is featured in this elegant setting and proceeds from a silent auction beneﬁt Common Ground. In the silent auction, art enthusiasts bid on donated items, which generates additional funding to help Common Ground continue its work of “helping people move from crisis to hope.”

HOW TO HELP

92.3% Grants

VOLUNTEER

TOUR

GIVE

The foundation of Common Ground was built more than 40 years ago in part, by the support of many volunteers. Although the agency has evolved, volunteers remain very important contributors to Common Ground’s success.

Common Ground extends an invitation to learn more about our innovative agency by attending a free one-hour “Crisis To Hope” presentation. Visit www.commongroundhelps.org to register.

Sometimes people face challenges. Common Ground provides immediate help in a respectful and culturally sensitive way to empower people to move from crisis to hope. This Dec. 2, is #GivingTuesday. Please visit www.commongroundhelps.org to learn more and to show your support or contact Cheryl Rossman at 248-451-3732 to ﬁnd out additional giving options.

7.27% Public support 0.43% Business income LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Tony Rothschild President and CEO

BOARD Cathy McNamara Board Chair

Vickie Krigner VP Business Operations

Kay White Chair-Elect

Heather Rae VP Programs and Services

Judy Christie Secretary

Laurie Marshall Treasurer Don Campbell Immediate Past Chair

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When

knocks you call UP

DOW N , Common Ground. 1-800-231-1127 24/7 HELPLINE FOR:

PROGRAMS & SERVICES INCLUDE:

Individuals & Families in Crisis Suicide Prevention Runaway & Homeless Youth Victims of Crime People with Mental Illness Others in Critical Situations

Online Chat & Text Crisis Intervention, Recovery & Counseling Mental Health First Aid Training Free Legal Clinics Parents & Teens Support Groups Suicide, Homicide & Domestic Abuse Survivor Support Groups

Donate online today at

commongroundhelps.org Common Ground is a registered 501(c)(3) nonproﬁt.

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COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT WHAT WE DO Serving students and families in Metropolitan Detroit since 1995, Communities In Schools (CIS) of Metropolitan Detroit links existing education and community resources to schools to help students successfully learn, stay in school and continue on the path to graduation. Founded on the national level more than 30 years ago, CIS is the nation’s largest dropout prevention organization and the only organization proven to increase graduation and decrease drop-out rates.

CIS of Metropolitan Detroit has nearly 30 partner schools in the Detroit Metropolitan Area providing services to over 10,000 students annually. Through a school-based site coordinator, Communities In Schools strategically aligns and delivers needed resources so that students can focus on learning. Achievement Matters, a CIS cornerstone program, is a goal-setting program designed to acknowledge students who have demonstrated

improvement in one or more of the ABC’s (Attendance, Behavior and Course Performance.) The site coordinator helps the student to access needed community resources (tutoring, uniform donations, medical services, etc.) that eliminate barriers to achievement and build selfconﬁdence. With barriers removed, students achieve their goals and receive recognition for their achievements at the end of the school year creating a cycle of success that pays dividends long into their futures.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

5575 Conner, Suite 205 Detroit, MI 48213 (313) 571-3402 www.cisdetroit.org

Total employees: 30 2013 revenue: $2,046,969 Established: 1995

Nellie LaGarde President

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Sonja G. Allen CEO

MORE THAN 200 MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WALKED WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. TOGETHER WE ARE EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE IN LIFE! Communities In Schools of Metropolitan Detroit will celebrate 20 years of serving kids in the community in the fall of 2015. Plans are underway to for a spectacular celebration. Announcements will be made at www.cisdetroit.org in January 2015.

STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY FRIENDS PREPARE TO WALK AT OUR 2013 WALK FOR ACHIEVEMENT: ONE STEP AT A TIME TOWARD OUR GOAL! - Walk for Achievement: One Step at a Time Toward Our Goal is an annual walk-a-thon that supports the Achievement Matters Program. Our community partners and friends build teams, walk and secure pledges to make a difference in the lives of students. Registration for the walk will begin online at www.cisdetroit.org in January 2015.

HOW TO HELP VOLUNTEER

GIVE

Whether you can provide a work site for our employment training program, present a workshop or help a student with classwork, we can ﬁnd a place for you to make a difference in the lives of our students.

Donations are needed to help grow the Achievement Matters Program for the 2014-2015 school year. Our goal is to enroll 40 eighth- and ninth-grade CIS students who have achieved their annual goals in a Youth Employment Training Initiative in summer 2015 in partnership with several community friends. This four-week program integrates training and with a ﬁrst work experience and a stipend. Students volunteer in local businesses and agencies reinforcing the correlation between doing well in school and having opportunities for growth and independence. Sponsorship is $600 per student.

5% Grants 2% Contributions 3% Events 90% Fee for Service: School contracts

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Sonja Allen Chief Executive Ofﬁcer Mawine Diggs Board Member

Randy McNeil Vice President Jay Barnett Colvin Treasurer Barbara Jean Patton Secretary

BOARD Nellie B. LaGarde President

Akua Buda Watkins

Henry McClendon, Jr.

Harlan Bivens

Christie Wilkewitz

Deborah El-Amin

Brigette Jackson

Crystal Stokes

Rebecca Slay

Patrick O. Lindsey

Derek Byrd

James Humphries

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CORNERSTONE SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION WHAT WE DO

As the only preschool-high school educational entity in Detroit, Cornerstone provides an excellent education to more than 500 children. Rigorous academics, the arts, foreign language instruction and character education grounded in the life and teachings of Jesus are the hallmarks of our curriculum. In addition to classroom learning, state-of-the-art technology-based individualized learning programs are employed to allow students

6861 E. Nevada Detroit, MI 48234 (313) 892-1860 www.CornerstoneSchools.org

to learn at their own pace. Students in pre-kindergarten are reading by the end of the program. Every third-grader learns to play violin and has the opportunity to expand their instrumental music instruction through high school. Middle school students have the opportunity to take advanced mathematics classes. High school students all participate in an internship with a local business, providing real-world

applications for what they are learning in class long before high school graduation. Our high school students also graduate with college credits. At Cornerstone 95 percent of students graduate from high school, and 91 percent go on to higher learning. Cornerstone prepares students for life, leadership and higher learning.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 92 2013 revenue: $6.2 million Established: 1991

BE A TIGER FOR KIDS 2014 - This event at Comerica Park brings thousands of supporters together for a private tailgate with food, activities and entertainment, followed by a night at the ballpark with the Detroit Tigers.

John R. Nicholson Sr. Chairman

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Ernestine L. Sanders President and CEO

WALK FOR CORNERSTONE 2014 - The Walk For Cornerstone at the Detroit Zoo brings hundreds of supporters together for breakfast, children’s activities and a day at the zoo. The Pistons Scholars event brings thousands of supporters, students and their families together for a night of basketball at the Palace. Students earn tickets to a Pistons game by being a Pistons Scholar: excelling in academics, attendance, citizenship and extracurricular activities.

HOW TO HELP VOLUNTEER

GIVE

For 23 years, Cornerstone’s Partner Program has paired students and partner mentors. They meet four times per year, working on projects together to foster their relationship. The Partner program serves more than 2,000 students at Cornerstone and Cornerstone Charter Schools. Partner mentors are the backbone of this program. There are many students who are in need of a partner mentor.

More than half of Cornerstone students are at or below the poverty line. Every family must pay something regardless of their means. Through the support of Partner mentors, donors and events, we provide an excellent education that prepares children for life. We believe the greatest gift is to give of oneself so another can have a more abundant life, and that education has the power to transform lives.

3% Grants 44% Contributions 18% Events 29% Tuition 6% other

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES

BOARD

KC Crain

Ernestine L. Sanders President and CEO

John R. Nicholson, Sr. Chairman of the Board

Tonya Allen

Hope Loomis Vice President of Development

Clark Durant Founding chair

T. Hart Mecke, III CFO

David Lewis Treasurer Mark Pulte

Bill Popp Michael T. Ritchie Hon. Michael David Warren Jr.

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a Friend to a Child.

Join

Cornerstone Schools’

Partner

Program

Four mornings a year can change a child’s life.

“Partner Mornings provide an opportunity to deepen the impact of what we’re working on in class. Our Partners provide friendship, guidance, and thoughtful feedback to our students. As a teacher, I find that this program not only assists my instruction, it serves as inspiration to my students.” - Paul Brigolin, 8th grade ELA teacher

“My former student Partner, Joshua Gatlin, sent me a note upon his high school graduation thanking me for the advice I’d given him during Partner Mornings. Joshua went on to college at North Carolina State University and is now an aerospace engineer.” -Walter Czarnecki, Cornerstone supporter since 1991

Adults and students are energized, inspired, motivated and uplifted through participation in the Partner Program.

For more information about how you can be a friend to a child through Cornerstone’s Partner Program please contact Erin McNeill: 313-892-1860 ext. 212 or Erin.McNeill@CornerstoneSchools.org. This ad is a gift from the following friends of Cornerstone Schools:

CornerstoneSchools.org

Bill & Pam Popp

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COTS (COALITION ON TEMPORARY SHELTER) WHAT WE DO

HOPE HELP HOUSING

COTS is committed to helping those experiencing homelessness. We offer food, clothing, shelter, child care, service referrals, personal case management, and most importantly, housing. Yet, many people fail to realize that the root cause of homelessness is poverty and that poverty is extremely complex. While we are proud of the impact that the agency has in helping people regain their stability, there is even greater work to be done. We are intensifying our commitment, implementing changes

that are shifting our culture, and going beyond the provision of our standard programs and services to make an even greater impact in the lives of families we serve and the city we love. As of Oct. 1, 2014, COTS Emergency Shelter transitioned to a family-only shelter. Programs and services for parents and children will focus on providing support to inspire hope and establish stability. With this transition, COTS introduced the Passport to Self-Sufﬁciency.

With housing as the foundation, COTS uses individualized plans to help families reach their economic, health, education, and career goals. This model, delivered through coaching and mentorship, will support families as they strive to overcome homelessness and break the cycle of poverty for themselves and for future generations. With your help, we can stand by these families — working alongside them — to help make sure that their dreams become a reality.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

26 Peterboro Detroit, MI 48201 (313) 831-3777 www.cotsdetroit.org

Total employees: 80 2013 revenue: $7,978,694

LEADING LADIES COTS’ Leading Ladies event is a call to action to women wanting to make a difference in the lives of women experiencing homelessness. This event features inspiring stories of women overcoming the odds, offers creative arts and goods in an extensive silent auction, and an opportunity to network with other leading ladies.

Established: 1982

Trish Dewald Chief Development Ofﬁcer

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Cheryl P Johnson CEO

SOUP CITY COTS’ signature evening of fun and friend-raising features a taste fest of heartwarming soups from Metro Detroit area restaurants, dynamic entertainment from amazing bands, and an exciting charity casino experience. Soup City raises funds to support operation of COTS’ Programs and services. Soup City 2015 will be held on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. Come join the fun! (Pictured at left): Soup City hosts, Jason Carr & Taryn Asher of Fox 2 news, pose with George Rochette, COTS’ Board President, at COTS’ annual fundraising event. (Pictured at right): Caroline Polly of Bangkok 96 serves up a delicious Thai Hot and Sour Soup for attendees.

HOW TO HELP

33% Donations 4% Events 31% Federal grants 10% State grants 11% Foundation and private grants 11% Income/other

VOLUNTEER

GIVE

COTS relies on the assistance of many volunteers to serve families in need. Consider hosting a fundraiser on behalf of COTS to support the rebuilding of lives, volunteering your time to serve breakfast, lunch or dinner to our guests, helping to stock and organize COTS’ clothing boutique, or assisting at one of our fundraising events.

COTS depends on gifts from donors to operate our programs and services to help families in need. Your assistance is vital to help families reach their self-sufﬁciency goals. Please consider making a gift to COTS today.

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Cheryl P. Johnson CEO Sharyn Johnson Chief Operating Ofﬁcer

Mike Friedman Joyce Johnson-Maples Chief Human Resource Ofﬁcer Secretary

Versandra Kennebrew Norman Schmitt

Timothy J. Anderson BOARD George Rochette President

Bro. Jerome R. Smith Mark Denis Cheryl P. Johnson Mike Dingwall

Trish Dewald Chief Development Ofﬁcer

Avery K. Williams Vice President

Reginald Conyers Chief Financial Ofﬁcer

Alan Amendt Treasurer

Trish Dewald Ina Fernandez Mary Kay Jerneycic

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CRANBROOK EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY WHAT WE DO The internationally renowned Cranbrook Educational Community is one of the world’s leading centers of education, science, and art. Comprising a graduate Academy of Art, contemporary Art Museum, House and Gardens,

Institute of Science, Center for Collections and Research, and Pre-K through 12 independent college preparatory Schools, Cranbrook welcomes thousands of visitors and students to its campus each year. Cranbrook offers programs,

museum access, rental opportunities, travelling exhibitions, lectures and special events for the general public throughout the year.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

39221 Woodward Ave. Bloomﬁeld Hills (248) 645-3000 cranbrook.edu

Total employees: 857 2013 revenue: $68,818,520 Established: 1904

Bruce D. Peterson Chair

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Dominic DiMarco President

CRANDEMONIUM - The annual fundraiser at the Cranbrook Art Museum each fall, is an evening where anything is possible. This year’s event offers a night of clandestine surprises as we go behind the scenes to celebrate Cranbrook Art Museum. Last year’s guests experienced a ﬁre performer, aerial yoga, and roller derby girls. This year’s event will offer just as many amazing experiences! All proceeds beneﬁt Cranbrook Art Museum’s education programs, which work to bring Cranbrook’s spirit of innovation and creativity to underserved areas in the region. Tickets for the Nov. 1 event are available at cranbrookart.edu.

CRANBROOK HOLIDAY TABLE - Holiday Tables marks it ﬁnal year as Cranbrook House and Garden’s annual fundraising event. This year’s event Holiday Tables - Illuminate the Season on Thursday, November 20 from 11 a.m. – 3 pm. will feature magniﬁcently decorated tables in the elegant and festive setting of Cranbrook House, a formal buffet tea, cocktail party, and of course, holiday cheer! Holiday Tables Tickets are $125 each for the festive cocktail party, $60 each for the formal buffet tea, $15 each for general admission before Nov. 1, and $20 for general admission at the door. Tickets are available online or by phone at (248) 645-3149.

HOW TO HELP VOLUNTEER

7.9% Grants 10% Donations 0.4% Events

Cranbrook offers a wide range of giving and support opportunities through memberships, estate bequests, annual fund support, volunteer options, and memberships. Supporters can give to the community as a whole or to the individual

Cranbrook institutions of their choice including, schools, Art Museum and Academy, Institute of Science, Center for Collections and Research, or House and Gardens.

LEADERSHIP

12.3% Interest income TOP EXECUTIVES

66.8% Program services 0.1% Rental 0.3% Retail 2.2% Misc

Dominic DiMarco President

Michael Stafford Director, Cranbrook Institute of Science

Rod Spearin Chief Operating Ofﬁcer

Arlyce Seibert Director, Cranbrook Schools

Christopher Scoates Director, Cranbrook Art Academy

Jeffrey A. Harris Vice Chair Arnold Jacob Vice Chair Stephen R. Polk Vice Chair

BOARD Bruce D. Peterson Chair

Warren E. Rose Vice Chair

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Cranbrook is one of the world’s leading centers of education, science, and art.

Cranbrook is one of the world’s leading centers of education, science, and art. Comprising a graduate Academy of Art, contemporary Art Museum, House and Gardens, Institute of Science, and Pre-K through 12 independent college preparatory Schools, Cranbrook welcomes thousands of visitors and students to its campus each year. Founded by Detroit philanthropists George and Ellen Booth in 1904, Cranbrook’s 319-acre campus features the work of world-renowned architects such as Eliel Saarinen, Albert Kahn, Steven Holl, Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, Rafael Moneo, Peter Rose and sculptors Carl Milles, Marshall Fredericks and others. Critics have called Cranbrook “the most enchanted and enchanting setting in America” and in 1989, it was designated a National Historic Landmark.

We invite you to explore, discover and learn at Cranbrook. Cranbrook Academy of Art Cranbrook Academy of Art is an independent graduate degree-granting institution offering an intense studio-based experience where artists-in-residence mentor students in art, architecture and design to creatively inﬂuence contemporary culture worldwide. cranbrookart.edu 248 645.3300

Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research opened in fall of 2012 to allow the Cranbrook Community to develop new educational and research opportunities drawn from its extensive archives and the diverse collections at Cranbrook. cranbrook.edu/center 248 645.3583

Cranbrook Art Museum Cranbrook Art Museum is a contemporary art museum offering changing exhibitions and programming. The museum recently completed a renovation of its landmark 1942 Eliel Saarinen-designed building. cranbrookart.edu/museum 248 645.3320

Cranbrook House & Gardens Cranbrook House and Gardens the centerpiece of the Cranbrook Educational Community, was designed by noted Detroit architect Albert Kahn in 1908. Created by the ﬁnest artisans, craftsmen and studios of the period, the house features handcrafted furniture, tapestries, stained glass and works of ﬁne and decorative art. housegardens.cranbrook.edu 248 645.3147

Cranbrook Institute of Science Cranbrook Institute of Science is a natural history and science museum that fosters in its members and visitors a passion for understanding the world around them. Drawing from its vast collection of more than 200,000 objects and artifacts, the Institute offers public programs, exhibits, events and lectures throughout the year. science.cranbrook.edu 248 645.3200

Cranbrook Schools Comprised of college preparatory day and boarding educational institutions for early childhood through 12th grade students, Cranbrook Schools are nationally recognized for academic excellence schools.cranbrook.edu/page 248 645.3610

Cranbrook.edu • 39221 Woodward Avenue • Bloomﬁeld Hills, MI 48303 • 248 645.3000

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DETROIT AREA AGENCY ON AGING WHAT WE DO The Detroit Area Agency on Aging (DAAA) is a nonproﬁt organization that provides services and programs to seniors, adults with disabilities and caregivers living in Detroit, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Highland Park and the ﬁve Grosse Pointes. DAAA’s primary programs include Long-Term Care Services, Mature Workers Job Training and Employment,

Medicare-Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP), Long Term Care Ombudsman, Nutrition Services, Healthy Aging and resources for families. DAAA also creates change by conducting research, developing effective policies, and makes policy recommendations at the federal, state and local levels that directly impact the people the organization serves. This

research includes the “Dying Before Their Time” report, which revealed the alarming rate of premature deaths of Detroit area seniors associated with poor access to care. In 2011 DAAA developed the Nursing Facility Enhancement Project to provide up-to-date analysis of longterm health care facilities in Detroit.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

1333 Brewery Park Blvd. Suite 200 Detroit, MI 48207 (313) 446-4444 www.daaa1a.org

Total employees: 121 2013 revenue: $30,632,015 Established: 1980

Wayne W. Bradley Sr. Chair

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Paul Bridgewater President and CEO

MEALS ON WHEELS - The following fundraising events support DAAA’s Meals on Wheels, a nutrition services program that feeds thousands of seniors on holidays. Golf Outing: The annual golf outing is a day-long event that includes meals and activities. Sponsorship opportunities and a series of golf packages are available. Summer Cruise: This annual cruise along the Detroit River features food, cocktails and entertainment. The seventh annual event has provided hundreds of meals to seniors every year. Meals on Wheels Holiday Gift Cards: The Holiday Card Sales Campaign is an annual initiative where donors can buy a greeting card for $5 that will be given to seniors with their Meals on Wheels.

MEALS ON WHEELS

HOW TO HELP

93% Grants

DAAA cannot provide services without donations and volunteers. The organization continues to seek corporate partners and individuals who believe in serving metro Detroit’s aging community. Consider supporting DAAA through the organization’s various fundraisers, donations and volunteer opportunities available throughout the year.

1% Contributions 6% In-kind and program income

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES

BOARD

Paul Bridgewater President and CEO

Wayne W. Bradley Sr. Chair

Faiz Esshaki Chief Financial and Administrative Ofﬁcer

Nancy Courtney Assistant Secretary

Letty Azar Chief Program Ofﬁcer

Lorenzer Frazier Treasurer Juanita Hernandez 2nd Vice Chair

Elaine Williams 1st Vice Chair

Alexander Luvall, Esq. Terri Mack-Biggs, M.D.

Mark Wollenweber Assistant Treasurer Louise Guyton

Juliette Okotie-Eboh, Ph.D. Frances Schonenberg Secretary

Reverend Oscar W. King, III William Sharp, M.D. Marilyn French Hubbard, Ph.D.

Hedy Shulgon

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HUNGER TAKES NO HOLIDAY Make Sure Every Needy Senior Gets a Holiday Meal The holiday program is supported with private contributions and an army of committed volunteers. Since hunger takes no holiday, we need your help to make sure no senior is left without a holiday meal.

Please make a donation or volunteer by calling Detroit Area Agency on Aging at 313.446.4444. The Detroit Area Agency on Aging (DAAA) needs your help to ensure every needy senior has a healthy meal for the holidays. The DAAA Home Delivered Meals program is a federal and state funded program that delivers meals to seniors ﬁve days a week. Unfortunately, there are no public funds to feed our seniors on holidays. To remedy this problem, the DAAA Holiday Meals on Wheels program provides nutritional meals to homebound seniors on four holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and Labor Day. DAAA serves approximately 20,000 holiday meals each year.

Join our rd Holiday Card Campaign It’s easy-buy a $5 greeting card and feed a senior. Purchase a $5 greeting card and fund one senior’s meal. Each donor is also asked to sign their greeting card, which will be delivered to the senior along with their meal. For homebound seniors who have limited personal contact with visitors, your personalized greeting card will be a welcome treat. For more information, call 313.446.4444.

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DETROIT GREENWAYS COALITION WHAT WE DO

P.O. Box 32013 Detroit, Michigan 48232 (313) 649-7249 www.DetroitGreenways.org

The Detroit Greenways Coalition (DGC) works to promote and build a network of greenways and bike lanes that will connect people and places, improve the quality of life, beautify neighborhoods, and stimulate neighborhood-level economic development in Detroit. Projects like the River Walk, the Dequindre Cut and the completion of over 150 miles of bike lanes show how the Motor City is making strides to be more walkable and bikeable. The DGC is tying together these and other important efforts across Detroit so we have a cohesive and connected non-motorized network to enjoy. This network is key to our vision where all Detroiters can choose a healthier, more active lifestyle for transportation and recreation.

The idea behind the DGC began in 2007 when the Community Foundation for SE Michigan convened an array of the city’s non-motorized stakeholders and leaders. After many years as an informal group, this network became the Greenways Coalition and which was incorporated in 2013 and received 501(c) (3) status in 2014. During this time, the Coalition’s persistent advocacy, technical assistance and commitment to collaboration have produced noticeable results. Detroit has added many miles of bike lanes and routes. Additionally, “Complete Streets” (roads designed for safe use by everyone, not just cars) are being implemented. Major projects such as the Southwest

Detroit Greenlink, Conner Creek Greenway and Midtown Loop have been built with more to come. One of the DGC’s most signiﬁcant projects to date is the Inner Circle Greenway – a 26-mile bike/walk trail connecting Detroit, Hamtramck, Highland Park and Dearborn. The DGC is leading this effort and is engaging the community in its development and bringing $4.5 million in land acquisition grant funding to make it a reality.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS Total employees: 1 INNER CIRCLE GREENWAY CONCEPTUAL DESIGN - One of our most signiﬁcant projects is the Inner Circle Greenway – a 26-mile bike/walk trail connecting Detroit, Hamtramck, Highland Park and Dearborn. The Inner Circle makes use of existing greenways such as the RiverWalk and Dequindre Cut as well as bike lanes. As a result, it is already halfway built.

2013 revenue: $100,000 Established: 2013

The Coalition is helping lead efforts to complete the loop. We have written grants that have brought in over $4.5 million to acquire 8.5 miles of abandoned rail corridor. We are engaging the community, local businesses, and organizations in the greenway’s design. We’re also making sure we connect with and complement other revitalizations efforts along the corridor.

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Al Fields President

HOW TO HELP

I 100% Grants

JOIN

SUPPORT

We are looking to create a strong membership base that helps the Coalition realize its vision. It’s easy to sign up at one of the different membership levels at www.DetroitGreenways.org/join.

Our ﬁve-year work plan has a long list of projects and goals. Examples include safety education programs and youth engagement. We need partners who can help us complete these projects. Contact us if you are interested, info@detroitgreenways.org.

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Todd Scott Executive Director

Elizabeth Iszler Secretary

Brandi Keeler Dan Kinkead

Chip Amoe III Khalil Ligon

BOARD

Kim Avery

Al Fields President

Scott Benson

Alex Allen Treasurer

Allyson McLean Roberta Urbani Karen DuPerry DeWayne Wells

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Join us in achieving our Vision... ...a network of greenways and bike lanes that will connect people and places, improve the quality of life, beautify neighborhoods, and stimulate neighborhoodlevel economic development in Detroit. For membership and sponsorship opportunties, visit www.DetroitGreenways.org.

@DetroitGreenway

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DETROIT PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION WHAT WE DO The future of Detroit rests on restoring quality of life to the business districts and residential neighborhoods. That quality of life depends on the Detroit Police and Fire Departments’ ability to reduce crime and ensure the public’s safety and security. The Foundation’s role is to generate support from the private sector to help these departments achieve their goals by providing resources that are not

readily available in Detroit’s municipal budget. We support Police and Fire in the following areas: Proﬁciency Initiatives, technology, processes and tools that reinforce public safety including crime and ﬁre prevention, detection and crime reduction, and emergency services.

Professionalism Efforts to encourage acquisition of skills, expand knowledge, develop capacity and promote the ability of DPD and DFD personnel to perform proﬁciently. Community Outreach Programs to educate and engage citizens and target audiences in safety initiatives.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Women In Blue

21301 Third St. Suite 547 Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 628-2169 www.detroitpublicsafetyfoundation.org

The Suburban Collection is a proud supporter of The Detroit Public Safety Foundation

Total employees: 1 2013 revenue: $977,960 Established: 2003

31 Brands, 44 Dealerships, 1,900 Friendly People

1.877.471.7100 SuburbanCollection.com

Reginald Turner Vice Chairman

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2013 ABOVE & BEYOND AWARD CEREMONY - This annual event held Dec. 3 event draws over 1,000 attendees. Men and women from Police, Fire and EMS receive medals of valor for going above and beyond the line of duty. In addition, we give out three civilian awards - City Change Maker Award, Ethics and Integrity Award, Public Safety Partner Award.

WOMEN IN BLUE - This annual May event is designed to engage interested parties in issues faced by the Detroit Police Department in the area of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse. Funds raised by this event go to needs in the Special Victims Unit.

James B. Nicholson Chairman

HOW TO HELP There are many ways individuals, companies and foundations can help. VOLUNTEER

GIVE

Adopt a Detroit Police precinct or ﬁrehouse. Volunteers are needed to paint and donate items needed in several of the police precincts and ﬁrehouses around the city.

Direct contributions can be made via our website or sent to our ofﬁce. You can also help by becoming a sponsor and/or attending Women in Blue and the Above & Beyond Awards Ceremony.

38% Grants 39% Contributions 23% Events

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Catherine Govan Executive Director

Gary Brown Trustee

John Zidar Trustee

Mike Bruggeman Trustee

Chief James Craig Ex-Ofﬁcio Member

BOARD James B. Nicholson Chairman

Anne Mervenne Trustee

Commissioner Edsel Jenkins Ex-Ofﬁcio Member

Reginald Turner Vice Chairman

Denise Starr Trustee

Catherine Govan Ex-Ofﬁcio Member

Mike McLauchlan Treasurer

Damon Tooles Trustee

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DETROIT RESCUE MISSION MINISTRIES WHAT WE DO When one thinks of Detroit’s homeless population words like lazy, uneducated, drug addicted, and unemployed are often tossed around as reasons for a growing issue that the city is currently experiencing. But, at the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries we know the story of Detroit’s homeless often has nothing to do with the words above. We know homelessness is caused by much more. It’s stories like Rebecca’s, who lost a grandparent and had nowhere else to go

or anyone to turn to for help. It’s people like Larry who lost his job – by no fault of his own – and could no longer stay with family and friends until he found a new one. And it’s families like Latasha’s, who struggles as a single-parent and works and goes to school part-time in an effort to give her children more than she had. It’s people like you, like anyone, who have been challenged by adversity and simply need a little help to get back on track. At the DRMM we provide more than

just emergency services, housing and treatment. We provide hope, compassion, and the opportunity for a second chance. We strive to give people like Rebecca, Larry and Latasha basic human services, such as shelter, food and clothing, as well as the tools, resources, and support needed to rebuild their lives. DRMM operates nine residential facilities and two food distribution centers, serving more than 1,800 people each day and more than 1 million meals each year.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS 150 Stimson St. Detroit, MI 48201 (313) 993-4700 www.drmm.org

Total employees: 253 2013 revenue: $18,372,521

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Established: 1909

DRMM’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION - The Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries raises funds throughout the year, however Christmas and DRMM’s Annual Spring Prayer Breakfast provide the agency with an increase in gifts each year. DRMM’s Christmas celebration invites those we serve, as well as those who volunteer, donate, and fund our programs to an annual lunch with a surprise visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. DRMM’s Annual Spring Prayer Breakfast provides fellowship among volunteers, staff, and donors and features music from the DRMM choir. DRMM’s president shares DRMM’s annual report, and a message is delivered from a guest keynote speaker.

DRMM’S ANNUAL SPRING PRAYER BREAKFAST

HOW TO HELP

61% Grants 36% Contributions 1% Rental income 2% Other

VOLUNTEER

GIVE

Volunteering with the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries is not only fun, but an excellent way to serve! DRMM’s volunteer corps is comprised of more than 11,000 compassionate volunteers who help serve meals, clean, paint, garden, tutor, and much more! Being a DRMM volunteer is not only a rewarding experience, but it impacts the lives of those we serve! For more information visit our website at http://drmm.org/volunteer/

Giving to the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries is not just a gift to the organization, but an investment in the people we serve. With your support, DRMM can continue to provide Detroit’s hungry and homeless shelter, housing and treatment, as well as the hope and support needed to rebuild their lives. Find out more at https://drmm.org/donate/

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Dr. Chad Audi President

Paschal Eze Director of Communications and Public Relations

Japheth Agboka Director of Quality Assurance

Barbara J. Willis Chief Operating Ofﬁcer

Esther Gwilly Director of Finance

BOARD

Aurine Moore Vice President of Development

David Long Director of Wildwood Ranch

Nina Caudle Secretary Martha Scott

Randall A. Pentiuk Chairman

Dr. Luke Elliott Terry Oprea

Frank Taylor Treasurer

Anthony Caudle

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Rebuilding One Life At A Time

Because of your support . . . each year, DRMM is able to provide

The Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries has been serving Detroit’s homeless since 1909. Through emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing and substance abuse treatment, DRMM has helped hundreds of thousands of people rebuild their lives and restore their families. DRMM believes in helping the whole person —mind, body, and spirit— as well as providing hope and encouragement on the path to recovery.

1 million meals were served to the hungry and homeless in Detroit and Highland Park

160,000 nights of emergency shelter were given to homeless men, women, and children

75,000 articles of clothing were provided to the needy from DRMM clothing bank

1,700 men and 850 women received transitional housing and substance abuse treatment

85 veterans received housing through our Veterans Independence Programs

16 teen mothers with children received transitional housing at our Genesis House I

1,000 people received daily spiritual guidance and empowerment

75 children participated in our recreation and prevention programs each week in Detroit and Highland Park

Many times changiing a life begins with a meal Yes, I want to help Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries Y feed and care for the homeless and hungry hungry. Enclosed is my gift of: $19.50 to help 10 people

$253.50 to help 130 people

$39.00 to help 20 people

$487.50 to help 250 people

$97.50 to help 50 people

$_____________ __________

Name__________________________________________

Please make your y check payable p y to: Detroit D t it Rescue R Mission Mi i Ministries Mi i t i To give a gift online, go to www.drmm.org. To charge by phone, call (313) 993-4700.

Address _______________________________________ City__________________State________Zip__________ Email _________________________________________ We do not sell, rent, or exchange our mailing list with anyone.

Your gift is tax deductible to the full extent of the law. We will send you a receipt for your records.

PO Box 312087 Detroit, MI 48231-2087 www.drmm.org

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DEVELOPMENT CENTERS WHAT WE DO From a modest beginning in 1983 that included just four individual programs serving 700 people, Development Centers has grown to serve over 12,000 individuals and families in over 25 programs. Throughout this time, we have never wavered from our commitment to provide high-quality programming to the local community. Speciﬁc services include mental health programs and treatment for children, adults and their families, early childhood education, employment & housing assistance, and support for

individuals with developmental disabilities. All of our programs focus on promoting good mental and physical health as we work with consumers to improve their quality of life. Common consumer concerns include depression, anxiety, unemployment, undiagnosed health issues, chronic stress and a need for parenting education. Through our support, families have access to a wide variety of resources to build upon strengths and address their needs moving forward. Our vision is to be the preeminent organization

committed to excellence and the recognized leader in human services. We are especially proud to announce our newest undertaking: THRIVE BY FIVE DETROIT - a collaborative partnership designed to bring high-quality and high-impact Early Head Start and Head Start services to support and stabilize young families. This program provides infants, toddlers and their parents with the necessary resources to build a strong foundation for their future.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

17421 Telegraph Road Detroit, MI 48219 (313) 531-2500 www.develctrs.org

Total employees: 310 2013 revenue: $17,782,964 Established: 1983

Catherine Liesman COO

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RACERS SETTING THE PACE DURING OUR ANNUAL RIVER SPLASH DASH 5K FUN RUN - Our summer river splash dash is three events all rolled into one and takes place at Rivard Plaza along the Detroit RiverWalk. It features an exciting 5K Race with awards and prizes. There is an engaging 1-mile walk along the edge of the historic Detroit River. And ﬁnally there is a short-course Kiddie Dash for children, which includes a popular Detroit sports-team mascot.

FANTASTIC GIFT-PACKAGES GALORE ARE AVAILABLE DURING OUR ANNUAL DINNER & SILENT AUCTION FALL FUNDRAISER - Our festive fall fundraiser promises a memorable time for all. The evening includes a full-course dinner, a silent auction displaying fabulous items, as well as entertainment guaranteed to delight all of our party revelers. This year’s event was planned to take place Oct. 24 at the Baronette Renaissance Hotel in Novi.

Robert Shaw CEO

HOW TO HELP VOLUNTEER

GIVE

Talk to us about serving as a DC volunteer. In today’s world, it often seems that one person can’t make a difference, but let us assure you that you truly can! Roll up your sleeves …Be an adviser …Or select from a wide range of meaningful opportunities. Contact us today at (313) 255-0900 ext. 1229.

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS …no matter how modest … can help us make a real difference in the lives of others. You can designate a speciﬁc program to support or even set up a tribute-gift. We would be happy to structure a charitable donation that meets your speciﬁc requirements. SPONSOR: Join with other community-minded organizations as we routinely host a variety of family-friendly events and activities. The net proceeds from each go toward addressing the many acute needs of our consumers.

11% Grants 0.4% Contributions 70% Care Link Network/ Consumer Link Network

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES

7% Detroit Wayne County Community Mental Health

Robert Shaw CEO

6% Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation

Catherine Liesman Chief Operating Ofﬁcer

5.6% Fees, insurances and other

BOARD Kathy Operhall President

Rodger Prong Vice President, Business

Trina Clark Board Member

Kendra Tobes Vice President, Programming

Gary Francis Board Member

Dr. Subhash Gulati Treasurer

Melvin Houston Board Member

Kevin Outland Secretary

Gary Ley Board Member

Jim Tesen Board Member

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EASTER SEALS MICHIGAN WHAT WE DO For nearly a century, Easter Seals Michigan (ESM) has empowered extraordinary individuals to live more independent lives. Our story has evolved over time, but our purpose remains the same. We help people with behavioral, physical or developmental challenges live extraordinary lives. Our programs support individuals and families of all ages, from birth to older adults. We served more than 9,000 people last year, partnering with each individual to improve their quality of life and prosper, undeterred by physical disabilities, behavioral health challenges or autism spectrum disorders. Last year, ESM served over 2,800 children in the state, representing an increase of over 117 percent since 2008. These children may receive autism

2399 E. Walton Blvd. Auburn Hills, MI 48326 (248) 475-6400 www.essmichigan.org

services, early intervention services and intensive home based services for children with complex needs, signiﬁcant delays and serious emotional disorders. We also provide speech & language therapy, occupational therapy and sensory integration. Many services are also offered in Spanish. In 2013, we added the Miracle League of Michigan to our continuum of services, providing the opportunity to play baseball on an adaptive ﬁeld to over 400 local children. For adults, ESM provides a continuum of person centered behavioral health services that are research based to address mental health and substance abuse concerns, or both conditions simultaneously. All services are culturally competent and provided in English

or Spanish. ESM provides evaluation and assessment to determine the most effective approach to improve mental health and wellness of the people we serve. Treatment methods include individual, family, and group therapy. Crisis intervention, Peer Recovery supports, Psychiatric evaluation, and medication management are available depending upon need. We thank our volunteers, donors, community and corporate partners for investing in what we do. Their gifts of time, talent and resources make a signiﬁcant difference in people’s lives and ensure Easter Seals Michigan will continue to play a critical role as we look to a future that holds extraordinary possibilities for everyone.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 383 2013 revenue: $39,922,333 Established: 1920

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CHEERS TO THE HOLIDAYS – Join us on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014 for a wine and craft beer tasting event at John Bowman Chevrolet in Clarkston. Enjoy wine, local brewed beer and cider, live and silent auction items, food, music and more. Tickets are $50 per person or $80 per couple. Call Julia Kline at (248) 4752165 or visit www.essmichigan.org for tickets.

WALK WITH ME – Join us on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015, for the 7th Annual Walk With Me at the Detroit Zoo as we raise funds and awareness for families living with disabilities. It’s a morning of fun, ﬁtness, food, entertainment and activities, as well as a one-mile pleasure walk through the Zoo. You can form a team, become a sponsor or volunteer. For more information, call Jennifer Cleary at (248) 475-6412.

Brent Wirth President and CEO

HOW TO HELP

1% Grants

SPONSOR

VOLUNTEER

GIVE

Join us and you too can make a difference. Volunteer your time and share your talents, whether performing ofﬁce work, volunteering at a program, or an event. A variety of opportunities are also available with the Miracle League of Michigan. For more information, to make a donation or volunteer, visit www.essmichigan.org or call Norb Promo at (248) 475-6409.

Nearly one in ﬁve people have a disability and two-thirds of people in America don’t get treatment due to lack of access. Easter Seals Michigan is committed to the care of individuals where they are and when they need it. Your gift enables ESM to enhance our services and allows us to anticipate future needs and develop ground breaking therapies that will become new standards of care.

A ﬂexible package of sponsorship beneﬁts can be designed to suit your needs with a variety of events and programs. These include your company name and logo on multimedia materials, social media, program brochures and newsletters, as well as volunteer opportunities for your staff.

4% Donations LEADERSHIP

4% Events 91% Program services

TOP EXECUTIVES Brent Wirth President and CEO Juliana Harper Chief Program Ofﬁcer and Senior Vice President Rich Hollis Chief Financial Ofﬁcer and Senior Vice President

Norb Promo Chief Development Ofﬁcer

Rainey Repins Secretary

Elizabeth Kersten David Leslie

Troy Barnhart BOARD David Benoit Chairperson

Peter McElroy Raymond Card Lee Uhlig Dr. Sam Flanders

Julia Swanson Vice Chairperson

Ian Wilson Ken Gabriel John Zerbo

Jackie Dangl Treasurer

Paul Haviland

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We help people

JOIN US. BE EXTRAORDINARY. Easter Seals Michigan www.essmichigan.org 800.75.SEALS

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EVANGELICAL HOMES OF MICHIGAN WHAT WE DO Evangelical Homes of Michigan (EHM) is a 501(c)3 not-for-proﬁt, faith-based organization serving individuals of all faiths and beliefs. It offers a full array of health and human services in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Lenawee and Washtenaw Counties. Speciﬁcally, EHM provides facility-based services such as independent living apartments and cottages, assisted living, dementia care, post-acute rehabilitation, skilled nursing, hospice care, adult day programming and

affordable housing. Evangelical Homes of Michigan also offers home-based services, which includes Medicare-certiﬁed and CHAP accredited home health care, private duty home care, a continuing care at home product (LifeChoices®), technology support products and home modiﬁcation services through LifeChoice Solutions®. In addition to those products and services, it provides a wellness program, Passport to Living Well®, which utilizes

personal trainers and coaches to educate individuals on making healthy choices. Over the past ﬁve years, EHM has provided more than $11.5 million in charitable care and support. Evangelical Homes of Michigan was founded in 1879 as a social service agency to care for widows and orphans; today EHM is one of the largest nonproﬁts of its kind in metro Detroit and one of the oldest in the state, serving more than 3200 individuals annually.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS 1601 Briarwood Circle, Suite 400 Ann Arbor, MI 48108 (734) 295-9292 www.ehmchoices.org

Total employees: 1,100 2013 revenue: $58,000,000 Established: 1879

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Denise B. Rabidoux President and CEO

TEAM MEMBER PARTICIPATION AT ALZHEIMER’S WALK • As a not-for-proﬁt organization, it is our responsibility to be socially accountable. Over the past year, we have responded to human need in many ways. • Charitable care: $2.2 million in charitable care and support to those unable to pay the full cost of care. • Fighting hunger: 1.94 tons or 3,880 pounds of food to replenish local food pantries.

• Home Delivered Meals: 17,000 meals to home-bound seniors. • Disease and injury prevention: With the help of more than 60 volunteers, we conducted 27 clinics and provided 813 ﬂu shots to members of our communities. • Alzheimer’s Walk & Fundraising: Team members raised $4,500 in donations for two Alzheimer’s Walks.

HOW TO HELP Nearly 200 volunteer leaders help govern the organization. Our donors contributed $1,020,000 to help bridge the ﬁnancial gap for people in need of service. These funds helped make up the difference between monies received and the actual cost of care, the loss of ﬁnancial resources, or the funding needed to make safety improvements, so seniors could continue living in their homes.

1% Grants LEADERSHIP

1.5% Contributions .5% Events 7% Investment income 53% Medicare and Medicaid 37% Insurance and private pay

Through our Safe At Home program, we provided over $60,000 in charitable services, so seniors could stay in their own homes by installing medical alert systems, re-modifying doorways, building wheel chair ramps, replacing hot water heaters, and performing other necessary services regardless of the recipient’s ability to pay. Call to Action: Please volunteer your time or give a gift so that we may continue to help serve those in need.

TOP EXECUTIVES

Rev. Judith Jahnke Secretary, Board of Directors

Rev. Dr. Renee Jackson Board Member

Barbara Stephens Board Member

Rev. Linda Anderson Board Member

Angela Jamison Board Member

Rev. Dr. David Wheeler Board Member

Jeffrey Wardford Chair, Board of Directors

Hakim Berry Board Member

Dr. Peter Kovalszki Corporate Director, Medical Affairs

Rev. Diane White Board Member

Walt Byers Treasurer, Board of Directors

Rev. Curtiss DeMarsJohnson Board Member

Rev. Penny Lowes Board Member

Rev. Dr. Herman Haller Board Member

Mary Jean Raab Board Member

Denise B. Rabidoux President and CEO

BOARD

Earl Roehm Vice Chair, Board of Directors

Rev. Richard YeagerStiver Board Member

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Experience Our Continuum of Care

Adult Day Care Affordable Housing Assisted Living Continuing Care at Home

Evangelical Homes of Michigan offers a full array of services no matter where you call home. We serve individuals of all faiths and beliefs.

Home-Based Products and Technologies Home Care

Since 1879, Evangelical Homes of Michigan has continued to provide compassionate care and innovative solutions to older adults. We are a 135 year old not-for-proﬁt, faithbased organization that provides healthcare, senior housing and community services to over 3200 older adults annually, employs 1100 Michiganders, and has provided $11.5 million in charitable care over the past ﬁve years.

Home Delivered Meals Home Modiﬁcation Services Hospice Care Independent Living Long-Term Care & Skilled Nursing Services Memory Care and Support

Learn more about our communities, dementia care, home health care and home-based services. Call 734-295-9292, or visit www.ehmchoices.org.

Rehabilitation Services Respite Services

Service Area: Washtenaw, Wayne, Oakland, Monroe and Macomb Counties

ehmchoices.org

Giving Back to the Communities That We Serve Investing in Our Community

Quantifying Our Community Impact

EHM Charitable Care May 1, 2008 through April 30, 2013 Cumulative: $11,195,158 2008 8 $2,278,,231

2009 200 0 $2,05333,027

2,200,000

in charitable care & support

$ 2 201 2010 $1,536,895 $1 $1,536,

2013 $2,103,000

ﬂu shots 2012 $1,649,224

2011 $1,120,449

17,000

1.9 tons

meals delivered to homebound seniors

of food collected

2009 $3,00 $3 005,313 005

2013 $2,179,000

20122 $2,975,924 924

in charitable serv se rvic ices es tto o im impr prov ovee the safety of seniors’ homes

2011 $1,574,781

EHM Capital Spending May 1, 2008 through April 30, 2013 Cumulative: $25,779,847 2008 $3,427,948 48

27 clinics 35+ nurses 25+ volunteers

60,000

$ 2010 2010 $13,071,213

4500

raised by EHM team members to support memory loss research

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FAMILIES AGAINST NARCOTICS WHAT WE DO

33000 Garﬁeld Road Fraser, MI 48026 (586) 438-8500 www.familiesagainstnarcotics.org

Families Against Narcotics (FAN) is a 501c (3) grass-roots organization formed with the purpose of educating the public regarding the epidemic of opiate addiction, speciﬁcally prescription painkillers and their unintended consequences. We educate to raise awareness and save lives. By partnering with medical professionals, the legal community and public safety, we work to facilitate change in the way addiction is viewed and treated. Our goal is to save lives. We provide educational programs to shine as much light as possible on this epidemic. Our program is presented to middle and high schools, colleges, community groups and hospitals. This year at the Michigan

Osteopathic Convention, we presented to over 400 doctors. We strive to erase the stigma of addiction and highlight the evergrowing trend of our friends, neighbors and family members that use addictive narcotics to treat pain. We are working with doctors and dentists to develop more responsible prescribing practices. We partnered with Henry Ford Macomb Hospitals to initiate a pilot program to change the prescribing practices of their doctors and hope to replicate that program statewide. We currently have eight chapters in the state of Michigan and by the end of 2014 that number will grow to 14. Our chapters provide support to the addict, the

addict’s family and the community. Board and advisory boards members serve on a volunteer basis. All money raised is used to facilitate our goals in combating this epidemic. In Michigan, thousands of our friends and family have died from an overdose. Thousands more are struggling or in recovery. In the United States, one person dies every 14 minutes from an overdose. These are the most preventable deaths in our country. No one has to die from a drug overdose. It is our mission that by continuing to educate the community and removing the stigma and misunderstanding of addiction, we can put an end to these senseless deaths.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 0 2013 revenue: $161,848 Established: 2007

Barbara Rossmann Advisory Board

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5K/10K RUN - FAN hosts a 5K/10K walk/run each July to raise funds and awareness about the epidemic of prescription drug addiction. 2014 marked our 6th annual race with nearly 1,500 participants. This event received substantial coverage by local station WDIV highlighting the seriousness of the problem. We strive to make this a memorable event with food, entertainment, a memory tent and a balloon release to commemorate the lives of those lost as well as those in recovery.

FAN FALL FEST - Our second fundraiser is FAN Fall Fest — a more formal night with a sit down dinner and live entertainment. This event updates our supporters on the year’s accomplishments and showcases our new videos in a continual effort to educate the community. It is an evening of education that leaves 400+ guests wondering how this problem ever got so out of control. This event is Nov. 6 at Villa Penna in Sterling Heights.

Judge Linda Davis President

HOW TO HELP

5% Contributions

VOLUNTEER

GIVE

Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give.” Truer words were never spoken. Our entire organization is made up of volunteers and there is always a need for more. It can be as simple as passing out material at our speaking engagements, or helping with events. Individuals with expertise in social media, website maintenance and graphic design are also needed. Additionally, if you are involved with a community group, association or corporation that is concerned about this problem, contact us to present our program to your organization.

Our organization operates solely from donations and fundraising and 99% of all money raised is used for educational materials, brochures, videos and start-up material for new chapters. We have no paid positions in the organization. We appreciate any and all donations and sponsorships. If you believe the work we are doing is important, please donate online at www.familiesagainstnarcotics.org or by mail to 33000 Garﬁeld Road, Fraser, MI 48026.

95% Events LEADERSHIP BOARD MEMBERS Judge Linda Davis President Ofﬁcer Renee Campion Treasurer Dr. Bret Bielawski Director Diane Engardio Director

Dr. Anthony J. Colucci

Jim McKnight

Heather Dombrowski

Dr. David Richards

Tony Gallo

Barbara Rossmann

Jim Galloway

Eric Smith

Matt Baffo

Mark Hackel

Anthony Wickersham

John Brothers

Peter Lucido

Robert Cannon

Judge Peter Maceroni

Andrew Fortunato Director Dr. Joseph Naughton Director

ADVISORY BOARD

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THE NEW FACE OF ADDICTION. KNOWLEDGE SAVES LIVES.

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Chances are at some point in your life, you or a family member will be prescribed a narcotic pain reliever by a physician or dentist. In fact, enough prescription painkillers were prescribed in 2010 to medicate every American adult around-the-clock for a month. Unfortunately, many of us are unaware or under estimate the addictive nature of these medications. Prescription drug abuse has reached epidemic levels and sadly, our country loses one person every fourteen minutes to an overdose. Prescription drugs have become the â&#x20AC;&#x153;drug of choiceâ&#x20AC;? among young people age 12-13. Most who misuse believe they are safer than illicit drugs because they are prescribed by health care professionals. 70% of abusers report getting them from family or friends. Together we can do more. Ask your physician and dentist for non-narcotic pain relievers. Talk to your children about the dangers of misusing these drugs and monitor medications prescribed for the elderly. Knowledge can save lives.

familiesagainstnarcotics.org | 586.438.8500

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FRANKLIN-WRIGHT SETTLEMENTS WHAT WE DO

Franklin-Wright Settlements Inc. is a leading Detroit neighborhood human service organization, existing to assist individuals, families, groups and the community with basic life, family and social needs. Since its inception, FWS has adapted to changing landscapes,

adopting and utilizing best practices while achieving maximum program effectiveness. Today, programs include: Youth Enrichment, Recreation, Senior Outreach Services, Early Start Child Care, Family Reuniﬁcation Services, Mentoring,

Counseling and Services resources along with Supplemental Academic Initiatives. Fundraising/events: • Spirit of Giving Gala • Dream Higher College Advocacy •Back-to-School Readiness Rally

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

3360 Charlevoix Ave. Detroit, MI 48207 (313) 579-1000 www.franklinwright.org

Total employees: 100+ 2013 revenue: $1,967,478 Established: 1881

2013 SPIRIT OF GIVING GALA HONOREES

Rev. Robert O. Dulin Jr. Chairman

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Monique D. Marks President & CEO

2013 BACK-TO-SCHOOL READINESS RALLY

HOW TO HELP

85% Grants 1% Contributions 3.5% Events 7% Investment income 3.5% Other

VOLUNTEER

DONATE

313-579-1000 Ext. 258

313-579-1000 Ext. 244 or www.franklinwright.org

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Monique D. Marks President and CEO

BOARD Rev. Robert O. Dulin Jr. Board Chairman

May Li Vice President of Finance

Dr. Kenneth Harris Vice Chairman

Ahmad N. Nassar Vice President of Development

Terry Gallagher Vice Chairman

Richard L. Halsted Treasurer

Stephen Harris Kimberly Batchelor Davis Secretary Vadim Avshalumov

Michael VanTull Vice Chairman

Hali Giessler

Hon. Teola Hunter Missionary Hattie Humphrey

Debra Burnett

George A. Nicholson, III

Doreen Dudley

Ryan Smith

Barbara Leake

Hon. Judge Kelly Ramsey

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FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES WHAT WE DO

Since 1898, the Fraternal Order of Eagles has been committed to bettering communities by uniting fraternally in the spirit of liberty, truth, justice, and equality and making human life more desirable by lessening its ills. Today, nearly 800,000 members gather at our nearly 1,600 Aeries across the

United States and Canada to raise money for charity, host community events and promote the F.O.E. Charity Foundation – a network of more than 15 funds which raise and distribute donations for organizations treating diabetes, cancer, kidney disease, heart disease, spinal cord injuries, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and a

variety of pediatric ailments. Our members played a vital role in the creation of Mother’s Day, Social Security and Medicare and recently completed a $25 million pledge to fund the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center at the University of Iowa.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

1623 Gateway Circle South Grove City, OH 43123 (614) 883-2200 www.foe.com

Total employees: 40 2013 revenue: $10,295,990 Established: 1898 DIABETES RESEARCH CENTER GRAND OPENING On Aug. 23, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center ofﬁcially opened its doors on the campus of the University of Iowa. The DRC occupies 20,000 square feet. of state-of-the-art research space where a team of 100 researchers will lead the ﬁght to cure diabetes.

Gloria Mason Grand Madam President

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HOW TO HELP

Elwin “Bud” Haigh Grand Worthy President

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION - Held annually, the Eagles’ International Convention unites members from across North America for a week of fun, giving and organizational growth. This year’s convention was held July 13-17, in Orlando, Fla. Throughout the week, more than $500,000 in grants were awarded to a variety of causes.

JOIN

GIVE

The best way to make an impact in your community is by joining the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Our Aeries and Auxiliaries are committed to raising funds on a daily basis through events that support social interaction and community awareness. By joining, you gain access to our nearly 1,600 Aeries across North America.

Start impacting lives now by making a donation to the Fraternal Order of Eagles Charity Foundation. You don’t have to be a member to give! Simply visit www.foe.com, click the join tab and choose the charity fund of your choice from within the foundation to make a donation to. Give today and help us help the organizations in your community that improve life for all.

3.25% Events 72.23% Member Per-Capita Tax 9.75% Other sources 5.06% Membership Fees 9.71% Interest

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Elwin “Bud” Haigh Grand Worthy President Gloria Mason Grand Madam President Larry Rush CFO Chuck Cunningham Grand Secretary Vince Kinman Membership Director

Scott Houghtaling Assistant to the Aerie President Hope Mickle Assistant to the Auxiliary President Tyler Craig Marketing Director

BOARD David Tice Aerie Chairman of the Board

Tom McGrath Aerie Trustee

Jacque Marble Auxiliary Trustee

H. Carl Burnett Aerie Trustee

Gloria Williams Auxiliary Trustee

Ron Malz Aerie Trustee

Helen Poehner Auxiliary Trustee

Dave Smith Aerie Trustee

Althea Lane Auxiliary Trustee

Katie Ziebol Auxiliary Chairperson

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“It’s the simple things that

matter most” “In my life, I’ve raised three healthy children. I’ve caught a 50 lb. catﬁsh with a 20-year-old rod, handed down by my grandfather. I’ve restored my ’67 Mustang, paint job and all, with the help of my Eagle brothers. I’m proud of the things I’ve done, and I’m proud to have done them all as an Eagle.” Father, Mechanic, Proud Eagle

People Helping People – That’s who we are. Eagles made the ﬁrst public plea for Mother’s Day, protected senior citizens through the creation of Social Security and raised $25 million to develop the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center at the University of Iowa. Eagles are family. Our growing slate of member beneﬁts help you save money and give your family the protection they deserve. When life gets tough, Eagle brothers and sisters are there to lend a helping hand. Visit one of our more than 1,600 locations throughout North America and become a part of an organization that cares.

Visit an Aerie or Auxiliary near you to join the Eagles Family.

www.foe.com

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GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN WHAT WE DO The Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan serves girls in every community throughout southeastern Michigan including cities like Detroit, Pontiac, Flint, Port Huron and Monroe, as well as rural communities like Oxford, Dundee and Lenox, Imlay City and Deckerville. We serve girls across all income and demographic groups. Our membership virtually mirrors the demographics of our region. 26,000 girls and 9,000 adult volunteers are active participants in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, St. Clair, Sanilac, Lapeer, Livingston and Genesee counties. Our ever changing world is complex and requires a new kind of leader one who values diversity, inclusion,

3011 W. Grand Blvd., 500 Fisher Bldg. Detroit, MI 48202 (800) 482-6734 www.gssem.org

and collaboration and is committed to improving neighborhoods, communities and the world. Girl Scout leadership development programs provide comprehensive experiential learning and mentoring services, developed in collaboration with experts in the field of child development. Our programs help girls learn the type of leadership skills that they tell us they wish to be proficient at. Girls learn how to lead in a way that is: • Purpose driven • Oriented to social change • Inclusive and brings people together The Girl Scout Leadership Experience is the framework for defining what girls do

in Girl Scouting, how they do it, and who will beneﬁt. It engages girls in three key activities: discovering who they are and what they value; connecting with others; and taking action to make the world a better place. Providing this Experience throughout southeastern Michigan requires the help of a committed group of individuals, corporations and foundations who, each year, give generously of their time, resources and talent. With your support, together we can help our girls become leaders of courage, conﬁdence, and character who make the world a better place. Join us. Invest in a girl and she will change the world.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 100+ 2013 revenue: $14,740,979 Established: 2009

Nancy Philippart Board Chair

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COOKIE GALA - March 25, 2015 at DTE Energy Headquarters – Culinary artists from some of the area’s best restaurants will embellish Girl Scouts Cookies with delectable recipe creations. Live and silent auctions, signature cocktails, and the opportunity to mingle with business and community leaders highlight this truly gala event.

Denise Dalrymple CEO

FORE! THE GIRLS GOLF OUTING - Fore! the Girls, Aug. 17, 2015 at the Flint Elks #222 Country Club - The annual Golf Classic will help to raise needed funds for programs and services offered to Girl Scouts. Come play a championship golf course and enjoy a fun day with awards, prizes, lunch and dinner and more.

HOW TO HELP

1% Grants

VOLUNTEER

DONATE

Girl Scouting is not limited to the traditional troop experience. We invite prospective volunteers to explore the many ways to work with girls. Volunteer opportunities can be tailored to ﬁt the volunteers’ schedules, skills and interests. Our volunteers create the environment for girls to pursue the interests, causes, and leadership roles most important to them. Show her what’s possible - volunteer today!

Providing the Girl Scout Leadership Experience throughout southeastern Michigan requires the help of a committed group of individuals, corporations and foundations that each year give generously of their resources and talent. The yearly cost to provide Girl Scouting is approximately $325 per girl. Your gift helps ensure that every girl throughout our region has the opportunity to be a Girl Scout!

8% Contributions

LEADERSHIP

7% Events

TOP EXECUTIVES

75% Product sales

Denise Dalrymple CEO

4% Retail sales 5% Other

Dara T. Munson COO Denise Minoletti CFO

Lisa K. Morse Vice Chair Rhonda B. Orr Secretary Diane L. Young Treasurer

John DeFrancesco

Seema Verma-Prince

Dana C. Harvey

Julianne T. Princinsky

Peter M. Keating

Heather D. Rivard

Ronia F. Kruse

Maureen Stapleton

Elaine T. Marcotte

Richard A. Sundquist

Doreen Olko

Maria Zardis

James T. Adsit

BOARD

Voncile Brown-Miller

Nancy Philippart Board Chair

Denise A. Calisi

Kathryn L. Ossian

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I can’t wait to

show her what’s possible! As a volunteer, you’ll introduce girls to new experiences that show them they’re capable of more than they ever imagined. You’ll be their cheerleader, guide, and mentor, helping them develop skills and conﬁdence that will last long after the meeting is over. Imagine the smiles, the excitement, the memories made—those are the moments you’ll share at Girl Scouts. Whether you can give a day, a few weeks, or the whole year, it all starts with you. Become the role model they’ll always remember. Find out more at gssem.org.

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GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF GREATER DETROIT WHAT WE DO Serving the local community for more than 93 years, Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit puts people with employment challenges back to work. The organization develops social enterprises which create training and employment opportunities impacting thousands of lives each year. Everything Goodwill does is driven by its mission to empower people through the power of work. Goodwill is the premier employment and training services provider in Metro Detroit. The organization helps people and

employers understand that disabilities and other challenges do not have to limit an individual’s ability to be a valuable employee and productive member of the community. With the right support, services and training, even men and women who face incredible challenges can reach their goals and gain independence. Goodwill delivers services, products and employment coaching support for more than 500 local employers of all sizes each year. Trainees receive classroom education, vocational instruction,

workplace behavior coaching, financial literacy, placement assistance, and ongoing career support. For employers, this assures positions are filled by skilled, mature and confident workers motivated to succeed. In 2010, Goodwill relaunched its donated goods resale operations. It currently operates four stores in the region featuring an “upscale resale” model. The stores deliver great values and a customer focused-atmosphere for shoppers.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

3111 Grand River Ave. Detroit MI 48208 (313) 964-3900 www.goodwilldetroit.org

Total employees: 295 2013 revenue: $34.7 million Established: 1921

Clarence L. Pozza Jr. Board Chair

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Lorna G. Utley President and CEO

GOODWILL’S ROCK FOR JOBS - Rick Springﬁeld LIVE at Soundboard, Motor City Casino. Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015

31ST ANNUAL GOODWILL GOLF CLASSIC - Monday, June 29, 2015, Dearborn Country Club

HOW TO HELP VOLUNTEER Our program provides a range of opportunities for individuals who need community/service hours or just want to volunteer to help our Metro Detroit neighbors. GIVE A monetary gift to Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit helps us offer employment, education and career training support programs to thousands of local individuals.

Monetary gifts and bequests to Goodwill Industries are tax-deductible as provided by law. Or you can donate to a Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit retail store which features upscale gently used clothing and household items hand-selected by our staff. Only the best items donated to our efforts will make it to the showroom ﬂoor. Proceeds from sales at the stores will support the Goodwill mission of helping local people become trained, trusted and ready to work.

LEADERSHIP

21.6% Grants TOP EXECUTIVES

4.6% Contributions 0.3% Events 0.9% Interest income 66.8% Industrial sales 5.8% Retail

Lorna G. Utley President and Chief Executive Ofﬁcer Felicia Hunter Executive Vice President of Employment and Training William Wimsatt Vice President of Finance Karen Sanford Vice President of Human Resources

Jay Wilber President, Goodwill’s Green Works Inc. Kathy Laird Vice President of Goodwill Automotive Lindsay Chalmers Vice President of Marketing, Development and Public Relations, Commercial Operations and Business Development Dennis Deane Vice President of MIS and Infrastructure

Jeff Ulrainec Vice President of Donated Goods

Dr. Mohammed Arsiwala Laura Byars Laura Cox

BOARD

Sharlene Gage

Clarence L. Pozza Jr. Chairperson

Amy Good Geno Grabinski

Talvis Love Vice Chairperson B. J. Rodgers Treasurer Jane Bowman Secretary

Ryan Hoyle Raymond J. Janisse Andy Julian Thomas Margosian Lisa Muschong

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WHO WE ARE Founded in 1921, Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit is the recognized leader in training individuals and creating employment opportunities necessary to promote economic self-sufﬁciency. We accomplish this by forming innovative partnerships with businesses, other non-proﬁts and governmental agencies in Metro Detroit to deliver services based on the needs of the community. Each day, we impact thousands of lives at more than a dozen sites in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties.

WHAT WE DO Goodwill Industries exists for the greater good. We provide people who have disabilities or other barriers to employment with the support needed to gain jobs and become self-sufﬁcient through the power of work. We provide industry with labor solutions that ensure quality and efﬁciency. We also provide our community with services that respond to current and emerging human needs. Our entrepreneurial approach sets us apart. As a result, we are a different way to make a difference.

WHY IT MATTERS Food pantries, temporary assistance and shelters — as important as they may be — do not address the root cause of poverty and dependence. In contrast, Goodwill enables radical life transformation. The majority of clients who seek assistance from us have spent their entire lives depending on “temporary” resources, creating a day-to-day survival mentality. We help them move beyond this to an outcome that instills self-worth and selfsufﬁciency.

HOW YOU CAN HELP Support from area businesses and individuals helps us bring independence and dignity to thousands of people each year. Hiring a Goodwill trainee, making a donation, sponsoring an event or shopping at one of our stores are just a few of the ways you can support Goodwill’s mission. No matter how you get involved, you’ll make a real impact for a friend or neighbor who simply needs a hand up, not a hand out. Learn more and connect with us at our website.

www.goodwilldetroit.org

CANTON STORE 41937 Ford Road Canton, MI 48187 (734) 981-1692

DEARBORN STORE 22451 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, MI 48124 (313) 228-5927

COMMERCE STORE 3281 Crumb Road Commerce Twp, MI 48390 (248) 859-5927

Store hours are 9 AM to 9 PM Monday through Saturday and Noon to 6 PM Sunday

WOODHAVEN STORE 20080 West Road Woodhaven, MI 48183 (734) 301-3902

LIVONIA STORE 12651 Middlebelt Livonia, MI 48150

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GUEST HOUSE WHAT WE DO Founded in 1956, Guest House is internationally renowned as a premier treatment center for Catholic clergy, men and women religious. Guest House is the first facility to have an integrated model providing intensive medical, psychological, emotional and spiritual support so these men and women are able to heal from addiction, to regain physical and psychological health, and to return to their active ministries. More than 90 percent of our patients return to active ministry in successful, long-term

recovery. Our long-term abstinence rate is at the top of the recovery profession. Guest House also treats dual-diagnosed behaviors such as eating disorders, hoarding and gambling. Guest House publishes Human Development Magazine -- a scholarly professional magazine providing the latest research-based information on addiction, recovery, prevention and behavioral health. Human Development, written by leading clergy, physicians, behavioral therapists and teachers, is a

quarterly publication available in print and online. To subscribe, go to HDMag.org. The National Catholic Council on Addictions is another service of Guest House. The NCCA offers a variety of educational programs about addictions and other behavioral health problems to dioceses, parishes and formation communities. For information on these services available to your community, contact ncca@guesthouse.org.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS 1601 Josyln Road Lake Orion, MI 48360 248-391-4445 guesthouse.org

Total employees: 110 2013 revenue: $8,251,224 Established: 1956

Bridget Bearss

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Denise Bertin-Epp

The annual Detroit Bishop’s Dinner celebrated its 56th consecutive year in early October 2014 at The Townsend Hotel (pictured above). Over 350 people attended this elegant event. This beautiful gala honors two recipients (one clergy, one lay) for leadership and support of Guest House’s noble mission of healing. In 2014, the Cardinal Edmund Szoka Leadership Award went to Monsignor Anthony M. Tocco of St. Hugo of the Hills in Bloomfield Hills, and the Bishop Kevin Britt Award went to Ray and Marie Weingartz of Weingartz Lawn and Snow stores. Photo credit: Rick Dupler.

The Guest House Golf Classic is another spectacular and fun annual event, which takes place in mid-June at beautiful Oakhurst Golf and Country Club.

HOW TO HELP Generosity takes many forms. VOLUNTEER

GIVE

LEARN

Please visit guesthouse.org to join our mission, and receive periodic emails.

Guest House greatly appreciates and accepts various gifts: cash, securities, real estate, insurance, all retirement and estate assets. Guest House is a GuideStar Silver Participant. Please visit guesthouse.org.

To subscribe to Human Development Magazine, please visit hdmag.org.

LEADERSHIP

1% Grants 46% Contributions 1% Events 40% Program service 4% Miscellaneous revenue

TOP EXECUTIVES Denise Bertin-Epp President & CEO Erika H. Walker VP of Development Mark T. Miller Chief Financial Officer Sr. Mary Ellen Merrick Executive Director, Women’s Treatment Joseph Shoots Executive Director, Men’s Treatment

Fr. George F. Hazler, I.V. Dei Guest House Chaplain

Michael J. Fontana Past Chair

Gerard J. McGlone, SJ, PhD Executive Director, Guest House Institute Executive Editor, Human Development Magazine

Paul W. Schmidt Treasurer

Cindy Vario Human Resources Manager

Paul L. Broughton Trustee Emeritus

Sr. Mary Persico, IHM, Ed.D

Bryan Baird

Paul C. Robertson Jr.

Richard E. Durkin Secretary

BOARD Sr. Bridget Bearss RSCJ Board Chair

Sr. Xavier Ballance, D.C. Jerry D. Bostic

James F. Connelly Rev. Laurence P. Dolan, OFM Robert W. Koval Most Reverend Donald F. Hanchon, M.Div.

Robert D. Steel, M.D.

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“Today, as society and the Church face new anxieties and pressures, the mission of Guest House is as important as ever…. As one who served as a Diocesan Bishop in Michigan for many years, I owe a personal debt of gratitude to Guest House for all that it has done for the clergy whom I referred for treatment.” Edmund Cardinal Szoka President Emeritus, Vatican City State

More than 8000 priests and religious cared for since 1956.

For more information please contact: John Cunningham 248-391-4445 or jcunningham@guesthouse.org To donate online please visit guesthouse.org

THE GUEST HOUSE MISSION To provide the information, education, treatment and care needed to assure that clergy, men and women religious, and seminarians suffering from addictions and other behavioral health conditions have the best opportunity for quality recovery and overall health and wellness.

Learn more about how you can support our mission Find out more at guesthouse.org/

10%15%

10 to 15% of all Catholic clergy and religious suffer some form of addiction

Today, we can’t afford to lose even a single vocation to an addiction!

All Souls Mass being celebrated for Guest House staff, residents and supporters.

nearly 6,000 More than 90% of our alumni returned to active ministry and mission in successful, long term recovery

priests treated multiplied by at least

2,000 lives influenced on their first Sunday at Mass

on average 50,000

souls spiritually renewed over the rest of their lives in ministry. Guest House President & CEO Denise Bertin-Epp and Fr. George Hazler.

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HOUSE OF PROVIDENCE WHAT WE DO

Until every child has a home...

P.O. Box 07266 Detroit, MI 48207 (313) 579-1825 www.thehouseofprovidence.org

The House of Providence is a therapeutic residential home for minors who are wards of the state of Michigan and who find themselves languishing without prospect of adoption. We provide much relief to these youth through therapy, life skills training, mentorship, educational support, family match programs and community reintegration. There are so many youth in Michigan’s child welfare system who are in need of intervention and support services. As a result of the direct care and individual

attention given, these youths will grow into whole, independent and successful adults realizing the potential that God has destined for them. Most importantly, they will become part of a family that will provide a permanent support system, perhaps for the first time ever. Statistically, once a youth “ages-out” of foster care, over 60 percent of females will end up in some part of the sex industry, and over 60 percent of males will be incarcerated at some point in their life. Currently, about half of the prison

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS TERMAX CORPORATION CHARITY GOLF OUTING TO BENEFIT HOUSE OF PROVIDENCE - We host two major fundraising events annually, and actively seek partnerships throughout the entire year. Our first event is our “Wishes Gala,” a black-tie event that is held at the Westin Book Cadillac in the fall. For more information on this year’s gala, please visit www.wishesgala.org. At this event, there are always great music and food. But, more importantly, we share heartwarming stories of triumph as well as honor several individuals who are fighting on the front lines for foster youth right here in southeast Michigan. We also partner with Termax Corporation for a fabulous golf outing that raises both awareness and finances. Many corporations are represented at this event.

Total employees: 16 2013 revenue: $185,857 Established: 2013

Jason Dunn Founder

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population nationally are former foster youth. House of Providence provides an alternative to this crisis in foster care here in Michigan. We cloak a very clinical and therapeutic setting in the comforts of a familial and homelike atmosphere. Through this, we increase their ability to relax and receive help and eventually bond. Reactive Attachment Disorder is a very real a debilitating condition that has life-altering effects on foster youth.

HOW TO HELP Because the needs among foster youth in southeast Michigan are so vast, there are countless ways to get involved. Two of the main things that you could do to partner with us, and make a positive impact in the lives of these vulnerable children are to give, and to volunteer. Giving may seem simple, but it is very significant. The generosity of our partners is what makes

15% Grants

the work that we do a possibility. If you are interested in volunteering, we are always in need of tutors, mentors, family match partners and special project assistance. We hold mandatory volunteer orientations monthly for anyone who is interested in getting more information, or taking the next steps toward beginning your volunteerism with our residents.

LEADERSHIP

65% Contributions

TOP EXECUTIVES

20% Events

Jason Dunn Founder Maggie Dunn Chief Administrator Yvonne Smith Therapist Cherish Thomas Social Worker

Susan McGillis Office Manager

Megan Kub House Mother

Rick Giannetti Christi Giannetti

Kaitlin Smith House Mother Evelyn Johnson House Mother Anne Smither House Mother Alexandra Hicks House Mother

BOARD

Crawford Webb

David Duda Chair

Brianna Squibb

Jason Miller Treasurer

Shenay Shumake Krista Miller

Nikki Byanski Secretary

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U n t i l every c h i ld h as a h o m e. . .

Our Mission The House of Providence is a therapeutic home for minors who are wards of the State of Michigan and who find themselves languishing without a prospect of adoption. We provide vital ministry to children in need of intervention and support services. As a result of the direct care and individual attention given, these youths will grow into whole, independent and successful adults. Most importantly, they will become part of a family that will provide a permanent support system, perhaps for the first time ever.

You can help . . .

www.thehouseofprovidence.org Please join us at our annual fundraiser Wishes Gala on Nov. 7, 2014 â&#x20AC;˘ info at www.wishesgala.com

Board of Directors Dave Duda, CHAIR Nikki Byanski Ricky & Christi Giannetti Jason & Krista Miller Shenay Schumake Briana Squibb Crawford Webb

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INFORUM CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP WHAT WE DO Inforum Center for Leadership (ICL) is an education and research organization that accelerates careers for women and boosts talent initiatives for companies. ICL is driving toward a future where the presence of women at all levels of leadership is the “new normal” and where young women never question what their future can hold. We strive for inclusive work environments where diversity is embraced as a strategic advantage – in boardrooms, executive suites, and the frontline. Our programs serve a broad range of women in different stages and types of careers – from nonprofit professionals, to emerging and rising corporate leaders, tech entrepreneurs, Veterans, and corporate board leaders.

400 Renaissance Center, Suite 2155 Detroit, MI 48241 1(877) 633-3500 www.inforummichigan.org

ICL also conducts original research. To understand the power of ICL, think of two ends of a spectrum in most companies today. At one end of the spectrum are young professionals who are just beginning their careers. For the most part there is parity at the entry level: men and women are hired at about the same rate for similar jobs at comparable salaries. Yet at the other end of the spectrum, leadership looks much different. In Michigan’s top 100 publicly traded companies, men hold 88 percent of board seats – a percentage that has remained relatively flat over the past decade. Twelve percent of women are executive officers and only 40 out of 417 top-five compensated officers are women.

The purpose of ICL is to tackle what happens in between these two ends of the spectrum where stalled career advancement means unmet potential for our economy and our community alike. There is no difference in the leadership abilities of men and women, but there is a discernable difference when it comes to leadership development. Simply put, women can get farther, faster in a learning environment that provides relatable experiences, peer mentoring, challenging curriculum, and inspiring role models. Inforum Center for Leadership programs are research-based, outcome-driven and aimed squarely at key inflection points in women’s careers.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 10 2013 revenue: $1,023,033 Established: 2002

Terry A. Barclay President and CEO

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Eileen Ashley Chair

INNER CIRCLE 2014 - Inner Circle celebrates our region’s most accomplished and admired women – those in the “inner circle” – and gives them a forum to share practical know-how and inspire leadership in others. Inner Circle is not an awards program – it’s a call to action that combines real-world insight and unparalleled access for emerging and rising leaders, and those starting new ventures. Facilitated small-group dialogue taps into the wisdom of top female executives and helps women deepen their professional network by making strategic connections. For women already in the “inner circle,” it’s a great way to give back.

AUTOMOTIVENEXT - Focuses on attracting, developing and retaining top female talent in the automotive industry. We do this by positioning women thought leaders, promoting an exciting and diverse image of the industry to university students, and providing a supportive and challenging environment for women at different career stages.

HOW TO HELP Support for ICL enables research and development in order to continuously improve program content and delivery while keeping tuition costs substantially low so more women have greater access to leadership development earlier in their careers. In particular, there are three funds. 1) The Scholarship Fund provides partial or full scholarships for non-profit leaders; women in career transition; emerging second-stage entrepreneurs; small business owners; and university faculty.

38% Grants 19% Donations 5% Events 2% Interest income 35% Tuition 1% In-kind

2) The Innovation Fund is designated for strategic priorities that will enable significant leaps in program innovation. 3) The Future Leaders Fund provides overall support for Inforum Center for Leadership’s education and research initiatives. Additionally, we provide volunteer opportunities for women to showcase and strengthen their skills in visible leadership roles and expand their professional network outside one’s own company or industry.

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Terry A. Barclay President & CEO

BOARD Eileen Ashley Chair

Jacqueline J. Wiggins Chief Operating Officer

Diana Tremblay Vice Chair

Rachele Downs VP, Entrepreneurial Strategies

Maximiliane Straub Treasurer

Catherine Rogg VP, Corporate Engagement

Joyce Jenereaux Secretary

Jennifer Champion VP, Corporate Engagement

Joann Chavez Executive Committee Member-At-Large

Shari Burgess Immediate Past Chair

George Lenyo

Cheri Alexander

Terry Merritt

Terry Barclay

Aleksandra Miziolek

Christine Barman

Lizbeth O’Shaughnessy

Lisa Dancsok

Linda Orlans

Marianne Fey

Kathy Oswald

Felicia Fields

Heather Paquette

Michelle Goff

Sharon Rothwell

Patti Griswold

Sonya Sepahban

Rhonda Laurencelle

Mary Stevens

Florine Mark

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See what’s possible. Get there faster. When you consider the impact of women as college graduates, employees, consumers, producers, and entrepreneurs, one thing is clear: realizing their full potential isn’t just an issue of fairness. It’s an economic issue that affects everyone. Inforum Center for Leadership is an education and research organization that accelerates careers for women and boosts talent initiatives for companies. We’re forging a future for women where talent meets opportunity at all levels of leadership. Join us.

www.inforummichigan.org

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LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION INC. WHAT WE DO Legal Aid and Defender is the largest public law firm in Michigan. Established in 1909, the mission of Legal Aid and Defender is to provide comprehensive, aggressive legal advocacy and representation in civil legal matters for needy residents of metropolitan Detroit. Its mission is really about keeping families together, and helping individuals grab the next rung on the ladder out of poverty. Legal services can prevent eviction, remove barriers to housing and employment, protect against consumer fraud, identify

613 Abbott St. Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 967-5555 www.ladadetroit.org

public benefits income for clients, keep kids in school, protect children and spouses from abuse, and open lives to new opportunities. Our communities are strengthened when Legal Aid attorneys help veterans with housing problems, expunge records for ex-offenders so they can seek employment, help a single mother with a consumer debt issue, assist residents with legal problems in distressed neighborhoods, help children in a hospital with Medicaid problems, help

college students with record clearance issues, prevent homelessness, work out a mortgage problem to prevent foreclosure, educate citizens about the law with workshops and outreach initiatives throughout Metro Detroit on a weekly basis. According to the Legal Services Corporation, some 650,000 residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties are eligible for civil legal assistance in some form from the Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS Fundraising events held by Legal Aid and Defender include its annual Pro Bono Awards Ceremony and the annual Charity Golf Outing. The organization also conducts a continuous annual giving campaign that receives contributions from individuals, corporations and law firms.

Total employees: 123 2013 revenue: $18,000,000 Established: 1909

Lois E. Bingham Chair, Board of Directors

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PARTNERSHIPS - Legal Aid and Defender relies on several partners to do its work, including the Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency (OLHSA). Shown here are (from left) Robert Santiago, staff attorney in the Pontiac office of Legal Aid and Defender, Ashley Yocum, OLHSA public relations coordinator; and Jameel Williams, LAD paralegal.

Deierdre L. Weir President & CEO

EVICTION DIVERSION PROGRAM - Tom Hartwig, a staff attorney in the Macomb office, negotiates a conditional dismissal with landlords Michael and Andrea D’Angelo of Sterling Heights and tenant Alex McClendon of Warren through Legal Aid and Defender’s Eviction Diversion Program in 37th District Court in Warren. “It’s a win-win for the landlord and the tenant,” Hartwig said. “It allows the landlord to retain a good tenant and allows the tenant to get caught up on outstanding rent. If the tenant pays the rent, the case is dismissed and there’s no eviction on record.”

HOW TO HELP

90% Grants 8% Donations

VOLUNTEER

GIVE

Most volunteers at Legal Aid and Defender are attorneys, legal secretaries and paralegals who help represent and assist clients with legal problems. Currently more than 300 attorneys participate as volunteers. Other volunteers help with our neighborhood outreach programs, fundraising events, and general administrative work. Anyone interested in volunteering can contact Kesha Sawyer at (313) 967-5680 or ksawyer@ladadetroit.org.

Individuals, corporations, law firms and others can donate a gift in any amount through our Friends of Legal Aid annual giving program. Those interested can contact Roger Lennert at (313) 967-5607 or rlennert@ladadetroit.org. Donations can be used for general legal services, or donors can donate to a particular area of law or project. Donations are tax deductible.

LEADERSHIP

2% Events TOP EXECUTIVES Deierdre L. Weir President and CEO Miriam L. Siefer Executive Vice President, Chief Federal Defender Joan Glanton Howard Chief Counsel, Civil Law Group

Donald L. Johnson Chief Federal Defender

Karen Chadwick Secretary

Angela R. Smith Vice President, Finance

Anthony R. McCree Treasurer

Vance K. Jackson Joel D. Kellman J. Russell LaBarge Jr. J. Sherman Larkin

Arthur Dudley II BOARD Lois E. Bingham Chair, Board of Directors Joel D. Applebaum Vice Chair

Brian M. Legghio Sherrie Farrell

Anthony R. McCree

Harold Gurewitz

Roger Short

Nina Jackson

John A. Taylor

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L A D D Y AWA R D S for Pro Bono and Community Service presented by the Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. Friend of Legal Aid and Defender Award The Macomb Homeless Coalition

SPONSORS

The Macomb Homeless Coalition is a non-proﬁt organization that acts as an advocate for the homeless and potentially homeless in Macomb County. MHC staff and volunteers came to LAD to conduct three poverty simulations for our entire staff and Board of Directors. The poverty simulation allows for persons to “live” the life of a poor person for a month and requires various actors to role-play as agency workers. The simulation is an effective method for staff to understand the struggles that face our clients in their daily lives.

Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award Jordan Bolton Clark Hill PLC In one case handled by Mr. Bolton, our clients purchased a home on a land contract. They did not know that the seller had a mortgage for $65,000 on the property. The seller lost title to their home when that mortgage was foreclosed. Our clients made a $10,000 down payment on the land contract, and improved the property. Mr. Bolton ﬁled a lawsuit alleging fraud by the seller and conducted extensive discovery including depositions. His efforts led to a settlement in which our clients received damages of $9,500.

Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year Award

The 37th District Court

Bodman PLC

Judge Matthew Sabaugh When the 37th District Court learned that Legal Aid and Defender and other community partners were planning an Eviction Diversion Program in Macomb County, Judge Matthew Sabaugh contacted us and expressed an interest in having the Program at the 37th District Court. The EDP is a voluntary program to assist landlords and tenants in resolving back rent situations without a credit-damaging court judgment. It is the ﬁrst of its kind in Macomb County.

Pro Bono Spirit Award Jenny Lynn Zavadil Bowman and Brooke LLP Jenny Lynn Zavadil represented a client who was sued by a debt collector for a credit card debt. Ms. Zavadil ﬁled a motion to set aside the garnishment of the property tax credit which is exempt from garnishment under state law. The Court ordered sanctions against the credit for $500 when this payment was not made the court ordered an additional $1000 in sanctions. The creditor paid the total judgment and sanctions of $1,000 which Ms. Zavadil donated to our very surprised and pleased client.

Kristi Katsma Dickinson Wright PLLC Kristi Katsma of Dickinson Wright represented a client who received a Detroit property tax bill for $2,300 she had already paid. The client had stamped receipts from the City indicating payment in full. The elderly client had lived in her home since 1971. Ms. Katsma ﬁled a successful appeal with the Michigan Tax Tribunal to resolve this matter. Ms. Katsma’s work ensured that this client could continue to live in her home. She spent 57 hours on this matter.

Kurt Thornbladh Thornbladh Legal Group PLC Mr. Thornbladh represented a client, who lived at COTS, a Detroit homeless shelter with her six children. He ﬁled a Chapter 7 bankruptcy for her, wiping out a $6,000 balance owed for electricity and heat. Mr. Thornbladh ﬁled the bankruptcy which enabled her to wipe out her balance, get utility service, and move herself and her six children into a new home. Mr. Thornbladh has completed bankruptcy cases for six other clients.

Kelvin W. Scott Pro Bono Corporation of the Year Award

L to R: Peter Leto, Ralph McDowell, Jason Currie, Michael Jameson, Kimberly Paulson, Alexander Simpson Legal Aid and Defender offers assisted pro se divorce clinics for Wayne county residents. In 2008 Bodman began handling two pro se divorce clinics for Wayne County residents each month Bodman’s attorneys handled the presentation and helped the clients prepare pro se pleadings. Since 2012 Bodman attorneys have continued to assist clients at a pro se clinic each month. In the past three years Bodman has donated 646 hours of work for LAD’s clients.

Ed Pokorny Pioneer of Justice Award Hon. James R. Chylinski, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Chylinski is the recipient of the Ed Pokorny Pioneer of Justice Award because of his awareness of the particular circumstances of our clients. He is innovative in his sentencing. He often will impose a ﬁne or court costs as an alternative to probation or incarceration. He is concerned about saving our clients’ employment. He is also willing to consider alternative sentencing such as Drug Court or Mental Health Court.

Frank D. Eaman Warrior of Justice Award John A. Shea Sole Practitioner John A. Shea is the recipient of the Frank D. Eaman Warrior of Justice Award for his outstanding work as a member of our CJA panel of assigned counsel. The panel represents our clients in the U.S. District Court. Mr. Shea is an excellent practitioner and never hesitates to take the difﬁcult case. He represented the former mayors’ father, Bernard Kilpatrick in the lengthy trial before Judge Edmunds.

Pangborn Pin Recipients ( At least 50 hours pro bono service since last awards ceremony) Seth A. Drucker, Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC Olukunle A. Fadipe, solo practitioner (now LAD staff attorney) Kathleen G. Galen, solo practitioner Kathryn Ariella Katz, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP Mary Beth Leija, solo practitioner Mary K. Mansﬁeld, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP Theresa H. Sharp, solo practitioner Christy Q. Williams, solo practitioner

David Leitech Group Vice President and General Counsel, Ford Motor Company Ford provides funding and pro bono attorneys from Ford’s corporate counsel staff for our Food Stamp Screening Project. Ford’s pro bono attorneys handled 16 food stamp clinics from 2010 through 2013 and four clinics so far this year. The Project is conducted in elementary schools and medical clinics that are part of our collaboration with the Beaumont Legal Aid for Families and Children Project (LAFC), and at the ofﬁces of our community partners, Don Bosco Hall, and Focus Hope. A number of Ford attorneys also handle individual pro bono cases helping our clients expunge their criminal records and get divorced.

Serving Metro Detroit since 1909. www.ladadetroit.org Founded in 1909, Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. is Michigan’s largest provider of civil legal services to incomequalified residents, serving Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties and the City of Detroit. The firm also represents incomequalified defendants in Wayne County, Circuit Court and federal defendants in First U.S. District Court. Combined, the firm serves or represents more than 10,000 clients annually.

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LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORP. WHAT WE DO The Detroit Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) supports communitybased development organizations with capital, technical expertise and training to transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy and sustainable communities. Detroit LISC is a local organization within the national LISC network that includes more than 30 offices across the country serving 39 states. As part of a national organization, Detroit LISC has access to federal and private grant dollars, a

loan pool for real estate investments, Low Income Housing and New Market Tax Credits and specialists to provide expertise in areas such as housing preservation, foreclosure, community safety, and more. Detroit LISC makes capital investments to support a variety of real estate development projects throughout the city including housing, neighborhood retail, clinics and schools. In small, targeted areas, LISC has implemented a

comprehensive strategy called Building Sustainable Communities (BSC) to maximize the impact of investment. The focus of the BSC strategy is: • Support physical development, especially affordable housing • Promote safety through community safety initiatives • Help families achieve financial stability with Centers for Working Families.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS 660 Woodward Ave., Suite 1600 Detroit, MI 48226 313-596-8222 detroit-lisc.org

Total employees: 10 2013 revenue: $4,074,253 Established: 1990

Tonya Allen Chair

MAP SHOWING TYPES OF INVESTMENTS

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2013 DETROIT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AWARDS - The Detroit Community Development Awards is an annual event presented by Detroit Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and the Community Development Advocates of Detroit (CDAD). This premier industry event publicly honors the successful efforts of residents, communitybased development organizations and others who are having a positive impact on the revitalization of Detroit neighborhoods. Awards are presented to recognize real estate projects, individual leadership in community organizing and engagement, community safety initiatives, services that help working families build assets and achieve financial self-sufficiency and the Nonprofit Community Developer of the Year.

Tahirih Ziegler Executive Director

HOW TO HELP

96% Grants

To make a tax deductible contribution to Detroit LISC, visit detroit-lisc.org or call 313-596-8222 ext. 21

1% Contributions 2% Events 1% Other

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES

BOARD

C. David Campbell*

Laura Trudeau

Michael Rubinger President and CEO

Tonya Allen Chair

Melonie Colaianne

John Van Camp

Chuck Vliek Michigan LISC Program Vice President

David Egner Vice Chair

Harvey Hollins III

Ray Waters

Anne Beck Tahirih Ziegler Detroit LISC Executive Director

James S. Bernacki

Nick Khouri Burney Johnson Jason Paulateer

*C. David Campbell’s name remains on the board list in honor. He died in July.

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MATRIX HUMAN SERVICES WHAT WE DO Matrix Human Services (MHS), a 501(c)3 organization, has served the Detroit community and surrounding areas for more than 108 years. The League of Catholic Women led the way in 1906 with a vision and mission to fight poverty. Today, our mission remains the same as we continue to touch hearts and change lives in our community. With 13 programs at more than 30 locations, MHS serves more than 25,000 individuals and families annually.

120 Parsons Detroit, MI 48201-2002 (313) 831-1000 www.matrixhumanservices.org

MHS is leading dynamic change across the country with our Transition to Success™ (TTS) Model. This poverty model, implemented across all Matrix programs, coordinates care for basic needs, learning to read, getting an education (including GED and higher education), financial literacy and volunteerism. It has been our vision to have a national model of care that frames

poverty as a condition that requires treatment and not as a character flaw. That dream is today becoming a reality. We are changing the mindset of community leaders and those we serve by providing a realistic pathway to improved health and economic self-sufficiency. To discover more about Matrix Human Services and how you can get involved, visit www.MatrixHumanServices.org

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 621 2013 revenue: $19,000,000 Established: 1906

MATRIX HUMAN SERVICES HIKE FROM THE HEART, A CITY UNITED 5K WALK-A-THON - Held annually in August on the breathtaking Detroit RiverWalk. We encourage other nonprofits to participate to raise funds for their organization. We want the world to know that Detroit is a city united working together to help those in need.

Dr. Janice Lewis Cardwell Board Chair

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73% Grants

Dr. Marcella Wilson President and CEO

HOW TO HELP CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

INDIVIDUAL ENGAGEMENT

Become a community partner, sponsor a Matrix signature event or program event, join our Comprehensive Campaign, join the Matrix Giving Society, inquire about naming opportunities, organize a service project, host “Silent No More” training, organize a fundraiser, adopt a Head Start Center, implement Transition to Success™ (TTS™) in your organization, learn how to become a TTS™ Trainer and more.

Leave a legacy, establish donations in memory of a loved one, become a Matrix Ambassador, become a Matrix Advocate, mentor a child or adult, serve as a Matrix consultant, give an in-kind gift, serve as a guest speaker, volunteer your time, register with GoodSearch or register your Kroger Card and more. Discover more ways to get involved at www.MatrixHumanServices.org

LEADERSHIP

22% Contributions

TOP EXECUTIVES

2% Events

Marcella Wilson Ph.D. President and CEO

2% Investment income 1% Non cash

2014 ANNUAL MEETING - Held in June, Matrix Human Services invites community leaders, organizations, sponsors and residents to join us for breakfast as we highlight our success over the past year and outline goals for the upcoming year. Visit www.MatrixHumanServices.org or call (313) 8311000 Ext. 1135 for more information. (Above, from left to right) - Andrew Humphrey - WDIV-TV-4 Meteorologist; Dr. Marcella Wilson, Matrix, President and CEO; Dr. Janice Lewis Cardwell, University of Phoenix Campus Vice President/Director and Matrix Board Chair; and James E. Craig, City of Detroit, Chief of Police.

LeWanda Gipson Deputy Director Karen Bisdorf COO Scott Gifford VP Community Development and Grant Management

LaTrice Jordan VP Marketing and Development

Debra Spring Director, Matrix Head Start

Joan Morehead VP of Business Development and Education

BOARD OFFICERS

Dave Perkins VP Health Services and Senior Programs

David Underwood Vice Chair

Deborah Snyder VP Clinical Operations

Janice Lewis Cardwell Ph.D. Board Chair

Paul R. Rentenbach Treasurer

Terry Berry Secretary

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MERCY EDUCATION PROJECT WHAT WE DO Named the 2013 Crain’s Best-Managed Nonprofit, Mercy Education Project (MEP) was founded in 1992 by the Sisters of Mercy of Detroit to provide after-school tutoring for girls and a GED preparation program for women in southwest Detroit. MEP has continually added program components to meet the emerging needs of students, including ACT preparation and college and career exploration for girls, and computer instruction for women. MEP’s mission is to provide educational

opportunities, life skills development and cultural enrichment for women and girls who have limited access to resources to enable them to improve the quality of their lives. We accomplish our mission by setting high expectations of our students, fostering a love of learning and instilling the value of education. Our women’s program offers 16 hours of intensive instruction each week, allowing motivated students to reach their educational goals quickly. Our girls’ after-

school tutoring program offers one-toone tutoring in either reading or math. Our educational programs are focused on remediating educational gaps for women and girls to better prepare them for postsecondary education and employment. MEP promotes academic success, economic self-sufficiency and an educated workforce. Credentialed instructional staff is supplemented by trained volunteer tutors for all our programs.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

1400 Howard St. Detroit, MI. 48216 (313) 963-5881 mercyed.net

Total employees: 13 2013 revenue: $976,743 Established: 1992

David Parr President and Chairperson

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Amy Amador Executive Director

DOORWAY TO THE FUTURE - Dinner honors community leaders

THE 21ST ANNUAL SIDE-BY-SIDE GOLF OUTING

for their Positive attitude, Hard work and Dedication (PHD). Shari Burgess of Lear and Cindy Estrada of the UAW were honored this year. Major sponsors included Lear Corporation, Beaumont Health System, Ford Motor Company Fund, CHE Trinity Health and Christian Financial Credit Union. Save April 16 for the next Doorway Dinner.

brought out 150 golfers and raised more than $76,000 to benefit MEP. Major sponsors included Towers Watson, Transamerica Retirement Solutions, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, NEPC and CHE Trinity Health. Next year’s golf outing will be on July 20.

HOW TO HELP

18% Grants 19% Contributions 27% Events 4% Investment income 16% Sisters of Mercy 10% Government 6% Corporations

VOLUNTEER

GIVE

Volunteer in our Girls’ Tutorial and Academic Support Program where girls in grades 1-12 meet one-to-one with volunteer tutors for one hour per week. Girls receive assistance with reading, math, homework, computer literacy, creative expression and appropriate social interaction. Tutor training and all instructional materials are provided. Volunteer tutors are also needed in our Women’s Educational Services Program to help with reading or math on weekday mornings.

Give to MEP through a sponsorship for our Doorway to the Future Dinner to be held on April 16, 2015 and/or our Side-bySide Golf Outing on July 20, 2015. Visit mercyed.net to donate and/or click on the “Ways to Help” button.

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Amy Amador Executive Director

Lisa Fuller Volunteer Coordinator

Antoinette G. Green Secretary

BOARD

Cheryl Adams Davis

Mary E. Madigan Associate Director

David Patrick Parr President

Margaret Cooney Casey

Melanie Ward Director of GIrls’ Program

Denise Starr Vice President

Sarida Scott Montgomery Debora Murray

Robert Bowen Kathleen Ojeda Director of Women’s Program Treasurer

Sharon G. Pfeuffer Terri Tahnoose Myrna E. Fernandez-Lynch Rita Marie Valade, RSM Mary Ellen Howard, RSM Gordon Judd, CSB

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Lear is Proud to Support Mercy Education Project for its Impactful Community Service. For more than twenty years, Mercy Education Project has taken on the arduous task of afﬁrming a future of possibilities for young girls and women by nurturing courage and restoring hope through tutoring and educational programs.

As one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers, we know the kind of dedication it takes to be successful, whether it’s delivering outstanding seating or electrical distribution systems to the global automotive industry or adding our voice in support of those making a difference in the daily lives of those in need.

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MICHIGAN COMMUNITY RESOURCES WHAT WE DO The mission of Michigan Community Resources is to support and empower nonprofit community-based organizations working in low-income communities, with an emphasis on community and economic development, by providing pro bono legal services and technical assistance. Since inception, we have served over 1,200 nonprofits at a value of more than $13 million; provided almost $1 million in mini-grants for neighborhood beautification and safety initiatives; and provided vacant property-

615 Griswold, Suite 1805 Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 962-3171 www.mi-community.org

related assistance to over 200 community organizations in Detroit. In 2014, MCR and partners launched the Coordinated Capacity Building Program, funded by JPMorgan Chase Foundation and Kresge Foundation, to provide tailored capacity building services to a limited number of Detroit nonprofits in an effort to support neighborhood activities. Connected to this program is the Neighborhood-Exchange, a website that will support neighborhood improvement

activities and peer-to-peer education through tools, resources, guides and volunteer coordination. An example includes our Neighborhood Legal Guides that address neighborhood-level policy issues and empower residents to engage. MCR is also a member of the Impact Detroit collaborative, a network of community-driven organizations and businesses that provides a process for neighborhood stakeholders to bring neighborhood projects to life.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 13 2013 revenue: $1,101,775 Established: 1998

Geaneen Arends President

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MCR’S 13TH ANNUAL EVENT AT THE N’NAMDI CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART WAS PACKED WITH GUESTS SHARING STORIES OF SERVICE AND COMMUNITY PROGRESS. - Annual Event & Awards Ceremony – This event celebrates the dedication of our volunteers and the progress our clients make toward capacity building, blight elimination and neighborhood revitalization. Awards are presented for Outstanding Community Action, Volunteer of the Year, Partner of the Year, and Law Firm of the Year.

GUESTS CELEBRATE MCR’S 2012 AWARD WINNERS AT ITS 14TH ANNUAL EVENT AT CASS CORRIDOR COMMONS.

HOW TO HELP VOLUNTEER

GIVE

We are always looking for business attorneys to provide with pro bono opportunities that make a positive impact on low-income communities. Other volunteer opportunities are available, such as serving on our board and committees or providing fundraising, event, program-related and in-office assistance.

Hundreds of nonprofits across Michigan depend on our services every year. Your support is vital to meet this need and keep our programs running. Recurring giving is available and all gifts are tax-deductible. We also participate in the Access to Justice Campaign to increase resources for civil legal aid to the poor in Michigan. Attorneys interested in donating through the Access to Justice Campaign therefore can designate their gift to Michigan Community Resources.

60% Grants 30% Contributions 10% Events

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Jill Ferrari CEO Wendy Richards Director of Legal and Policy Programs Shamyle Dobbs Director of Education and Outreach Programs

Sam Butler Director of Planning and Technical Programs

Christopher Dine

Mitch Meisner

Vicki R. Harding

Marilyn Mullane

Kimberly Hudolin Vice President

Elliot Spoon

BOARD Geaneen Arends President

Rochelle Lento

Timothy Carless Treasurer Margaret Dewar

Dana Thompson Peter Van Dyke Thomas Linn Glen Zatz Robin Luce-Herrmann

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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2014 AWARDEES VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

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Miller Canfield

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Supporting Nonprofits. Strengthening Communities.

INFO@MI-COMMUNITY.ORG

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MICHIGAN INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY MEN’S HEALTH FOUNDATION ON WHAT WE DO For far too long, men’s health concerns were ignored, and overall, the medical community failed to educate men in the role of disease prevention, healthful lifestyles and proper health maintenance. The MIU Men’s Health Foundation was launched by the doctors of the Michigan Institute of Urology to promote the awareness, education, research and treatment of prostate cancer and men’s health-related issues. Through advocacy and awareness, The MIU Men’s Health Foundation is dedicated to supporting

20952 12 Mile Rd., Suite 200 St. Clair Shores, MI 48081 1(855) 66-HELP-MEN www.miumenshealthfoundation.org

men’s survivorship, embracing their dedication to choosing to know about their health and their choice to “Fight Like a Man” to protect it. Since 2009, the Foundation has become a leader in men’s health advocacy locally and nationally, and its local work collecting data about men’s health has attracted national attention to propel investment in healthcare strategies for men across the country. To achieve these goals, The MIU Men’s Health Foundation introduced

its signature events – The Run for the Ribbon and The Men’s Health Event – and Fight Like a Man International, a multi-disciplinary collaborative of health care experts across the world who are dedicated men’s health advocates. These advocates include physicians, researchers, community advocates and public health experts from the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia to share knowledge, resources and community services to improve and advance men’s health across the world.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: One part-time clinical cancer care coordinator 2013 revenue: $215,175 Established: 2009

Jason Hafron, M.D. Vice President

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MIU MEN’S HEALTH EVENT

Michael Lutz, M.D. President

MIU RUN FOR THE RIBBON - The Run for the Ribbon is a 5k Run/Walk, taking place each Father’s Day at the Detroit Zoo, focused on survivorship and supporting men with education and research for treatment to continue growing the number of survivors. The event helps raise crucial funds dedicated to promoting awareness, education, research and treatment of prostate cancer and men’s health-related issues. The Men’s Health Event, the largest of its kind in the U.S., occurs in the fall each year at Detroit’s Ford Field. The event provides men a better understanding of how to stay healthy, offers screenings for some of the most treatable diseases and assesses their current health, regardless of health insurance.

HOW TO HELP VOLUNTEER Supporting thousands of men each year takes community support. The MIU Men’s Health Foundation is always looking for volunteers to support its events in the summer and fall.

scholarships to Oakland University of William Beaumont School of Medicine for a student focused on the study of men’s health. Men’s health supporters also can help with varying levels of sponsorship.

GIVE

38.2% Contributions 61.8% Events

Donations to MIU Men’s Health Foundation’s Fund-a-Man help pay for the free and accessible health screenings to uninsured men at the Men’s Health Event. A contribution of $17.13 pays for prostate-speciﬁc antigen, testosterone, glucose and cholesterol testing for one man who will receive his results via the mail within 10 business days. Monetary gifts to the Jeff Murri Scholarship Fund help award annual $1,000

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Michael Lutz, M.D. President Jason Hafron, M.D. Vice President

Jordan Maier, M.D. Secretary

Elisabeth Heath, M.D.

Nick Mukhtar

Kenneth Kernen, M.D.

Kristofer Stimac

Jane Coplinger Mark Moyad, M.D. Wheeler Coleman

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MIU doctors are board certified in urologic subspecialties and recruited from the most advanced university centers in the United States. Our respected physicians are as diverse as their training, offering you the choice of a specialist with whom you feel comfortable.

The MIU team is devoted to ongoing learning to enhance our expertise through research and clinical trials and has performed more than 4,000 robotic surgeries with microinstruments and high-resolution cameras. Our commitment means the latest, most advanced urologic treatments for our patients so you have a better experience and a faster recovery.

With more than 50 urologists providing specialized care from 24 locations throughout Southeast Michigan, we are available without delay when you need us and convenient to where you work or live.

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Royal Oak South Lyon St. Clair Shores Sterling Heights Troy Trenton

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OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION WHAT WE DO

The mission of the Oakland Community College Foundation is to obtain ﬁnancial support to advance the mission and goals of Oakland Community College. The Oakland Community College Foundation was established in 1979 to raise private contributions to provide opportunities for students, and to enhance the quality of education at the

college. Gift dollars support students through scholarships, equipment purchases and program development. The OCC Foundation is governed by its Board of Directors, comprised of volunteer community leaders, representatives of the OCC Board of Trustees, administration and faculty. OCC receives thousands of applications

for scholarship support each year. Scholarships play a vital role in students’ education and provide ﬁnancial options so they may focus more intently on their studies. Scholarships often mean the difference between a student attending college or not.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS 2480 Opdyke Road Bloomﬁeld Hills, MI 48304 (248) 341-2137 www.oaklandcc.edu/foundation

Total employees: 4 2013 revenue: $803,398 Established: 1979

Brian Carney OCC Foundation Vice Chair

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OCC scholarship recipients Kenyatta Mack (left) and Stephanie Szymanski attend the Annual Scholarship Luncheon.

Donor Dennis Fiems talks with OCC scholarship recipient Kimberlie Flores at the Annual Scholarship Luncheon.

Oakland Community College “Golf for Scholarships” Outing is held each August. Course games and prizes combine with great golf and networking. Proceeds from this event provide a number of scholarship awards each year.

The Annual OCC Foundation Scholarship Luncheon is hosted every spring to bring together major donors and recipients to share their stories, recognize generosity and celebrate accomplishment.

David Ong OCC Foundation Chair

HOW TO HELP GIVE

76% Contributions

• Named scholarships: With a gift of $1,000 or more, individuals can create a named, annual scholarship. • Annual gifts: Gifts made on a regular basis which may be designated for speciﬁc programs or services. • Tributes and memorials: Honoring a loved one, friend, colleague, company or organization. • Endowed gifts: Endowing a fund provides perpetual, lasting support for scholarships, book funds, academic programs or buildings and equipment funds.

12% Events 12% Investment income

• Planned gifts : Naming OCC Foundation as a beneﬁciary in a will, insurance policy, retirement fund or through a charitable gift annuity. • Matching gifts: A gift could be doubled or even tripled through employer matching. VOLUNTEER Numerous volunteers are needed to assist with the Foundation’s major fundraiser, the Scholarship Golf Outing.

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Dr. Timothy Meyer Chancellor, Foundation Board Ex-Ofﬁcio

Brian Carney Vice Chair

Timothy Meyer Foundation Board Ex-Ofﬁcio

Don Schiemann Secretary

Sharon Miller

Peter Karadjoff Maureen Krauss Richard Berkﬁeld

Sharon Miller Vice Chancellor, Foundation Board Ex-Ofﬁcio

Thomas Sullivan Treasurer

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Robert Allesee Memorial Board Seat

David Ong Chair

Antoine Joubert

Deborah Niemer Shirley Bryant Randolph Ston Vince DeLeonardis William Wildern Jan Dolan

Doris Mosher Foundation Board Ex-Ofﬁcio

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RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF ANN ARBOR WHAT WE DO Giving Children What they Need Most - Their Families The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Ann Arbor has been built around one guiding mission - nothing else should matter when a family is focused on the healing of their ill child. Since opening our doors 29 years ago and in partnership with the world renowned University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, our houses have impacted thousands of children and their families during their greatest time of need.

A Place Where Healing Happens Together Our houses maintain a 95 percent occupancy rate and serve over 2,000 families each year. We serve families from all over Michigan, as well as many other states and countries. Families stay days, weeks, months, even years at a time. Providing a warm bed, bathrooms, homecooked meals, comfortable living rooms, play areas and laundry, our goal is to give a family everything they need so they can focus on the healing of their child.

A Place to Call Home It is difficult to imagine being pulled away from everyday life, family and friends when your child is fighting for their life, but this is the reality of our families. The overwhelming cost of medical bills and being away from home creates an enormous financial burden; we are able to lift a small part of this by providing our services at no cost. This is why the support from local community is so important.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

1600 Washington Heights Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (734) 994-4442 www.rmh-annarbor.org

Total employees: 19 2013 revenue: $1,086,925 Established: 1985

Loree Collett Board President

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Kim Kelly Executive Director

RED SHOE AFFAIR - This is the signature fundraising event for the Ronald McDonald Houses of Ann Arbor. This third annual event will be held in the University of Michigan stadium on Saturday, April 18, 2015. Guests are able to tour the Big House locker room, tunnel, ﬁeld and enjoy a strolling dinner and cocktails, auctions, entertainment and more. Tickets are $150 per person and sponsorship opportunities are available. This special evening will be even more memorable with the celebration of 30 years of keeping families together when they need it most. Step out and step up and support the Ronald McDonald Houses of Ann Arbor at this unique event. Red shoes encouraged!

HOW TO HELP VOLUNTEER • Dinner Groups - Volunteer groups provide and prepare dinner. • Volunteer Shifts –Regularly scheduled volunteer shifts available. DONATE

10% Grants 70% Contributions 15% Events 5% Interest income

• It costs approximately $75 for a family to stay for one night. A suggested donation of $10 per night is recommended which 85 percent of families are unable to afford due to overwhelming medical costs. Monetary support from local individuals, businesses and organizations is critical to our annual programming budget. • Wishlist Items – Donating wishlist items is a great way to provide support to the houses.

• Third party events – The Ronald McDonald Houses of Ann Arbor are honored to be the beneﬁciary of events organized by the local community. • Collect pop tabs – Pop tabs are collected and recycled for cash to help support the families who need it most.

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Kim Kelly Executive Director Marcia Monson Operations Director Melissa Bauernfeind Development Manager Karla Brauer Resident Manager

Kathy Baum Administrative Assistant

Elissa Slovik Gaies Secretary

Molly Dwyer - White

Mark Slade Treasurer

Doug Mervis

BOARD

Alan Harris Past President

David Perry

Sheri Belcher-Tribble

James Stewart

Loree Collett President Jim Greene Vice President Davang Shah Vice President

Jenny Carpenter Emily Deedler

Joseph Kryza

Kelly Parent

Benjamin Rodgers

Kathy Wade Rosie Fellhauer Emeritus

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RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF DETROIT WHAT WE DO

Sometimes distance plays a cruel reality to families of sick children. Seeking the best care may mean a sick child can be far away from a loving family. Established in 1979, the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit (RMHD) gives the family of a sick child the opportunity to be close every day, weekends, or just a few days a week,

depending on individual circumstances. For a nominal fee of $10 per night (the fee is waived if a family cannot afford to pay), families can stay for as long as their child is being treated at the hospital. The Detroit House is steps away from the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. There are 25 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, one kitchen and dining room, two living rooms, one playroom, two laundry

rooms, a computer room, an exercise room and an outdoor garden. More than 1,000 families from all over the world stay at RMHD yearly. The House provides an environment of love, kindness and a support system to families during their most difﬁcult time in life, when a child is receiving medical treatment. It is a house upon entering, a home upon leaving.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

3911 Beaubien St. Detroit, MI 48201 (313) 745-5909 www.rmhc-detroit.org

Some of the annual events include:

Total employees: 6

• Spring Tea • Vinni Golf Outing • Wine in the Garden Party • Escape to Belle Isle 5K and 10K Run

• Jerry Guirrey Golf Outing • Lingenfelter Dream Car Event • Goah Noah 5k Run and Walk • Townsend Tea

LINGENFELTER DREAM CARS, DREAM CRUISE, DREAM HOUSE EVENT.

140 GOLFERS GET READY TO GOLF AT THE VINNI GOLF OUTING 2014.

2013 revenue: $950,000 Established: 1979

Jennifer Litomisky Executive Director

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Deborah Virgiles President

HOW TO HELP

5% Grants 60% Contributions

There are many ways you can help us provide a home away from home for families in need. You could prepare a meal for the families at the House or supply the House with nonperishable food items. Canned food drives are a wonderful gift to the House! And we always need new toys for children that stay at our House. Please remember, it is cash and gifts-in-kind that will help the most. We launched our Expansion Campaign in September 2014. There

are many opportunities to make a major investment in our New Ronald McDonald House, slated to open in Spring 2015. There are naming opportunities for several areas of the House, as well as opportunities to invest in the implementation of new services, programs and operations. Please contact the House for ways to invest.

30% Events 5% Investment income

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Jennifer Litomisky Executive Director Linda Porter Executive Assistant Michael McCoy Director of Events

Jackie Kennedy House Manager Irma Hudson Resident Manager Jeannine Monkowski Data Management Executive

BOARD Deborah Virgiles President Len Williams Vice President

Tom Haggerty Treasurer Melvin Jones Secretary

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SAE FOUNDATION WHAT WE DO

The SAE Foundation’s mission is to encourage and support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education of all K-16 students throughout North America. The SAE Foundation meets this objective by supporting SAE’s PreProfessional STEM Education Programs. These programs provide a continuum of K-16 learning experiences. Through a focus on scientiﬁc literacy, the SAE A World In Motion® (AWIM) program

provides a forum to link industry and education in efforts to involve and excite young students (K-8) in STEM learning experiences. At the high school level, students engage in the IT-based F1 in Schools™ program designed to expand the STEM learning experience to include a technological focus on computerbased design and manufacturing, while simultaneously keeping them engaged in a

cross-curricular STEM experience. The real world Collegiate Design Series™ (CDS) addresses the captive audience of students determined to pursue STEM careers. CDS is designed to build relevant professional skills needed for professional leadership in STEM ﬁelds. The continuum approach positions SAE as a unique organization that provides learning experiences for all grades K-16 which engage, educate and train students in STEM.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS 400 Commonwealth Dr. Warrendale, PA 15096 (724) 772-7504 www.saefoundation.org

Total employees: 4 2013 revenue: $3,043,674 Established: 1986

Lori Gatmaitan Director, SAE Foundation

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Mark A. Johnson SAE Foundation Board Chairman

SAE FOUNDATION ANNUAL CELEBRATION - Maybury Elementary students proudly showcase their A World In Motion JetToy projects at the SAE Foundation Annual Celebration.

SAE FOUNDATION ANNUAL CELEBRATION This premier event celebrates our partners’ career accomplishments and philanthropic contributions. Features award presentations – including the Industry Leadership Award – VIP/sponsors reception and general networking Reception where local students present exhibits from their participation in SAE International’s award-winning STEM education programs. (Above) SAE Foundation Board Chairman Mark Johnson presents Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors Co., with the Industry Leadership Award.

HOW TO HELP

2% Grants

Get involved with the only U.S.-based organization to offer a full continuum of K-16 STEM education programs: • Fund a school or district-wide program or underwrite new curriculum development. • Sponsor local/regional/national events. • Recruit classroom volunteers for AWIM. • Volunteer as judges and coordinators at F1 and AWIM events or in technical and non-technical roles at CDS events.

22% Contributions 15% Events 46% Investment income 15% Fees and loan payments

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES

Mazen Hammoud

Frederick R. Nader

Lori Gatmaitan Director, SAE Foundation

Karen L. Healy

Daniel Nicholson

Robert L. Ireland

Arnold W. Siegel

Robert J. Last

Jim Wigfall

Mark A. Maher

Adam F. Zemke

EXECUTIVE BOARD Mark A. Johnson Chairman Donald Ableson

Lee M. Manduzzi

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THE SALVATION ARMY OF METRO DETROIT WHAT WE DO The Salvation Army is a faith-based, nonproﬁt organization that gives hope to people in need without discrimination by delivering vital social services and programs through more than 100 locations across southeast Michigan. Last year, The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit provided 3,377,846 meals and 807,418 nights of shelter to neighbors in need. The Salvation Army also gives hope through emergency, legal aid, counseling, character-building and recreational assistance.

Widely recognized as the Salvation Army Thrift Stores, The Salvation Army Southeast Michigan Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) offers substance-abusing men and women the opportunity to rebuild their lives through a voluntary, sixmonth residential self-help program. Completely self-funded, the ARC draws its entire operating budget from the revenue of its 34 metro Detroit thrift stores and relies on the support of the community to not only shop its stores,

but also to donate gently-used clothing, housewares, furniture and more. Last year, the ARC treated 2,573 adults at its 300-bed men’s facility in Detroit and 85-bed facility for women in Romulus. With 230 program completions in 2013, the program provided 212,103 counseling sessions and 152,500 worship and Christian education sessions that translate into 41,400 days of sobriety.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS Red Kettle Campaign –The nonproﬁt’s most signiﬁcant fundraiser brings its iconic red kettles to storefronts during the holiday season to help raise the necessary funds to ensure it can provide essential human services to neighbors in need throughout the entire year.

16130 Northland Drive Southﬁeld, MI 48075 (248) 443-5500 www.salmich.org

Total employees: 2,327 2013 revenue: $101,060,949

Bed & Bread Club Radiothon – The primary source of funding for the 365-day-a-year Bed & Bread Program which helps feed and shelter metro Detroiters in need. The program features mobile feeding trucks to serve those who would otherwise go without.

Thrift Stores – The Salvation Army adult rehabilitation centers receive their entire operating budget from the revenue of the nonproﬁt’s 34 thrift stores in southeast Michigan. Culinary Arts Program - The Salvation Army ARC operates a culinary arts program as part of its work therapy initiative. Preparing more than 10,000 meals a week for various institutions across the metro area, the catering program beneﬁts the adult rehabilitation centers.

Established: 1865

Merle Miller Administrator, ARC

THE SALVATION ARMY’S WORLD’S TALLEST KETTLE IS DISPLAYED AT CAMPUS MARTIUS PARK IN DETROIT DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.

DETROIT TIGERS MASCOT PAWS SHOPPING AT THE SALVATION ARMY TAYLOR THRIFT STORE GRAND OPENING.

HOW TO HELP

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Maj. Mark Anderson General secretary and metro Detroit area commander

Visit www.salmich.org for speciﬁc volunteer opportunities in communities across metro Detroit, including: • After School Programs • Bed & Bread Program • Christmas Red Kettle Campaign • Christmas Toy Shops • Clean-Up & Maintenance Projects • Day Camps • Feeding Programs • Food Pantries • Letter Carriers Food Drive • Music Instruction

GIVE

THRIFT STORE DONATIONS

To make a tax deductible monetary contribution to The Salvation Army: • Visit www.salmich.org • Call (877) SAL-MICH • Send a check or money order, made payable to The Salvation Army, to: 16130 Northland Dr., Southﬁeld, MI 48075

Donations of gently-used clothing, linens, shoes, accessories, household appliances, musical instruments, electronics, housewares, furniture, toys and more are accepted at all 34 Salvation Army thrift store donation centers. For speciﬁc locations and hours of your local Salvation Army thrift store, visit www.salarmythrift.com.

LEADERSHIP

21% Contributions TOP EXECUTIVES

57% Sales to the public 11% Government fees 2% Program fees 9% Miscellaneous

Lt. Col. John E. Turner Divisional Commander

Christina Gallop Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Wally Savage Maj. Mark Anderson General Secretary and Metro Director of Personal Giving Detroit Area Commander Maj. Russ Sjogren Divisional Secretary for Business

Gary Marowske Advisory Board Second Vice Chair

Dr. Harrison Igwe Director of Program Services, ARC

ARC LEADERSHIP

Karen Zawadzki Director of Finance, ARC

Merle Miller Administrator, ARC

Don Czaplicki Social Services Director

Jacqulynn Idzior Director of Operations, ARC

Donald Muse Director of Food Services, ARC

BOARD

Charles Champion Director of Music Ministries, ARC

Jeffrey Beachum Chief Philanthropic Director

Scott Wolfﬁs Advisory Board Chair

Cheryl Miller Administrator of Women’s and Families Ministries, ARC

John Hale Chief Operations Director of Development

John Latella Advisory Board First Vice Chair

Maj. Linda Mitchell Assistant Administrator of Women’s Programs, ARC

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Behind on her rent, a single mother is about to be evicted. She is able to keep the roof over her head thanks to financial assistance from The Salvation Army. A two-parent family with three children needs help to stay warm during the winter. Not only does The Salvation Army assist with delivery of propane, but provides food and Christmas gifts as well. A mother, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unable to work, cannot give her family a Christmas. She turns to The Salvation Army, which provides toys and clothing for her children to open on Christmas morning. Working with The Salvation Army, a mother set goals to get her life back on track. She is now enrolled in G.E.D. courses and rebuilding her credit report to provide a better life for her family. The Salvation Army gives hope to people like these and thousands of other Metro Detroiters each and every day. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, The Salvation Army helped provide more than 3.4 million meals and more than 800,000 nights of shelter last year. With the number of people seeking food and shelter assistance on the rise, The Salvation Army needs your help. When you donate to The Salvation Army, funds stay in this community to give hope to our neighbors in need. Give Hope today. Donate to The Salvation Army.

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for events in Southeast Michigan! What if you could access regional event dates, locations and contact details all in one place? Crain’s Executive Calendar provides a focused listing of local happenings, including:

Attention, Event Organizers AVOID DATE CONFLICTS

Check out Crain’s Executive Calendar before setting the date of your next black-tie or civic event.

START PLANNING NOW FOR 2015 Let everyone know to Save the Date. More than 300 black-tie and VIP business events were listed in 2014; make SURE your event is on the calendar for 2015. Enter your events at crainsdetroit.com/submit.

ɵ Black Tie or Charity Fundraisers ɵ Major Civic Events ɵ Golf Outings You can RSVP, purchase tickets, save events to your own calendar and share on Facebook or Twitter. You can even comment or ask questions.

Just a sample of what’s coming up… Friday, Nov. 7 I Women in Defense 6th Annual Black-Tie Gala I Mariner’s Inn 26th Annual River Rhythm Gala Saturday, Nov. 8 I Detroit Institute of Arts Annual Gala I Make-a-Wish Ball Southeast Michigan I Macomb County Habitat for Humanity Gala Friday, Nov. 21 I Hob Nobble Gobble, The Parade Co. Monday, Nov. 24 I Detroit Aglow Dinner, Downtown Detroit Partnership Wednesday, Dec. 3 I Above & Beyond, Detroit Public Safety Foundation I 8th Annual “D” Show, The Adcraft Club Saturday, Dec. 6 Detroit Historical Society Ball

Friday, Jan. 16, 2015 I North American International Auto Show Charity Preview

For details and additional events, visit crainsdetroit.com/executivecalendar.

Enter your organizations events at crainsdetroit.com/submit – It’s free! Interested in sponsoring the calendar? Conact Marla Wise at mwise@crain.com or (313) 446-6032.

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SERVICES TO ENHANCE POTENTIAL WHAT WE DO With the mission to support individuals in the pursuit of their chosen goals and the achievement of personal satisfaction in their lives, Services to Enhance Potential (STEP) has provided services and programs to persons with disabilities and other mental health needs in Wayne County, since 1972. STEP’s Support Services, including Support Coordination, Supported Employment Services, Job Development, and Training and Skill Building are provided throughout its six Resource Centers in Livonia, Wayne, Detroit and Dearborn. STEP also provides Supported Employment 2941 S. Gulley Road Dearborn, MI 48124 (313) 278-3040 www.stepcentral.org

Services at both of its Tried and True Thrift Stores. Funded primarily through the Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority, STEP provides services to more than 1,400 persons annually and is accredited by CARF for Community Integration, Community Services Coordination, Community Employment Services, Job Development, Job-Site Training, Job Supports, Employment Services Coordination, and Organizational Employment Services. Highlighted programs: Made in the Market Program - Located in the heart of the Eastern Market District,

the program helps integrate persons with mental health needs into the community. Led by a licensed chef, participants learn a variety of healthy lifestyle topics, including food preparation and proper eating habits. Supported Employment - A dedicated team of professionals assist disabled persons with obtaining employment opportunities at companies such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield, The Detroit Zoo, McDonald’s and Odyssey Electronics. The team also helps ensure continued employment success after being hired. The program also provides retail and janitorial training.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 175 2013 revenue: $16,171,533 Established: 1972

Brent Mikulski President and CEO

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HOW TO HELP

Lawrence Joseph Chair

MADE IN THE MARKET PROGRAM - Made in the Market Program - Located in the heart of the Eastern Market District, the program helps integrate persons with mental health needs into the community. Led by a licensed chef, participants learn a variety of healthy lifestyle topics, including food preparation and proper eating habits. Supported Employment - A dedicated team of professionals assist disabled persons with obtaining employment opportunities at companies such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield, The Detroit Zoo, McDonald’s and Odyssey Electronics. The team also helps TRIED AND TRUE TOO THRIFT STORE ensure continued employment success after being hired. The program also provides 15431 DIX TOLEDO ROAD, SOUTHGATE, retail and janitorial training. MI 48195 (734) 225-3400

GIVE Tried and True Thrift Stores: Since 2007, STEP has been providing supported employment to individuals with developmental and mental disabilities at its thrift stores in Wayne and Southgate. Tried and True Thrift Stores are unique retail environments where those receiving supports learn all aspects of store operations, including cashiering, merchandising and preparation of ﬁnancial documents. At Tried and True, every dollar spent and every donation made, directly supports the employment and retail training of STEP’s employees. Stop by one of the two thrift store

3% Contributions 1% Investment income 68% Medicaid 13% Manufacturing, assembly, inspection, packaging 15% Janitorial contracts

locations to drop off a donation of gently used merchandise and receive a tax donation receipt. GIVE A CHANCE Hire an individual with disabilities. Tax credits are available to employers who access this valuable human resource. Our Employment Services Department will help support the employer and employee throughout the entire length of the employment.

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Brent Mikulski President and CEO Susan Valasco Chief Financial Ofﬁcer Cheryl Fregolle Clinical and Quality Director Terey DeLisle Employment and Training Services Director John Adamus Contract Director

Tamaria White Detroit Resource Center Director

Ron Krzesniak Northwest Resource Center Director

Danielle Danielson

David Bourque Western Wayne Resource Center Director

BOARD

Lynn Meyer

Lawrence Joseph Chairperson

Francis Coughlin

Jeff Bachynski Dearborn South Resource Center Director

Jeanna English Vice Chairperson

Carol Murchison Dearborn North Resource Center Director

Karl Kostrzewa

Doug Kellerman Richard Smith

Jeffrey McKelvey Treasurer Judy Hernandez Secretary

Ceretta Willis Christine Jakubek Lisa Redick

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SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES 5(63(&7 (032:(50(17 ,17(*5,7< (;&(//(1&( &2//$%25$7,21 &203(7(1&< $&&2817$%,/,7< COMMITMENT We’d like to thank our business partners for helping our consumers thrive through essential workplace opportunities. To become a STEP business partner, contact 313.278.3040 or Info@StepCentral.org.

StepCentral.org

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SOUTHWEST SOLUTIONS WHAT WE DO Southwest Solutions has pursued its mission to help build a stronger and healthier community for more than 40 years. The geographical focus of our mission is southwest Detroit, our “heart and home,” though the reach and impact of our programs extend well beyond. We provide an extensive array of programs and partnerships in the areas of human development, economic development, and resident engagement. Together, these three areas form a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization

5716 Michigan Ave. Detroit, MI 48210 (313) 481-3100 www.swsol.org

strategy and effort that is unmatched in our region and which is recognized as a national model. Our programs and services help more than 20,000 people a year. Programs include mental health counseling, early childhood and school based services, children and youth services, veterans housing and support services, homeownership services, real estate and commercial development, ﬁnancial and adult literacy, workforce development, entrepreneurship training, affordable

housing, homelessness alleviation, and more. We serve people of all ages and backgrounds. Our programs work in concert to create a holistic system of support that promotes recovery and improves quality of life and prospects for success. Southwest Solutions effectively collaborates with other organizations to identify and address needs in the community through innovative partnerships. We integrate nonproﬁt and entrepreneurial initiatives into a singular organization that is dynamic and agile.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 480 2013 revenue: $36 million Established: 1972

Seth Lloyd Chairperson

NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION DAY- This is an annual event that draws more than 300 volunteers who work in teams to create gardens and murals, spruce up parks and lots, and enhance sites in southwest Detroit.

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John Van Camp President

SOLUTIONS AT SUNRISE - This is our annual, one-hour fundraising event that is built around the stories of people we serve, and which offers a vivid, insider’s look into one of Detroit’s most effective organizations. The free event attracts more than 900 attendees who are invited to support the work we do through donations, volunteering and other opportunities.

HOW TO HELP Southwest Solutions offers many ways for individuals, organizations and corporations to support our mission to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and families. VOLUNTEER

28.4% Grants

We invite you to become involved in a program that matches your interests. Volunteer to help the formerly homeless veterans at Piquette Square, to help adults striving for their GED at our Learning Lab, or to help families in our early childhood programs. Please contact Chery at (313) 297-1337 or callen@swsol.org.

GIVE Financial contributions enable us to expand successful programs, better respond to community need, and withstand funding cutbacks. To make a tax-deductible donation, please visit our website (www.swsol.org) and click the “Donate” button at the top of the page. Or contact Janette at (313) 297-1372 or jrodriguez@swsol.org.

7.21% Contributions 33.15% Carelink and Consumerlink networks 18.85% REO program revenue 6.7% Program revenue 5.69% Other

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES John Van Camp President Lenora Hardy-Foster Executive Director of Administrative Services Organization

Bob O’Brien Senior Vice President for Development and Public Affairs Ozzie Rivera Director of Community Engagement

Joseph Tardella Hector Hernandez Executive Director of Executive Director of Southwest Economic Solutions Southwest Counseling Solutions

Tim Thorland Executive Director of Southwest Housing Solutions

Janet Lawson

BOARD

Armando Ojeda

Seth Lloyd Chairperson

Daniel M. Share

Duane M. Lewis Vice Chairperson

David A. Ippel

Olga Stella DeWayne Wells

Mary Zatina Secretary

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OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCEED Imad Morad owns and manages an electronics store called My Computers and Phones in Detroit. He is from Iraq and was held hostage and tortured by Al Qaeda for seven months in Baghdad. After his rescue, Imad and his family came to America to build a new life. Imad completed our ProsperUS Detroit entrepreneurial training program in 2014. He then received a small business loan from ProsperUS to purchase the store, which is doing quite well. “Every day I give thanks for being in America.” Imad says. “In this country, you can start from zero, but if you are willing to learn, work hard and apply your skills, you can be successful.”

ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT

EMPOWERING PEOPLE. IMPROVING COMMUNITY.

EARLY CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL BASED SERVICES

MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING

PIQUETTE SQUARE FOR VETERANS

Southwest Solutions provides more than 30 different programs and partnerships in the areas of human development, economic development, and resident engagement. We are a national model of integrated services and neighborhood revitalization, and have been honored with “Reinventing Michigan” and “Crain’s Best Managed Nonproﬁt” awards. To learn more about one of Detroit’s most effective organizations, please contact Karen Haycox, Vice President for Development, at 313.297.1371 or khaycox@swsol.org.

ADULT LITERACY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

www.swsol.org

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ST. VINCENT & SARAH FISHER CENTER WHAT WE DO Founded in 1844 as a kindergarten for orphaned children in Detroit, St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center is celebrating 170 years of service to Southeastern Michigan families. The Center has evolved as the needs of the community have changed, but it has never strayed from its mission of helping children and families in need. SVSF provides free, one-on-one educational tutoring programs, basic skill building and learning enhancement for

at-risk children and adults. The programs are designed to build self-sufﬁciency skills for academic and employment success, personal achievement and dignity. Through an integrated social work approach to education, SVSF works with students to break down the barriers that have prevented them from achieving their full potential, enabling residents to take control of their lives. The Children’s Program offers afterschool and summer education programs

to prevent children from falling behind for first- through fifth-graders. The Adult Program has four locations, giving adults easy access to support to obtain their GED, which helps them move closer to economic self-sufficiency. SVSF works to break the cycle of generational resistance to education that prevents residents from achieving academic goals that will enable them to support themselves and their families and contribute to the economy.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS 16800 Trinity St. Detroit, MI 48219-3968 (313) 535-9200 www.svsfcenter.org

Total employees: 13 2013 revenue: $918,604 Established: 1844

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Diane Renaud Executive Director and CEO ST. VINCENT AND SARAH FISHER CENTER WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY - SVSF is delighted to present its Windows of Opportunity Exhibit - on display at the Detroit Historical Museum Oct. 11 to Dec. 28, 2014 - featuring historic stainedglass windows, created by the former Detroit Stained Glass Works and built by the former Fisher Body Company. Built in 1929 using a technique that only about ﬁve artists in Michigan still use, the windows depict scenes from classic nursery rhymes.

CLASSIC NURSERY RHYME LITTLE BO PEEP IS CAPTURED IN A STAINED-GLASS WINDOW. The exhibit shares the Center’s history of service, transition, and current educational services, through a mix of art, information and interactivity. Guests can enter a drawing to “Win a Window”, and purchase unique retail items. Visit svsfcenter.org/windows for more info.

HOW TO HELP

21% Grants 11% Contributions 50% Investment income 1% Religious 7% Earned income 7% Other 3% Corporations

VOLUNTEER

DONATE

The center understands the importance of volunteers and respects the positive impact they have on every aspect of services. The Volunteer Services Program seeks to identify the skills and interests of prospective volunteers in order to provide a successful and fulﬁlling match between the volunteer and the needs of the center.

The mission of the center cannot be accomplished without the generosity of individuals, groups and corporate donors. In addition to monetary donations, you or your organization can make in-kind gifts, designate St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center for United Way contributions, remember us in your estate planning, or employee activities (such as jeans day) that raise money for local organizations.

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Diane Renaud Executive Director and CEO Renee Pouget Chief Financial Ofﬁcer

Dr. Calvin Brown

Steven Goodrum Director of Adult Education, Field Campuses

Patricia Wilson Information Manager

Beth Kraft Director of Volunteer/Intern Services

EXECUTIVE BOARD

John Hessburg

Cynthia Chabie Chair

Jane Perzyk

Kerri Eby

Diane Renaud

Walter Daniels Student Recruitment Manager Nancy Skula Development Manager

Bernard Schwartz Vice Chairman

Eva Essex Director of Children’s Education

Sr. Xavier Ballance Secretary/Treasurer

Sharon Wheeler Director of Adult Education, Main Campus

Dennis Sayles Christianne Sims Kelley Vivyan

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For 170 years, St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center (SVSF) has served children and families in Southeastern Michigan. Our services may have changed over the years, but our commitment to our mission of helping others has never been stronger. We have returned to Detroit and to our roots in education. Our free programs offer Metro Detroiters the opportunity to empower themselves and their families through education - one student at a time. Please join us at our unique, free exhibit of historic stained glass windows and see how SVSF is still providing Windows of Opportunity to our community. ENTER TO WIN a limited edition, authentic reproduction of a stained glass window.

OCT 11 - DEC 28, 2014 FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT SVSFCENTER.ORG/WINDOWS DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM | COMMUNITY GALLERY, SECOND FLOOR

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STARR COMMONWEALTH WHAT WE DO Starr Commonwealth has been dedicated to the mission of creating positive environments where children ﬂourish since 1913. As an internationally recognized leader in transformational programs for children, families, schools and communities, our community-based programs, residential treatment services, educational services and professional

training represent the industry-leading standard in identifying and treating trauma and pain-based behavior while building resiliency in children and adolescents. Starr Commonwealth serves thousands of children, adults, families and communities across the country through early intervention and preventative services, specialized residential programs,

and educational services, including charter schools. Our training programs and conference support youth development and education professionals from at least 60 countries around the world, advancing our vision of actively engaging with communities worldwide to develop the greatness in every child.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

13725 Starr Commonwealth Road Albion, MI, 49224 1-800-837-5591 www.starr.org

Total employees: 365 2013 revenue: $35,534,085 Established: 1913

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FOUNDER’S DAY - Starr’s Founder’s Day is an annual celebration of the movement and the values that its founder, Floyd Starr, set out in 1913 when he began supporting children on Starr’s original campus in Albion. The event has a rich history of attracting prominent and inspiring speakers, including Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Dick Vitale, Victoria Rowell, as well as Holly and Rodney Peete.

THE ART OF RESILIENCE STARR SUMMER YOUTH FESTIVAL - In this downtown Detroit event, dozens of youth groups use music, dance, theater, poetry and visual art to promote and celebrate the strengths and resilience of young people. It’s a family-friendly day with activities for all.

Dr. Martin L. Mitchell, Hon. John Hallacy Ed.D. Chair President and CEO

HOW TO HELP

3% Grants

DONATE

SPONSORSHIPS

Supporters like you make the impact of Starr Commonwealth possible. Your generosity helps thousands of children and families reach their potential each year. Your gift to Starr Commonwealth will help vulnerable children and families transform their lives through proven, strength-based programs. There are several ways to give to Starr, including online or by mail, as well as planned giving or recurring monthly gifts. For more information, visit www.starr.org/giving. Giving is secure and easy.

Starr delivers projects and events designed to create opportunities for children to ﬂourish. We look for opportunities to promote the positive and inspiring stories of young people and we welcome the support of sponsors in this work. Contact us to ﬁnd out more about our sponsorship opportunities.

7% Donations 12% Interest income 78% Fees for services

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Dr. Martin L. Mitchell Ed.D. President and CEO Christopher L. Smith, BBA, CPA Chief Financial Ofﬁcer Wm. Chuck Jackson, MA Chief Clinical Ofﬁcer

Elizabeth A. Carey, MSW Chief Strategy Ofﬁcer

Craig Carrel Vice Chair

Gary Q. Tester, MRC Chief Development Ofﬁcer

Larry Givens Secretary

BOARD

Kyle Caldwell Immediate Past Chair

Hon. John Hallacy Chair

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For more than 100 years, Starr Commonwealth has been dedicated to helping children and families reach their potential. Through community-based and in-home care, as well as educational, residential and professional training programs, Starr works with young people and adults to build upon their strengths and equip them with the tools to ďŹ&#x201A;ourish.

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TEEN HYPE (HELPING YOUTH BY PROVIDING EDUCATION) WHAT WE DO Teen HYPE is a non-proﬁt organization that aims to get youth ready for the world by empowering them to thrive while strengthening their communities. Teen HYPE is more than an after-school program –we are a youth development

program that serves the whole teen for the entire journey. Teen HYPE is a proven, outcome driven agency with more than a decade of meaningful service in the community. We are a safe haven where young minds

are shaped and limitless possibilities are explored. Ready for the world? We are ensuring that our youth are.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

453 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Detroit, MI 48201 (313) 831-8336 www.teenhype.org

Total employees: 15 2013 revenue: $1,100,000 Established: 2004

2014 THEATER PRODUCTION: SECRETS, THE STAGE PLAY - Teen HYPE hosts three major fundraising events each year: theater production, Build the HYPE Breakfast and HYPE the Rooftop. The theater production is written, directed and stars Teen HYPE youth. The play shines light on issues that are relevant to teens and their experiences.

Ambra Redrick CEO

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HYPE the Rooftop is our third annual evening affair, a party with a purpose, held on the skyview terrace of the M@dison Building in downtown Detroit. For two years, this had been one of the city’s premiere events with its diverse mix of business professionals, entrepreneurs and youth advocates.

HYPE THE ROOFTOP

Janice Cosby Bridges Advisory Board

The Build the HYPE Breakfast is a complimentary event where community stakeholders and business leaders gather to learn more about Teen HYPE and the wonderful work we do.

HOW TO HELP VOLUNTEER

DONATE

Teen HYPE welcomes helping hands and smiling faces interested in serving as a program, event or committee volunteer. Whether it’s serving meals, making calls or mentoring — there is an opportunity and space for you. Volunteer and help us get youth Ready for the World! Sign up at www.teenhype.org.

The big audacious goal of getting young people Ready for the world is no easy feat, but Teen HYPE is committed to pursuing this mission every day. Your donation will support our efforts by sustaining our four core program areas: education, safety, health and the arts. Together we are able to prepare the next generation of leaders for the journey ahead of them. We value every dollar and dime that you invest so we can impact the lives of thousands of Detroit youth. Join our movement at www.teenhype.org

70% Grants 15% Events

LEADERSHIP

5% Individual donations

TOP EXECUTIVES

10% Corporations

Ambra Redrick CEO

Myra Ebarb Treasurer

Asandi S. Conner Lanie Dixon

Amy Peterson Olushola Samuel

Dr. Nutrena Tate, Ph.D. Immediate Past Chair

Danielle Hilliker

Salim Ahmed

Denise Kurowski

Clarinda Barnett Harrison

Shawn Lee

Jaye Clement

Sarah Lubetsky

Marlowe Stoudamire

Rodney Cole

Donell Miles

Joni M. Thrower

Angela Whitaker-Payton

BOARD Dana Rice, Ph.D. Chair Marcus Nelson Vice Chair Dawn Oliver Secretary

ADVISORY BOARD Marc Bland Janice Cosby Bridges

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Help Detroit Youth, Support Teen HYPE! Lets get our youth Ready for the World

READY FOR A NERVE-RACKING, EXCITING, TERRIFYING JOB INTERVIEW. Interview skills and resume-writing Teen HYPE is help helping Detroit youth get classes our teens become poised, qualified who providing can land the job. Ready for the applicants World by them

with the education, tools and support they need to succeed. Ready for the world? We are ensuring that our youth are, and you can help. Our youth need your Support. Donate. Volunteer. Support Contact us at www.teenhype.org or 313-831-8336 to join our movement!

Ready for the World

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THE HEAT AND WARMTH FUND (THAW) WHAT WE DO For thousands of Michigan families, even their own home cannot protect them from the harshness of a Michigan winter. The brutal cold of last winter was especially hard on our state’s vulnerable residents. The Heat and Warmth Fund (THAW) has been providing energy assistance to Michigan residents in need since 1985. THAW works with partner agencies throughout the state to deliver assistance for gas, electric and deliverable fuels such as wood and propane. THAW also collaborates with its utility partners on

607 Shelby St., Suite 400 Detroit, MI 48226 1(800) 866-8429 thawfund.org

development of tools and programs to help at-risk families before they have to suffer the devastating effects of shutoff. Last year THAW assisted 26,000 Michigan families in need. Nearly 70 percent of the households assisted by THAW had a child or senior living in the home. Donations to THAW provide relief to vulnerable families who would have been facing a long, cold winter. Fundraising/events: The 13th Annual Night of Warm Hearts is THAW’s premier fundraising gala. This special evening is part of THAW and DTE

Energy’s “Week of Warmth,” a series of events focused on providing assistance, increasing awareness and raising funds. This year’s fundraising gala will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the historic Fillmore Detroit. Tickets are $150 and can be purchased at www.weekofwarmth.com. WWJ’s 12th Annual Winter Survival Radiothon beneﬁting THAW will take place on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tune into WWJ Newsradio 950 to learn more about THAW and to call in your support.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 17 2013 revenue: $17,186,399 Established: 1985

Outside Bailey Cathedral in Detroit for the Week of Warmth kickoff at the Neighborhood Energy Efﬁciency Day.

WWJ Newsradio 950’s Vickie Thomas and Fox 2’s Roop Raj serve coneys to Detroit’s ﬁnest during the “Coneys for a Cause” event at American Coney Island.

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Mark Stiers THAW Board President

HOW TO HELP Help us keep Michigan families safe and warm this winter by donating to The Heat and Warmth Fund. Heat and electricity are essential and basic human needs during a Michigan winter. Your donation to THAW will help stabilize a household that was facing a winter without heat and lights.

45% Grants 44% Public/Corporate 2% Foundations 9% Other

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES BOARD Jill Brunett Mark Stiers Vice President, marketing and President communications Korey Hall Vice President, government affairs and community relations Henry Tokarz Vice President, ﬁnance and administration

Terry Oprea Vice President Tom O’Masta Treasurer Bertram Marks Secretary Jerry Carlson Executive-at-Large

Jo Arnold

Debbie Kenyon

Carl Bentley

Michelle Lemerond

Linda Blair

Mark Lichtman

David Ellis

Kirk Mayes

Susan Foley

Linda Orlans

Carl English

Doug Detterman

Dan Forsyth Pastor Lawrence Glass

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It’s cold.

Help us keep vulnerable Michigan families warm this winter. Last winter was one of the coldest on record. For many families even their own home did not protect them from the frigid temperatures. tŝŶƚĞƌ ŝƐ ŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ƵƉŽŶ ƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŚĞůƉ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ŐƌŽǁ͘ WůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ Ă ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ d, t͕ ŶŽ ŵĂƩĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐŝǌĞ͕ ǇŽƵƌ ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶ will help keep a vulnerable family’s heat and lights on this winter season. dŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ͕ ǀŝƐŝƚ͗ ƚŚĂǁĨƵŶĚ͘ŽƌŐ

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TURNING POINT INC. WHAT WE DO

Turning Point’s mission is to provide programs and resources that enable victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault to regain control of their lives. Our philosophy is to work toward ending the use of violence as a means of

oppressing and controlling others, and endorses the concept of helping people assume power over their lives. Through our comprehensive emergency, support and prevention services we provide the support and resources families need to regain control of their lives and heal

from abuse. Our goals are to eliminate the barriers to justice and safety for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, to diminish the effects of violence on the individual, and to develop programs that address the root causes of violence in order to prevent violence in future generations.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS P.O. Box 1123 Mt. Clemens, MI 48046 (586) 463-4430 www.turningpointmacomb.org

Total employees: 52 2013 revenue: $2.3 million Established: 1980

Rick Kress Chair

2014 SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP GUEST SPEAKER KYM WORTHY - The Tara Grant Walk & Run - began in 2007 as a way for Tara’s family to share her legacy with others by promoting domestic violence awareness. Turning Point honors and remembers all victims, their families, and celebrates survivors at the event.

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TARA GRANT WALK/RUN: ALICIA STANDERFER (TARA GRANT’S SISTER) HER CHILDREN AND MARK HACKEL, MACOMB COUNTY EXECUTIVE - Spirit of Leadership Awards were established to honor women who have shown commitment to better their businesses and communities through exemplary leadership in Macomb County. The gala will feature an exhibitor marketplace with over 40 vendors, special guest speaker, dinner and awards ceremony. Award categories highlight women who have shown character, fortitude, ambition, and insight in their community and business.

HOW TO HELP VOLUNTEER

GIVE

• Attend our special events • Host a House or community party • Volunteer at Second Hand Rose • Host a fundraiser • Become a trained direct service volunteer • Become a board or committee member

• Monetary Donations - annual and/or recurring • In Memory of a loved one • In Honor of a co-worker, friend, relative, etc... • In lieu of a birthday, holiday, wedding, etc... gift • In-kind materials and services • Donate gently used items to Second Hand Rose • Wish list items such as clothing, diapers, food, household goods, additional needs may be found on our website • Planned gift

45% Grants 40% Contributions

LEADERSHIP

1% Events 14% Second Hand Rose Sales

TOP EXECUTIVES Suzanne Coats President and CEO Debbie McPeek Chief Program Officer Jennifer Michael Chief Finance Officer Terry Forkin Chief Operating Officer

Lynn Wilhelm Chief Development Ofﬁcer

Tina Mattinen Secretary

BOARD

Sharon Ciaramitaro Immediate Past Chair

Rick Kress Chair

Dr. Adrian Christie

Patti Harrison Kirsten E. Ross

Sachin Varma Vice Chair/Internal Relations

Valentina Djelaj William R. Knight, Jr.

Penny Wulff External Relations

Diane McNamara

Linda Silvonen

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FOR A FUTURE WITHOUT DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE EMERGENCY SERVICES t 24/7/365 Crisis Line t Emergency Shelter t Forensic Nurse Examiners Program (FNEP) “I couldn’t believe you were there at 3am. It was the first time I felt safe since my ordeal began.” – sexual assault survivor – FNEP

SUPPORT SERVICES t Counseling (ages 4 and up) t Court Advocacy t Follow-up Services t Support Groups “Because of your services, I feel more in control of my life.” – domestic violence survivor

PR E VENTION E DU C AT ION t Sexual Assault Prevention – teaches meaning of consent and coercion t Dating Violence Prevention – teaches skills for healthy equal relationships t Bystander Education – teaches leadership skills on how to intervene with peers “I am more confident and know what to do when I see someone being abused.” – 9th grade student

S AFET Y

HEA LING

CHANGE

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THE HEINZ C. PRECHTER BIPOLAR RESEARCH FUND WHAT WE DO The Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund is the engine for bipolar research within the University of Michigan’s Depression Center. The Prechter Fund fuels innovation and the spark for new ideas. Our approach is personal, tracking bipolar symptoms over time to learn the critical elements of the illness at the individual level: what causes a person to become ill? How can we intervene and prevent? Every volunteer participant is engaged over time in a longitudinal study that has now

enrolled more than 1,000 individuals. From these individuals, we are able to generate billions of data points through biological samples (DNA), neuropsychological testing, clinical interviews, and regular bi-monthly followup. This “Big Data” approach beneﬁts from extensive collaborations throughout the University of Michigan, an institution of diverse expertise and top ranked schools and departments. Our diverse research methods integrate cutting edge

technologies from the derivation of neurons from induced pluripotent stem cells to develop novel and fundamental methods of treating the illness – to the computational analysis of acoustic patterns of speech in the search for predictive markers for relevant changes in mood and health states. Our strength is the Michigan community of dedicated scientists and the passionate people with bipolar disorder who have united in ﬁnding answers.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

4250 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2700 (877) 864-3637 prechterfund.org

Total employees: 31 2013 revenue: $378,758 Established: 2005

Waltraud E. Prechter Founder

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ELLA DESIGNS

Melvin G. McInnis, M.D. Director Ofﬁcer

KENTUCKY DERBY PARTY AND SPRING FASHION TRENDS EVENT TO BENEFIT THE PRECHTER FUND - Thanks to Suzen Kingston and the entire L.K. Bennett team in the Somerset Collection for their generous support of the Prechter Fund through two spectacular shopping events this past year. For future events, please visit the Prechter Fund website. ELLA Designs donates 50 percent of all proﬁts to the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund at the University of Michigan Depression Center. ELLA Designs offers original and unique jewelry. All of the bracelets and some of the necklaces are made with beautiful magnetic clasps which make them easy to put on. They are also extremely versatile and many of the necklaces are functional as well as beautiful. (www.elladesignsjewelry.com)

HOW TO HELP

53% Contributions

Participate in Research: Bipolar Disorder is known to run in families, but most genes involved have not yet been identiﬁed. A person’s response to the illness, to various life circumstances and treatment can vary. Through our studies, we strive to make a difference for individuals whose lives have been touched by Bipolar Disorder. Visit www.prechterfund.org to learn more about research studies.

Become a Victor for Bipolar Disorder: To ignite the pace of new knowledge and treatments for bipolar illness, all gifts are being matched, dollar-for-dollar, by a generous donor. Go to www.prechterfund.org to make your gift today, or call (734) 763-4932 to discuss other ways you can support this important work.

20% Events LEADERSHIP

27% Investment Income

TOP EXECUTIVES

Mark Amo

John A. James

Dr. Sarah McCue

Melvin G. McInnis, M.D. Director

Eileen Ashley

Sharon James

Scott Snow

Mary Kay Crain

Hon. Damon J. Keith

Kathleen Valenti

Thomas G. Denomme

Joseph Knollenberg

Patricia Wagner

Sue Ferus-Mancuso

Sandie Knollenberg

Elizabeth Cooper Guz

Gregory Mahar

Masoud Kamali, M.D. Associate Director and Founder

BOARD Waltraud E. Prechter Founder

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UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY WHAT WE DO UMS (also known as the University Musical Society) has been an innovator in the performing arts world for more than 135 years. Since 1879, we’ve been bringing internationally-renowned music, dance, and theater to southeastern Michigan at exceptional venues such as Hill Auditorium, the Power Center, Rackham Auditorium, and more. The Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Shakespeare Company, Martha Graham, Sonny Rollins, and James Blake are just a few of the artists who have brought their

superlative craft to southeastern Michigan over the last decade, contributing to the vibrant cultural community that makes the metro Detroit region an attractive place to live, work and play. Last year, audiences of more than 86,000 – including nearly 8,000 K-12 students – had the opportunity to witness over 60 live performances and participate in over 125 free or low-cost educational activities. In addition, UMS commissions new work, sponsors artist residencies, and organizes collaborative projects,

working diligently to ensure that metro Detroit will be a vibrant community for many years to come. UMS is in the midst of a $50 million campaign – part of the Victors for Michigan campaign at U-M and only the second in UMS’s history. We want to impact our community through bold artistic programming, to immerse students in engaged learning opportunities in and through the arts, and to keep ticket prices affordable to ensure access for all.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

881 N. University Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (734) 764-2538 www.ums.org

Total employees: 31 2013 revenue: $7,091,774 Established: 1879

Kenneth C. Fischer President

PHOTOS: (LEFT) CELLIST YO-YO MA AND DR. LAURA FRIED, CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SILK ROAD PROJECT, RECEIVE THE 2013 UMS DISTINGUISHED ARTIST AWARD. (RIGHT) WYNTON MARSALIS PERFORMS WITH A STUDENT FROM ANN ARBOR’S COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE AT THE 2014 FORD HONORS PROGRAM.

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Stephen G. Palms Chair

FORD HONORS PROGRAM - UMS’s major fundraising event is its annual Ford Honors Program, recognizing Ford Motor Company Fund’s annual support of UMS’s arts education programs. Each year, UMS honors a great artist or ensemble with whom it has had a long and distinguished relationship. Recent honorees include Wynton Marsalis, Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, and the Royal Shakespeare Company. For information on this season’s 20th Ford Honors Program, visit ums.org.

HOW TO HELP VOLUNTEER

GIVE

More than 700 individuals dedicate countless hours and endless energy to support the success of UMS. Between performance ushers, singers in the UMS Choral Union, student interns, and the people who help oversee and implement UMS programs, it’s estimated that volunteers donate over 45,000 hours a year in support of UMS. Learn more at ums.org/support.

Ticket sales cover less than 35 percent of our costs, and each year UMS must aggressively raise funds to support not just our performances and educational events for students, but the behind-the-scenes work that continues to attract businesses and top talent to our region. UMS is a natural extension of the University of Michigan, but that doesn’t mean that we are completely funded by U-M. In fact, just over 11 percent of our annual operating budget comes from the university. Learn how your generosity can impact our community at ums.org/support, umsgiving@umich.edu, or 734-764-8489.

39% Gifts and grants 34% Ticket sales 9% Endowment income 7% Other earned income 11% U-M Partnership

LEADERSHIP BOARD

Kenneth C. Fischer President

Jim Leija Director of Education and Community Engagement

John B. Kennard Jr. Director of Administration and Finance

Sara Billmann Director of Marketing and Communications

Stephen R. Forrest Vice Chair

Margaret McKinley Director of Development

Michael J. Kondziolka Director of Programming

TOP EXECUTIVES

Stephen G. Palms Chair

Joel D. Howell Secretary David N. Parsigian Treasurer

A. Douglas Rothwell Chair, Corporate Council Bruce Tuchman Chair, National Council Pat Bantle Chair, Advisory Committee

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VICTOR FOR THE ARTS. AND INSPIRE A LIFETIME OF CREATIVE DISCOVERY

Iff UMS S performances f and d educational events have been a part of your life, we invite you to join us in our campaign to be the very best performing arts presenter. Invest in the future of our community by supporting UMS today. Please send your gift to: UMS Development Burton Memorial Tower 881 North University Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1011 To learn more about how you can help, call 734.764.8489 or visit ums.org/support.

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UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN WHAT WE DO

United Way for Southeastern Michigan is igniting a social movement in Greater Detroit by empowering people to unite and solve complex problems that affect us all. We do this by bringing public, private and nonprofit partners from across our region to tackle problems as a team.

We can drive greater impact through collaboration. Together, we have more than 300 program sites serving the community every day. Our work focuses on three impact areas: education, financial stability and basic needs. United Way believes people can live their best lives when

they are educated, financially stable and healthy. Attaining any one of these alone is good, but it is not enough. Only people who have all three are able to build — and sustain — a vibrant community. Learn more about joining the movement at www.liveunitedsem.org

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS 660 Woodward, Suite 300 Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 226-9200 LiveUnitedSEM.org

Total employees: 126 2013 revenue: $53,385,000 Established: 2005*

Kristen Holt Chief Operating Officer

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Michael Brennan President and CEO

ANNUAL TORCH LIGHTING CEREMONY - Our annual campaign kickoff takes place each fall with a Torch Lighting Ceremony in Hart Plaza, where we announce our campaign fundraising goal and light the United Way Torch. This public ceremony serves as a symbolic act of the concern and generosity of the community. It’s also a time where we can thank our loyal donors and invite the community to Live United.

MEET UP AND EAT UP BLOCK PARTY - Our Meet Up and Eat Up Block Parties serve as community awareness campaigns to inform families about the hundreds of free lunch sites available for children throughout Greater Detroit during the summer months. Meet Up and Eat Up Block Parties are also an invitation for the community to help end childhood hunger.

HOW TO HELP HOW TO HELP: You can give. You can advocate. You can volunteer. We use our vast network of partners to bring best-in-class initiatives to our region to solve Education, Income and Basic Needs issues. These initiatives offer resources that empower individuals to make the future better than the past. At the same time, partners

track the progress these individuals make to show measurable changes to overall well-being. Once people are stable, we surround them with a vast network that helps them build the skill sets they need to move from merely surviving to thriving.

LEADERSHIP

28.6% Grants

TOP EXECUTIVES

66.5% Contributions

Michael Brennan President and CEO

2.8% Events 2.1% Administrative fees and miscellaneous

*United Way has served the community in varying capacities under different monikers since 1912, but officially became United Way for Southeastern Michigan in 2005.

Kristen Holt Chief Operating Officer Toni Carlo Vice President of Corporate Relations Eric Davis Senior Director of Community Impact Doug Ferrick Vice President of Donor Relations

Kerri Gentry Senior Director of Community Impact

Ron Carr Director of Human Resources

Ken Whipple Agenda Results Committee Chair

Susan Murphy Vice President of Community Impact and Governance

BOARD

Reginald Turner Governance and Nominating Committee Chair

Doug Plant Vice President of Operations Zafar Razzacki Vice President of Marketing Luisa Schumacher-Resto Vice President of Education and Innovation

Jeffrey D. Bergeron Chair Lizabeth Ardisana Vice Chair James G. Vella Immediate Past Chair Deborah Macon Secretary

Leslie A. Murphy Audit Committee Chair Mark Petroff Treasurer

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WISH UPON A TEEN WHAT WE DO

Wish Upon a Teen is a national nonproﬁt organization, based in Michigan, that is dedicated to helping teenagers dealing with terminal or lifelimiting illness and/or Autism Spectrum Disorders. By providing resources, time and opportunities for creative and

interactive social and educational events, teens will rediscover and rebuild their self-esteem as they continue their journey into adulthood. Wish Upon a Teen has two distinct branches of programming. Programming for teenagers living with Autism and

Autism Spectrum Disorders; and programming for teenagers living with terminal and life-limiting medical illnesses. Wish Upon a Teen is the only program in the country to work exclusively with teenagers living with these medical challenges and conditions.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS 36880 Woodward Ave. Suite 106 Bloomﬁeld Hills, MI, 48304 (248) 792-2938 www.wishuponateen.org

Total employees: 7 2013 revenue: $87,661.12 Established: 2011

Jeffrey Fratarcangeli Board Member

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Michelle Soto President

WINE AND WISHES 2014 - TERESA AND STEVE ST. ANDRE - Wine and Wishes - is hosted by Carrie Weiner and Jeff Fratarcangeli, two of Wish Upon a Teen’s board members. Wine and Wishes presents a casual opportunity for individuals to come together, enjoy some fabulous wines and delicious appetizers, while having the opportunity to network and discuss Wish Upon a Teen.

WISH UPON A DERBY 2014 - Ashley Cox, Lauren Oriani, and Lauren Wawrzyniak - The second annual Wish Upon a Derby Fundraiser, hosted by Shift Digital to benefit Wish Upon a Teen, will take place on Saturday, May 2nd, 2015 at the Bloomfield Open Hunt Club. During the event attendees can take part in interactive games, a silent auction and raffle. Attendees are encouraged to partake in the pageantry that the event is known for worldwide, and don their best derby apparel.

HOW TO HELP

89% Contributions

VOLUNTEER

GIVE

Wish Upon a Teen is always looking for dedicated volunteers to help with our programs and events. We are looking for everything from Community Leaders to help conduct Design My Room in hospitals around the country to individuals to help in our ofﬁce. Volunteering with Wish Upon a Teen is a great way to increase your personal and professional skills. Learn more about volunteering at www.wishuponateen.org

We believe that as much of our funds as possible should go directly into our programming. In our case, that’s 80%. But that is only possible thanks to generous donations. Our programs are free for our teens, to help families who are often already ﬁnancially strapped. You can help more teens beneﬁt from our life changing programs like Design My Room for teens undergoing long term hospitalization, Spa Day, Tech Teens and Our Wish Upon a Teen Prom. Make a donation today at http://www.wishuponateen.org/participate/donate/

11% Fundraising

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Michelle Soto President

Roy Soto, MD Medical Adviser

Greg Geiger Mara Geiger, MD

Rita Colen Adina Bodolay Vice President and Treasurer

Sherine Marzouk Ashley Cox Allison Pappas

Betty Jordan Secretary

Diane Crawford Carrie Weiner Jeffrey Fratarcangeli

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WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY DIVISION SION OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI AFFAIRS WHAT WE DO Wayne State University is a nationally recognized metropolitan research institution offering more than 370 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 28,000 students. Wayne State is one of the nation’s 50

5475 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 (313) 577-2275 giving.wayne.edu

largest public universities and educates Michigan’s most diverse student body. Wayne State offers a unique educational experience that balances the academic rigor of a major research university with the experience of living and learning

in a microcosm of the real world. The university’s main campus in Midtown Detroit is contributing to the revitalization of the city. In addition, six extension centers offer higher education to students throughout southeast Michigan.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 7,709 2013 revenue: $907,000,000 Established: 1868

M. Roy Wilson President

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ALUMNI EVENT

Debbie Dingell Chair, Board of Governors

ALUMNI EVENT - Pivotal Moments: Our Campaign for Wayne State University publicly launched on Oct. 9, 2014, with a day of festivities on campus. We invite all alumni and friends to join us for the following regional campaign celebrations: Oct. 21, 2014 in Chicago; Oct. 30, 2014 in New York City; Jan. 11, 2015 in Los Angeles; Jan. 13, 2015 in San Diego; Feb. 10, 2015 in Boca Raton, Fla.; Feb. 11, 2015 in Naples, Fla.; March 3, 2015 in San Francisco; March 5, 2015 in Seattle; April 14, 2015 in Washington, D.C., and April 20, 2015 in Phoenix. For more information, call (313) 577-2300.

HOW TO HELP GIVE

36% Tuition and fees

Pivotal Moments: Our Campaign for Wayne State University celebrates the life-changing moments the university has helped ignite and creates new ones. Our campaign is an ambitious effort with a goal to raise $750 million by 2018, the 150th anniversary of the university’s founding. We invite you to be a part of the campaign by investing in four priority areas. These four priorities are to: - Inspire our students and faculty to be curious and passionate

- Discover new approaches, solutions and areas of inquiry through research - Create fresh expressions of existing knowledge - Engage through community service Every gift to every area of the university counts toward our $750 million goal. Make your gift today by visiting pivotalmoments.wayne.edu.

36% Grants and Contributions 20% State appropriations 8% other

WSU LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES M. Roy Wilson President

BOARD Debbie Dingell Chair

Paul E. Massaron

Gary S. Pollard Vice Chair

Sandra Hughes O’Brien

David A. Nicholson

Kim Trent Eugene Driker Diane L. Dunaskiss

M. Roy Wilson ex ofﬁcio

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Ask any of our proud alumni, and they will tell you their time spent at Wayne State changed their lives.

“I had a patient who had a few weeks left to live. And he was so happy having someone there because he didn’t really have any family. I just talked to him, and that was the moment I knew I wanted to do this for the rest of my life.” —Roberta Ukavwe B.S. in Nursing

HELP US MAKE MORE MOMENTS. Make a gift to Wayne State’s $750 million campaign at pivotalmoments.wayne.edu

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YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT WHAT WE DO We are driven by our promise to strengthen the community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Simply put, we meet the needs of our neighbors and help them lead better lives. A few of our many initiatives include: • Teaching every child to swim: In Detroit, 7 out of 10 children cannot swim, putting them at an unacceptable risk of drowning. Our Detroit Swims initiative provided 1,500 youth with lifesaving swimming lessons at no cost to their

YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit 1401 Broadway Street, Suite 3A Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 267-5300 www.ymcadetroit.org

families last year. An additional 10,087 children and families learned swimming skills and water safety techniques through various Y aquatics programs. • Building conﬁdence: We brought Girls on the Run and STRIDE to metro Detroit to teach children life skills through dynamic, interactive lessons and running games. The running programs encourage youth grades 3 to 8 to become independent thinkers while training for a 5K. Girls on the Run reached 2,336 girls last year; 300 boys participated in STRIDE,

which is only in its ﬁrst year. • Supporting individuals with special needs: From social clubs to tennis lessons, the Y offers adaptive programs to foster the success of children and young adults with special needs. At the Y, we do not simply get behind causes, we live and breathe them. When we see a challenge in the community, we rise to the occasion. Thanks to your support, we can continue to provide our neighbors with opportunities to learn, grow and thrive.

FUNDRAISING /EVENTS

Total employees: 2,235 2013 revenue: $38,239,808 Established: 1852

Latitia McCree Senior Vice President of Mission Resources

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GIRLS ON THE RUN - In 2013, 2,336 girls participated in our Girls on the Run 5K, which is part of the largest youth-focused 5K series in the world. Every girl is a winner at the celebratory event for participants and their families and friends. The next Girls on the Run of Greater Detroit 5K kicks off at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014 at Kensington Metropark in Milford.

ANNUAL CAMPAIGN - Our Annual Campaign helps move people forward, allowing working families to send children to summer camp, providing kids with lifesaving swimming lessons, and so much more. A gift is an investment in our community’s potential, health and future and helps the Y to provide everyone with an opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.

Scott Landry President and CEO

HOW TO HELP GIVE

VOLUNTEER

Help us strengthen our communities. Your contribution will help a working family send their child to camp, enable a student to participate in after-school enrichment programs, or ﬁll a dire need in the community. Go to www.ymcadetroit.org and click “donate” for more information.

Donate your time to build better lives for your neighbors. You’ll be working alongside other volunteers and Y professionals to make a difference in the lives of children and families. Visit www.ymcadetroit.org/volunteer-at-the-ymca for more information.

6% Grants 5% Contributions 39% Membership dues 30% Program fees 16% Educational fees 4% Other

LEADERSHIP TOP EXECUTIVES Scott Landry President and CEO

Alison Baily Senior Vice President of Human Resources

John Harris Chad Creekmore Vice President of Membership Vice President of Branch Operations and Marketing

Scott Walters Executive Vice President/COO

Darcie West Senior Vice President Association Business Systems

Jim Fuqua Vice President of Financial Development

Michelle Kotas Senior Vice President/CFO Lorie Uranga Senior Vice President Properties and Purchasing

Latitia McCree Senior Vice President of Mission Resources

Linda Brooks Vice President Program Development

Doreen Durandetto District Vice President Laura Perlowski District Vice President

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Aerobics

Advocacy

WE’RE MORE THAN A GYM. WE’RE A CAUSE. From exercise to education, from volleyball to volunteerism, from preschool to preventive health, the Y doesn't just strengthen our bodies. It strengthens our communities. Metro Detroit faces challenges that create a greater need for the work we do every day. Fortunately, where some see obstacles, we see opportunities for our members, volunteers and staff to make a difference.

GIVE, JOIN, VOLUNTEER, AND DO SO MUCH MORE.

The Y. So Much More

YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT ymcadetroit.org/give

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JOIN US

If you’re a fund-raiser—or a nonprofit staff member, volunteer Board member, donor, or supporter who wants to learn more about fundraising, e-mail Liz Swanson, Chapter Administrator, at liz.swanson@afpdet.org, or call our President, Paula Brown, at (313) 962-6202 for more information!

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS The AFP Greater Detroit Chapter advances philanthropy and fundraising in our community by helping charities in the following key areas: ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙

Ethical standards and professionalism to ensure appropriate use of contributions and donor privacy State-of-the-art training from local and international experts to gain effective strategies, efficiency and cost reduction, and improved results Latest fundraising information and trends Relationship building—Board, leadership, volunteer, and donor engagement Giving impact—educating the public about wise giving strategies and ways to maximize their giving Mentorship—the AFP Mentorship Program is reaching the next generation of fund-raisers (32 mentees in 2014) National Philanthropy Day®—on November 12, 2014, AFP is encouraging giving and volunteering by hosting the 23rd annual event—a celebration of philanthropy; its impact; and the donors, volunteers, corporations, foundations, and others who make it all possible!

AFP Greater Detroit Chapter thanks the Marjorie S. Fisher Fellows Program for providing support to mentor new fundraisers serving Detroit. 29 mentees have benefitted from this program since 2012.

To join or partner with AFP, visit our website:

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WHAT WE DO The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) – Greater Detroit Chapter is part of an international AFP organization that represents more than 30,000 members in 235 chapters throughout the world, working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education, and certification programs. The association fosters development and growth of fundraising professionals and promotes high ethical standards in the fundraising profession.

OUR MISSION OUR VISION

To be the premier resource for fund-raisers in southeast Michigan as Detroit’s main driver of philanthropy in our community. To advance philanthropy by enabling people and organizations to practice effective and ethical fundraising.

The AFP Greater Detroit Chapter members represent nearly 300 local nonprofit organizations. In 2013-2014, we provided 2,000 fundraising professionals with educational programs that help them inspire the donation of tens of millions of dollars every year to important causes that improve our society and our community.

2014 AFP BOARD OF DIRECTORS ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙ ͙

Paula Brown, CFRE, President – Reading Works Paul Miller, CFRE, President-Elect – Presbyterian Villages of Michigan Foundation Tricia Brosnahan, CFRE, Vice President – The Detroit Zoological Society Debra DeBose, Treasurer – Horizons Upward Bound, Cranbrook Diane Gulyas, Secretary - University of Michigan–Dearborn Mary Barden, J.D., Immediate Past President – Wayne State University

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Mike Clark – Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society Kimberly A. Cross – Philanthropy Services Ryan Dinkgrave – FocusHope Laura Gabriel – Walsh College Heidi Grix Rebecca Hepner – The Salvation Army Rick Kress, ACFRE – Gift Planning Associates James Lewis – Detroit Public Television/WRCJ 90.9 FM Anne Schenk – Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan Tracy Utech – Wayne State University

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Florine and J. Peter Ministrelli • Marcia & Eugene Applebaum • The Carls Foundation • Susan E. Cooper • David R. & Bonnie J. Hough • Danialle & Peter Karmanos Jr. • Mr. & Mrs. Harold “Red” Poling • Rose Family: Warren & Carol Ann Rose; Irving & Audrey Rose; Sheldon & Joan Rose; Leslie Rose • Suzanne & Herbert Tyner & Family • Rajendra & Padma Vattikuti • The Wayne & Joan Webber Foundation • Cotton Family: Shery & David Cotton, MD; Lindsay & Jon Cotton; Nancy & Sean Cotton; Lisa & Michael Cotton • Fred & Barbara Erb • Max & Debra Ernst & Family • Madeline & Sidney Forbes • Benson & Edith Ford Fund • Nancy & James Grosfeld • Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Klein • Mardigian Family • Mr. & Mrs. F. James McDonald • Mrs. Shirley

We gratefully thank all of our donors who have so generously invested in Beaumont. Mopper • Bobbi & Stephen R. Polk • Mrs. Shirley K. Schlafer • G. John & Elizabeth Stevens • Marilyn & Walter Wolpin • Robert & Ann Aikens • Mr. & Mrs. Douglas F. Allison • The John A. & Marlene L. Boll Foundation • The Cunnington Family • William M. Davidson Foundation • Barbara & Tom Denomme • Charlotte S. Dey • Amber K. & David B. Flint • Dr. & Mrs. William S. Floyd • Janet & Dick Fruehauf • Barbara & Charles J. Ghesquiere Jr. • Mrs. Robert C. Gurwin • Mr. David A. Hagelstein • The Hough Family Foundation • Mrs. Edward J. LeVoir • Ted Lindsay Foundation • Cis Maisel Kellman • Alan & Janice McManus • Frances & Dominic Moceri Sr. • Mr. & Mrs. Garrett H. Mouw • Jo Anne & Donald E. Petersen • Mohammad A. & Farhat N. Qazi • The Ravitz Foundation • Roncelli Family • Edward & Lillian Rose • Bob & Pam Rossiter • David W. Salisbury & Terese Ireland Salisbury • Schostak Family: Elyse & Jerome Schostak; Elise & David Schostak; Lillian & Mark Schostak; Nancy & Robert Schostak • John R. Secrest & Helga Secrest • Henrietta & Alvin Weisberg • Barbara & Sam Williams • Mrs. Rose Assarian • Drs. Susan and Aaron Berman • Borgo Sisters: Frances & Virginia • Mr. & Mrs. Rinehart S. Bright • Robert & Georgia Burgess • Sally Ann & Gerald W. Carrier • Vicki & Tom Celani • Dorothy & Harry Chesebrough • Betty & Marvin I. Danto • Caroline A. Davis • DeRoy Testamentary Foundation • Mr. Louis A. Fisher Sr. • Mary G. & Robert H. Flint • Mr. Aubrey C. Flood • Mrs. Walter B. Ford II • Dr. & Mrs. Howard Frumin • Dr. & Mrs. Richard E. Gordon • Vivian & John Hagberg Jr. • Sylvia & Edward Hagenlocker, PhD • David & Charlene Handleman • Helen G. Kyes • Samuel John & Audrey Fullerton Lang • Dr. & Mrs. Kim C. Man • Ms. Carol E. Mann • Mr. John J. O’Brien • Sally & Graham Orley • Suzanne & Joseph H. Orley • Elaine & Rankin Peck Family • Ralph L. & Winifred E. Polk • Dr. & Mrs. Maher M. Rabah • Dr. & Mrs. Mazen M. Shoukfeh • Dr. & Mrs. James R. Stewart • John W. Stroh • Julia & Robert Taubman • Dr. & Mrs. Gerald C. Timmis • Hope Whitten • Mr. A. Gordon Adams Jr. • Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Altshuler • Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm Boardman • Lois Walts Farrell & Jeremiah Farrell • Mr. & Mrs. Max M. Fisher • Vicki L. & James A. Foreman • Mr. & Mrs. T. Van Fox • Mr. William J. Gleason Jr. • Josephine E. Gordon Foundation • Dennis & Nancy Herrick • Mrs. Gunilla Elisabeth Hollbus • Mr. & Mrs. Wilburn L. Johnson

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SUPPORTING THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY At Ilitch Charities, we really put our heart into helping our community. Together with our afďŹ liate team Foundations, we see the pride within our local community every day. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we are committed to being an active and enthusiastic partner in the communities where the Ilitch companies live, work and play.

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ILITCH CHARITIES Ilitch Charities is a 501(c)(3) non-proﬁt organization that invests in our community’s future by supporting innovative, collaborative and measurable programs in the areas of community development, human services, education and recreation through contributions from the Ilitch companies, our colleagues and the generosity of others. Each year, we put our heart into helping by assisting a variety of worthwhile organizations in the communities where the Ilitch companies do business. Together with our afﬁliate team Foundations, grants and giving total more than $3 million annually, being dispersed to local organizations both small and large including the Detroit Historical Society, Detroit Zoological Society, Focus: HOPE and Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit.

Each year, Ilitch Charities awards college scholarships to players from Little Caesars youth hockey programs. Many of the recipients continue their hockey careers while pursuing their college ambitions and giving back to the community.

During the year, we continually coordinate programs that encourage our colleagues’ involvement by raising funds and collecting goods for organizations in need. The establishment of our annual College Scholarship and Adopt-A-Family programs has helped provide support for students and families in need of assistance. Ilitch companies’ colleagues coming together to collect and provide essential items to families in need.

IlitchCharities.org

DETROIT TIGERS FOUNDATION

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Tigers All-Star 2nd baseman Ian Kinsler serves as spokesman for the Detroit Tigers Foundation’s Strikeout Bully Program, a statewide initiative that earned the Tigers Major League Baseball’s prestigious Commissioner’s Award for Philanthropic Excellence.

The Detroit Tigers organization, its owners, management, players and coaches are committed to providing a caring, enduring presence in the greater Detroit community and believe in the need to invest in our community’s future. The Club’s official charity, the Detroit Tigers Foundation was established in 2005 as an affiliate of Ilitch Charities with the mission of enhancing lives through the game of baseball with a focus on youth, education and recreation. From refurbishing youth baseball fields to a State-wide anti-bullying program, the Foundation aids in the development and funding of innovative programs that reach Tigers fans with positive messages and promote the good citizenship embodied in the storied history of the Detroit Tigers. The award-winning Foundation awards grants, college scholarships and over 50,000 Tigers tickets annually throughout the State of Michigan. The Foundation’s signature youth baseball program, Play Baseball Detroit, serves over 14,000 children per season through coaching clinics, school assemblies, year-end tournament, T-ball league, team membership program and equipment donations.

DetroitTigersFoundation.com

DETROIT RED WINGS FOUNDATION The Detroit Red Wings Foundation, an afﬁliate of Ilitch Charities, invests in the future of our community by providing funds and resources to worthy causes that contribute to the growth of the sport of hockey. While past grant recipients include the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association, Clark Park Coalition, YMCA and Wheelchair Hockey Leagues, the Foundation’s signature program is an award-winning, State-wide school assembly program. Designed to help students understand the importance of healthy living and to learn more about the fundamentals of hockey, the energizing program annually visits over 50,000 students at over 100 area schools.

As part of the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic Legacy Initiative, the NHL and Detroit Red Wings Foundation donated resources and materials to update Detroit’s Clark Park Coalition Recreation Center outdoor rink.

DetroitRedWings.com/Foundation

The Detroit Red Wings Foundation visits hundreds of elementary schools each season to introduce kids to the sport of hockey and encourage an active and healthy lifestyle.

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Prosper Henry

Distributing over one million tons of steel every year is heavy business. And to stay ahead of the competition, we had to expand our plant and add new equipment. The skilled team at FirstMerit Bank provided us with customized leasing and real estate ﬁnancing solutions, all while meeting our cash ﬂow needs through their comprehensive Treasury Management services. Which gives us more time to focus on our most valuable asset -- growing our business.

TO L E A R N MOR E, C O N T A C T :

David Lochner, President, Michigan, at 248-324-8555 or david.lochner@ﬁrstmerit.com. Follow the latest market trends @ﬁrstmerit_mkt *Henry reflects a composite of clients with whom we’ve worked; he does not represent any one person. Subject to credit approval.

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What We Do: The GM Foundation has a sharp focus on supporting the revitalization of Detroit, helping strengthen communities across the country and cultivating the next generation of leaders and innovators.

Fundraising/Events: Over two decades, the GM Foundation has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to support education, health and human services, the environment and community development. At the forefront of its efforts, the GM Foundation is committed to making education more accessible from birth through college and beyond. The GM Foundation pledged its largest grant ever — $27.1 million to United Way for Southeastern Michigan — to establish a “Network of Excellence” in seven Detroit-area high schools. The grant provides resources to help increase graduation rates from 50 to 80 percent by 2015. It also helps sustain more than 65 Early Learning Centers. Additionally, the GM Foundation is a longtime supporter of key Detroit institutions and nonproﬁts, including the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit Historical Society, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Opera House, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, Focus: HOPE, Forgotten Harvest, Habitat for Humanity, Inforum Center for Leadership, Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development, Michigan Science Center, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, New Detroit and more.

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Congratulations to the 2014

Knight Arts Challenge winners who are enriching Detroit through the arts 58 winners • $2.48 million

Detroit Digital Stewards Detroiters Stories Told in Digital Radio Series

Detroit Drumline Academy Drumline Veterans Give Back to Local Students

Detroit Fiber Works Fiber Arts Festival Planned for Avenue of Fashion

A Host of People Community Gardens Become Theater Stages

Detroit Film Labs Training Targets First-Time Filmmakers

Allied Media Projects Music Becomes A Focus of Allied Media Conference

Detroit Future Schools “Data Murals” Help Students Visualize Neighborhood Stories

Andrew Krieger Japanese-inspired “Kamishibai Man” Will Pedal Theater Around Detroit

Detroit Symphony Orchestra Jazz Festival Explores Renewal in New Orleans and Detroit

ApeTechnology Robots Transform Performance of Ancient Hindu Poem

DIRT TECH RECK Video Series Helps Musicians Learn from Music Greats

ARTLAB J Detroit Dance City Festival Plans Expansion

DittoDitto Small Publishing House Expands Mission

Ballet Folklorico Moyocoyani Izel Detroiters Learn the Art and Culture of Mexico’s La Huasteca

Garage Cultural Latino Students to Create Original Play

Biba Bell Dance and Classic Architecture Meet in Intimate Apartment Performance

Gratiot & Riopelle Detroit’s Historic Signs to be Preserved

InsideOut Literary Arts Project “Dancing Through the Night” Pays Homage to Detroit’s PostMotown Sound

JacobsStreet/The Untitled Bottega Vacant Property Becomes Creative Campus for Artists

Kremena Todorova and Kurt Gohde Committed to Detroit? There’s a Tattoo for That

Leith Campbell Sundial Will Reinterpret John Cage’s Work

Literary Detroit Sound Series Explores Detroit’s “World Music”

Lo & Behold! Intimate Concerts Planned for Lowertown

Matrix Theatre Company Theatre Company Tells Detroit Stories Through New Bilingual Production

McEwen Studio & HOWDOYOUSAYYAMINAFRICAN? “Opera House” Engages Community to Blur Art and Building

Michelle Andonian “Hope Dies Last” Tells Story of Armenian Genocide

Michigan Underground Group Underground Music Gets Public Platform

6th Street Dance Studio/WholeProject “Real-Time Free-styling” for Urban Dancers in Miami + Detroit

mile (inﬁnite mile) Online Journal Facilitates Critical Discourse on Local Arts and Culture

Body Rhythm Dance Theatre Musical Piece Celebrates Legacy of the Black Bottom Neighborhood and Paradise Valley

Broadside Press Historic Collection of African-American Authors to be Digitized

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Drum Summit Will Connect Detroiters of Different Backgrounds

CLAVE Mosiac Mural Planned for Springswell Viaduct

CMAP (Carrie Morris Arts Production) Living Room Series Showcases Contemporary Puppet Works By and About Detroiters

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Corktown Cinema L3C Corktown Cinema Aims to be Neighborhood Space Cranbrook Art Museum Performance Artist Nick Cave Presents the “Biggest, Baddest Performance of All Time!” Dabls MBAD African Bead Museum New Building, Programming for African Bead Museum

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Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) Salon-Style Exhibition Debuts at MOCAD

Trinosophes Commissioning Program Cultivates Major New Works

Nate Young “Trip Metal Fest” Showcases Electronic Music

New Music Detroit “Strange Beautiful Music” Concert Expands

Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan Maker Space Coming to Brightmoor

WDET Pop-Up Storytelling Installations Tell Neighborhood Narratives

Piper Carter Impact of Women on Hip-Hop Explored, Reimagined

Ponyride Ponyride Expands Artist-in-Residence Program

What Pipeline Art Book Series Explores Detroit Artists

Popps Packing Families Wanted for New “Momm & Popp” Artist Residency Program

Write a House “Write a House” Program Offers Homes to Authors

Young Nation Art-Filled Plaza Coming to Southwest Detroit

YoYo School of Hip Hop Summer Hip Hop Program Expands

Power House Productions Banglatown Block Party Celebrates Role of Arts in Neighborhoods

RecoveryPark Blues Jam Session to Find Permanent Home

rootoftwo “Whithervanes” Reﬂect Fear in News Stories

Rowe Niodior African Dance Company African Culture Explored in Four-Day Conference

Sidewalk Festival of Performing Arts Sidewalk Festival Expands to New Locations

The Hinterlands Performance Series Looks at Detroit’s Radical Past

The N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art Creative Incubator Coming to Grand River

The Raiz Up Series Uses Hip-Hop to Spark Conversations

The Knight Arts Challenge is a community-wide contest funding ideas to engage and enrich Detroit. Find out more at KnightArts.org.

@knightfdn, @knightarts

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GIVING

380,000

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: TY: S SAVING VING LIVES Two of every three people diagnosed with cancer survive at least ﬁve years – thanks in part to the American Cancer Society (ACS). ACS has played a role in nearly every major cancer research breakthrough since 1946. ACS currently offers many programs to educate individuals about how to reduce their risk of cancer. We also help patients and caregivers manage the cancer journey and ﬁnd the support they need. All ACS services are offered free of charge thanks to the generosity of our individual donors and the corporate partners who fundraise in support of our mission.

FUNDRAISING: PINK RIBBON CAMPAIGN Shoppers and associates purchased pink ribbons at Michigan Kroger stores and contributed to coin boxes to raise $380,000 to battle breast cancer in 2013. The Pink Ribbon fundraiser coincided with ACS Making Strides Against Breast Cancer events and was part of Kroger’s $1 million donation over three years.

Your donations help fund ACS-sponsored research and services; visit www.cancer.org/donate. ACS also offers many opportunities at www.cancer.org/involved/volunteer.

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BACK TO

Kroger is committed to Michigan and its people and invested more than

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merchandise donations, gift card contributions and corporate and associate fundraising during 2013. Every year, we support areas we feel have the greatest impact: hunger relief, women’s health, volunteerism, diversity and being a good neighbor.

Pink Ribbon campaign supporting breast cancer research, the Salvation Army’s Bed & Bread Club® to feed the hungry and the I Can Make History awards contest to encourage diversity among Michigan students. We also introduced new programs including Pour It Forward to supply milk to needy families. Last year, we continued tried and true programs such as our

We thank our Kroger shoppers, our associates, vendors and community partners who helped make these programs possible. These individuals understand that philanthropy isn’t temporary; it’s an ongoing effort to make Michigan better for everyone.

82,575

FORGOTTEN HARVEST: FEEDING G DETROIT’S HUNGRY HUNG Forgotten Harvest “rescued” 48.8 million pounds of food from 800 donor locations last year, including grocery stores such as Kroger, produce markets, restaurants, farmers and other health department-approved sources. Donated food beneﬁts more than 280 emergency food providers in metro Detroit. Forgotten Harvest enjoys a rich heritage of innovation, establishing food rescue with The Kroger Company in 2004. We created a mobile pantry distribution system in 2008, established a summer lunch program in 2010, and launched a farming pilot in 2012 that led to the formation of Forgotten Harvest Farms in 2013. The latter yielded 800,000 pounds of fresh produce last year.

FUNDRAISING: POUR IT FORWARD Food bank clients receive less than one gallon of milk each year. In 2013, Forgotten Harvest partnered with Kroger and Michigan dairy families to launch Pour it Forward. Kroger customers purchased paper gallon slips at local stores and contributed $82,575 in donated gallons of milk to Michigan families in need.

Forgotten Harvest needs volunteers at our Oak Park facility and Forgotten Harvest Farms. We accept donations online or by phone at 888-332-7140. Learn more at forgottenharvest.org.

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Celebrating a Grand Milestone

Touching Communities Touching Lives

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A Grand Commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility Central to MGM Grand Detroit’s vision for our region is an ongoing commitment to corporate social responsibility. This commitment comes to life through partnerships that touch our surrounding communities and lives in positive ways. Among the chief areas of emphasis are: Arts and culture for all – Sponsorship for some of the most anticipated arts and cultural events in our community, including the Cinetopia International Film Festival. These events not only provide family entertainment, but they also celebrate our unique community identity. Community development – Strategic alliances with organizations that promote job creation and economic growth, including the Michigan Chamber of Commerce. Education – Initiatives that provide opportunities for students at all levels, including partnerships with Detroit Public Schools and Schoolcraft College. Youth development – Support for organizations that are preparing the next generation of leaders, including Usher’s New Look Foundation’s Detroit chapter. The impact of MGM Grand Detroit’s community partnerships is multiplied, with help from team member volunteer activities and the MGM Resorts Foundation. On a monthly basis, MGM Grand Detroit team members volunteer their time for worthy causes across our community. From traditional activities like food and clothing drives, to initiatives that are uniquely MGM Grand Detroit like SWEEP (Service While Enhancing Employee Passions) Week, MGM Grand Detroit team members assist worthy charitable organizations in anyway they can. A perfect complement to our team member’s volunteer

efforts is the MGM Resorts Foundation, which allows team members’ donations to be directed to a specified nonprofit agency or charity, a general community-grant fund or a local United Way chapter. Caring for our communities and region cannot be successfully done without caring for our planet. MGM Grand Detroit’s commitment to sustainability is demonstrated through responsible actions that improve our operations, including our parking garage lighting makeover—one of the largest in the nation—that reduced the garage’s annual energy use by 80 percent! And with the help of mygreenadvantage.com, team members are taking this commitment to the next level. Officially rolled out in our region on Earth Day 2014, the site is a new social media-style destination for team members, which focuses entirely on being green. Moving ahead, working alongside our community partners, the MGM Grand Detroit family looks forward to doing our part to make a bright and green future for our region.

To learn more about what MGM Grand Detroit and its team members are doing in the community, please visit our Touching Communities Touching Lives Web site at mgmgranddetroit.com/TouchingCommunities or on Facebook at facebook.com/MGMGrandDetroitTCTL.

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COME TOGETHER FOUNDATION

F O U N D AT I O N F O R PA L AC E S P O R T S & E N T E R TA I N M E N T A N D T H E D E T R O I T P I S TO N S WHAT WE DO The Come Together Foundation uses the platforms of the Detroit Pistons, Palace Sports & Entertainment and The Palace of Auburn Hills to bring Michigan together, celebrating those that make a positive impact through volunteerism in their own communities. The Game Changers program highlights the purpose of the overall brand.

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6 Championship Drive Auburn Hills, MI 48326 pistons.com/community

Please visit pistons.com/community for more information on the Game Changers Program, the Come Together Foundation and all other Come Together programming.

FUNDRAISING

Established as the Pistons-Palace Foundation in 1989 Filed as a public 501(c)(3) in 2012

COME TOGETHER FOUNDATION: The Come Together Foundation has been created to act as an effective tool to support the overall Come Together vision and mission by collaborating with community organizations

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COME TOGETHER IMPACT AWARDS Amongst the many Game Changers identiﬁed throughout the season, “Impact” awards and grants for outstanding leadership and community contributions made by Michiganbased charities are presented throughout the season. Non-proﬁts may apply to receive an Impact Award and Grant by completing the application found on the Come Together Foundation link from pistons.com/community.

PISTONS 50/50 PAYDAY In the 2012-13 season, the Come Together Foundation launched Pistons 50/50 Payday, a 50/50 charitable raffle using a state-of-the-art wireless platform to activate at every Pistons home game. The Pistons were the first team in Detroit to implement wireless technology for in-arena fundraising and the second team in the NBA. During each home game, one lucky fan will win 50% of the raffle net proceeds while the remainder is shared by a local charitable organization and the Come Together Foundation. The Detroit Pistons are proud to support charitable organizations throughout the state of Michigan through the Pistons Payday 50/50 Raffle Program. The program is designed to provide non-profit organizations an opportunity to raise awareness and funds in partnership with the Come Together Foundation. The Foundation is dedicated to promoting leadership in the state of Michigan through volunteerism and youth leadership. Non-profits may apply to participate as a Pistons 50/50 Payday partner by completing the application found at pistons.com/community.

HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS Annually, the Come Together Foundation provides scholarships for higher education to high school seniors in Michigan through the Black History Month Event and Scholarship competition. Students are invited to perform through a chosen artistic medium to a panel of esteemed judges and their classmates, and then provided the opportunity to learn from the judge’s panel through a question and answer portion of the program.

ONLINE AUCTIONS New to the 2014-15 season, the Come Together Foundation will fundraise through online auctions available at pistons.com or on a mobile phone by texting “PISTONS” to 52182. Ten different auctions will take place throughout the Detroit Pistons season, auctioning memorabilia, exclusive experiences and more. Please visit pistons.com/community for a full schedule of dates.

HOW TO HELP NOMINATE A GAME CHANGER The Detroit Pistons accept online nominations to recognize Game Changers who are positive difference makers in the community by showcasing leadership and volunteerism. Each Game Changer receives an exclusive Game Changer toolkit – including tickets to a Pistons game, parking pass, coupon for merchandise and official Game Changer gift. Throughout the course of the season, the Detroit Pistons will share the stories of Game Changers and paint the picture of their work by honoring them at select Pistons games. Go to pistons.com/community to nominate a Game Changer. COMMUNITY TICKET PROGRAM During the 2014–15 season, local non-profits and community groups can apply to receive complimentary tickets for select Detroit Pistons games. If you know of a deserving non-profit, please fill-out the application through the Community Ticket Program link at pistons.com/community.

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Come Together embodies the goal of utilizing the Detroit Pistons and Palace Sports & Entertainment to bring Michigan together, celebrating the Game Changers who make a positive impact through volunteerism in their own communities.

Nominate a Game Changer today at pistons.com/community

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Because this is our world, and our world needs Victors. For more than 50 years, UM-Dearborn has worked for the greater good—transforming lives, creating victors to help shape the world and constantly evolving to address the key issues of contemporary times. Our commitment to the region’s transformation is deep, enduring and absolute. Looking ahead, we see a UM-Dearborn that continues to play a vital role in developing the leaders of tomorrow—men and women able to address the complex challenges of southeast Michigan and other metropolitan areas across the nation.

This vision is well within reach. And it can be achieved with the committed and generous support of alumni, business partners and friends who share our goals, and who are willing to invest in the future of our region and the success of our future graduates. The $50 Million Victors for UM-Dearborn Campaign will help us expand student access, develop new programs and interdisciplinary opportunities, create progressive venues, and attract and retain top educators and researchers.

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Be a Victor for UM-Dearborn. CAMPAIGN FUNDING PRIORITIES: • Expand student access to the academic excellence and career preparedness that a UM-Dearborn degree provides • Develop new programs and interdisciplinary opportunities that enhance learning and equip students to succeed in today’s global economy • Create innovative venues for learning, research, study and collaboration • Attract and retain top educators and researchers, and support them as they explore new ways to challenge and inspire students to achieve their full potential

Volunteer leadership is essential to UM-Dearborn’s campaign success. Therefore, Chancellor Daniel Little formed a Campaign Steering Committee that includes a group of dedicated victors committed to providing and securing the philanthropic support needed to prepare our students for success throughout their lives.

Committee Members: Lizabeth Ardisana (CECS, M.S.E. 1984), committee co-chair CEO, ASG Renaissance

Kim Lahti (CASL, B.A. 1984) Senior Vice President, BMO Harris Bank

Eric Nemeth (CASL, B.A. 1985), committee co-chair Partner, Varnum Attorneys at Law

J. Terry McElroy (COB, B.B.A. 1976) Executive Vice President, AAA Michigan

Ed Elliott (COB, B.B.A. 1967), honorary co-chair Vice Chairman, Franklin Enterprises

Philip Roussey (CECS, B.S.E.E.E. 1966) Retired, Executive Vice President, Bell Microproducts

Bryan Becker (COB, B.B.A. 1969) Partner, The Hunter Group, LLC

Jim Vella President, Ford Motor Company Fund & Community Services

Paul Hillegonds (LSA, B.A. 1971) Retired, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, DTE Energy

Kevin Verner (CASL, B.A. 1980) Owner, Shell Ring Associates

Doug Krizanic (COB, B.B.A. 1981) Senior Partner, Deloitte Tax, LLP

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Top philanthropic gifts; UM in the lead T

he University of Michigan-Ann Arbor received the most philanthropic gifts between between September 2013 through mid-October 2014 with more than $87 million. Below is a list of the largest donations and their givers in that time span.

$50 million To: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor From: Richard and Susan Rogel Details: Richard Rogel, president of holding company Tomay Inc., and his wife, Susan, pledged $50 million to UM, including $30 million for medical school scholarships. The gift will Rogel also fund $10 million in programs at the Center for Chinese Studies and $10 million in future university initiatives. Richard Rogel graduated in 1970 as valedictorian from UM’s business school.

grams growing up, said he also planned to join the Children’s Fund’s board.

$10 million To: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor From: J. Ira and Nicki Harris Foundation Details: The $10 million endowment from the UM alumnus and his wife includes the renaming of the university’s head football coaching position as the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Head Football Coach. The naming follows a nationwide trend of alumni giving donations to attach their names to coaching positions. The name of UM’s athletic director position is also endowed. Ira Harris graduated from UM in 1959, and the football team’s locker room and a suite at Michigan Stadium are named for his family because of past donations, which have funded student scholarships, professorships, named chairs, buildings, facilities, medical research, a sports journalism fellowship and a center for the study of corporate finance.

students pursuing interdisciplinary opportunities, as well as offer them awards and prizes. The donation brings Weinberg’s lifetime university contributions to $14.28 million.

$8.5 million

$7.5 million

To: Wayne State University, De-

troit

From: Mike and Marian Ilitch Details: The grant from the

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WSU received $25 million from James and Patricia Anderson, earmarked for the College of Engineering.

$25 million To: Wayne State University From: James and Patricia Ander-

son

Details: The gift from James Anderson, founder, president and CEO of Detroit-based auto dealerconsulting firm Urban Science Applications Inc., and his wife, Patricia, was earmarked for the College of Engineering to establish the James and Patricia Anderson Engineering Ventures Institute “to foster a culture of entrepreneurship by offering expert guidance and resources for faculty and students during the startup process.” The goal is to aid in creating commercial applications for new technology, securing patents and starting new companies. James Anderson is a WSU graduate.

$10 million

To: Detroit Children’s Fund, De-

troit

From: Adam Levinson Details: Adam Levinson, CIO

of Fortress Investment Group’s Fortress Asia Macro Fund, pledged $10 million to Detroit Children’s Fund, an affiliate charitable organization of the Skillman Foundation that invests in Detroit neighborhood programs for kids that have shown proven results. Levinson, a Detroit native who participated in local youth pro-

owner of the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers and his wife, with whom he cofounded the Little Caesars pizza chain in 1959, will create the Ilitch Chair for Surgical Innovation and establish a fund to support research. The school has reIlitch named the department the Michael and Marian Ilitch Department of Surgery. The department is chaired by Donald Weaver, M.D. The department has been home to many innovations over the years, including the world’s first successful heart pump in 1952, a neutron beam cancer therapy machine and a tool that enabled the world’s first pediatric robotic surgery. Around $1.5 million of the grant will fund the endowed chair.

$7.7 million To: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor From: Marshall Weinberg Details: The donation from Marshall Weinberg, who worked at New York investment firm Herzfeld & Stern and graduated from UM in 1950, will fund the university’s new Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science. The institute will examine how the human mind and brain processes information, choice, emotions and language. A previous $700,000 Weinberg donation will be transferred to the institute, and a new $7 million donation will fund the remainder. Of that $7 million, $2.5 million will be used to eventually offer a graduate student certificate for

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation donated $5 million to the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum in East Lansing. WIKIPEDIA

To: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor From: Robert and Ann Aikens Details: Robert Aikens, chairman of Birmingham-based Robert B. Aikens & Associates LLC and his wife, Ann, of Bloomfield Hills, gave $7.5 million to UM for a hybrid operating room at the newly renamed Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center. The Aikens’ gift will allow the university to build a hybrid surgical suite, which combines radiology and surgery and is expected to advance research toward curing aortic disease. The couple has donated $10 million to UM’s law school to create the Robert B. Aikens Commons. The couple also has donated to UM’s Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, where Ann Aikens earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in 2002.

$5 million To: Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak From: Danialle and Peter Karmanos Jr. Details: The couple’s goal is to expand natural birthing options for expectant mothers. The gift will create the Karmanos Center for Natural Birth and the Danialle & Peter Karmanos Jr. Birth Center at Karmanos Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Peter Karmanos owns the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes and is the retired co-founder of Detroit-based Compuware Corp. The Karmanos Center for Natural Birth is expected to open in late 2014. It will combine the comfort of a home-like environment with the safety net of a hospital. The center will include birthing suites, a walking path for expectant moth-

ers and a rooftop garden.

$5 million To: The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, East Lansing From: The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation Details: The $5 million gift to the museum at Michigan State University is in honor of Michael Rush, the museum’s founding director. The gift will increase its endowment and help fund exhibitions for the next five years. The Broads have given a total of $33 million to the museum, including a $28 million lead gift for its design and construction, as well as gifts of art. The $40 million museum opened in 2012.

$5 million To: Oakwood Healthcare Inc., Dearborn From: Karen Colina Wilson Smithbauer Details: The $5 million gift from the former CEO of Central Distributors of Beer Inc., Romulus, and president of the Karen Colina Wilson Foundation will support women’s health services programs and equipment at the four-hospital system. The gift brings Smithbauer’s total contribution to the hospital to $7.2 million, one of the largest donations from a single donor in more than 60 years. Oakwood plans to use the funds to double the size of the Karen Colina Wilson Smithbauer Breast Care Center at Oakwood Southshore in Trenton. The donation will fund a new pavilion named for Smithbauer at the Southshore location and a new women’s health center at Oakwood Hospital-Dearborn. Funds will also be used for equipment and technology, and community outreach. Smithbauer, chairwoman of Oakwood’s Women’s Advisory Committee, is a breast cancer survivor.

$5 million To: Saginaw Valley State University, University Center From: Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation

Details: The donation — the largest single private gift SVSU has received — from the Midland-based foundation aims to boost education in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math). The school will use the funds to support summer camps for middle school and high school students and to sponsor undergraduate research projects by SVSU students. The money will establish the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow STEM Scholar Network at SVSU.

$5 million To: University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor From: Jim Wigginton Details: Jim Wigginton, managing partner of True North Equity LLC in Birmingham, gave the gift to the cancer center to establish two endowed professorships to support thyroid cancer research. Wigginton Wigginton also gave a $1 million gift last year to establish the Punya Thyroid Cancer Endowed Fund in honor of his late wife, Nancy Punya Wigginton, who was cared for by doctors at the University of Michigan Health System. The combined $6 million is the largest gift to thyroid cancer research at UM, the university said.

$4 million To: Sphinx Organization, Detroit From: Anonymous Details: The anonymous donor

gave the gift to expand the scope of its musician education and training programs, and is the largest gift the organization has received. Sphinx will use part of the gift to increase the top scholarship awards for its flagship program, the national Sphinx Competition for young black and Latino string players. The school plans to add a new, competitive scholarship program for alumni of the competition, Sphinx Virtuosi and Sphinx Symphony

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$2.5 million

To: Michigan State University, East Lansing From: Dave and Denise Lamp Details: Dallas oil executive and MSU alumnus Dave Lamp and his wife Denise gave the $2.5 million to the engineering program at MSU. The David L. and Denise M. Lamp Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering will be established from $2 million of the gift, while $500,000 will go into a scholarship fund the family established earlier. David Lamp earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from MSU in 1980 and is president and chief executive of Connecticut-based Northern Tier Energy LP.

$2.5 million To: University of Michigan, Ann

Arbor From: Jeffrey MacKie-Mason and Janet Netz Details: Jeffrey MacKie-Mason, dean of UM’s School of Information, and his wife, Janet Netz, committed $2.5 million to establish a tenured faculty position within the School of Information in MacKie-Mason’s name. MacKie-Mason and Netz are UM alumni. He earned a master of public policy degree in 1982, and she earned a master’s and Ph.D. in economics in 1990 and 1992. The gift was among the first from UM’s faculty or staff toward the university’s $4 billion Victors for Michigan fundraising campaign.

professionals and opportunities within the state and to encourage software engineers to pursue their futures in Michigan.

$2 million To: Michigan State University, East Lansing From: Doug Zongker Details: The gift to the College of Engineering was established through an estate plan for Doug Zongker of Mountain View, Calif., a senior software engineer at Google Inc. and an alumnus of Michigan State. The provision in his estate will establish the first endowed chair of computer science at the university. Zongker graduated from MSU in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in computer science. Support from the endowment will offer funding for the position as well as the ability to conduct research and scholarship as new opportunities arise. In February 2011, Zongker established the Doug Zongker Endowed Discretionary Fund for Computer Science and Engineering at MSU.

$1.5 million To: University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor From: Helmut and Candis Stern Details: The gift from the Sterns, longtime museum supporters, will be used to establish and endow a new curatorial position in African art. The position — called the Helmut and Candis Stern Curator of African Art — will be in addition to the museum’s curatorial posts in Western, Asian and contemporary art. In 2005, the Sterns donated 90 works of Congolese art to the museum, which are said to be among the museum’s most popular works.

The $1 million grant to the center follows a $64,000 grant made by the foundation in 2012 to purchase electronic tablets and netbooks for the center to help children communicate and autism treatment scholarships for children.

$1 million To: Michigan State University, East Lansing From: Anonymous Details: The gift came from the estates of a Michigan State alumnus and his partner and will expand programs at MSU’s Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender Resource Center. The gift will establish the Support, Outreach, Action and Respect Fund at the university.

$1 million To: St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit From: Ralph C. Wilson Foundation Details: The namesake foundation of Buffalo Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson, who died in March 2014, donated to the center to fund the St. John Medical Center Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Campus in Grosse Pointe. Wilson founded the NFL team in 1959, and although he spent significant time in Buffalo, he and his wife, Mary, lived primarily in Grosse Pointe Shores. The couple has given other gifts to the St. John Providence Health System in support of its telemonitoring, endoscopy and hospice programs over the years. The St. John Medical Center Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Campus was expected to open in October and will provide outpatient services, including internal medicine physician practice, outpatient physical and occupational therapy, essential diagnostic imaging and lab services.

$1 million

$2.4 million To: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor From: Larry Leinweber Details: The CEO and president of Troy-based New World System Corp. pledged $2.4 million to UM’s College of Engineering to fund scholarships for undergraduate students in computer sciences, UM said. Leinweber’s gift will fund at least three Leinweber scholarship awards each year to second-, third- and fourth-year undergrads from Michigan who major in computer science. The scholarship program will emphasize academic achievement and promise, and will give preference to students who declare an intent to work in Michigan’s software program after graduation. The gift will also create the Leinweber Software Scholars Society, which will connect current and past scholarship recipients to each other and the university community. The society is intended to facilitate the development of a network of software

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The Ted Lindsay Foundation donated $1 million to Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak.

$1 million

To: Beaumont Hospital, Royal

Oak

From: Ted Lindsay Foundation Details: Hockey great Ted

Lindsay and his foundation donation is to expand a program that provides education for the parents of children with autism spectrum disorders and other development disorders. The money will support the hospital’s Hope Center, which will be renamed the Ted Lindsay Foundation Hope Center and will relocate from the Berkley Medical Center to Beaumont Children’s Hospital on Beaumont Health System’s Royal Oak campus. Lindsay and friend John Czarnecki established the foundation in 2001 to fund autism research and programs after Czarnecki’s son was diagnosed with autism.

To: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor From: Desai family Details: Bharat Desai, founder of Syntel Inc., Troy, and his family made the donation to fund the Desai Family Accelerator at UM, where he received a MBA. The accelerator is a joint venture between the Desai Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the College of Engineering dedicated to helping Michigan startups. It will be managed by the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies and the engineering school’s Center for Entrepreneurship. The Davidson Foundation was also a funder of the accelerator.

$1 million To: Michigan State University From: Dennis Nyquist Details: The retired professor

of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has committed through an estate plan the gift to fund a proessorship in electromagnetics in the College of Engineering.

Impact investing: To make a difference J

ennifer Oertel, a shareholder in the Southfield office of Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss PC, spoke with Crain’s reporter Sherri Welch on impact investing and how it could give people another option for supporting efforts working toward socially beneficial goals. Answers have been edited for length and clarity. For people who aren’t familiar with it, what exactly is impact investing? That’s one of the difficulties. There’s no one standard definition. The Global Impact Investing Network defines it as investments made with the intention to generate a measurable social, and/or environmental impact alongside a financial return, but not everyone has agreed upon whether that is the appropriate definition to be used. I think it’s doing well financially while doing good works. Some believe it has to be mission over money. Others believe it can be money over mission, but mission still has to be very important to the business model. Are investments made in nonprofits, for-profits or both? Both. Some factions believe impact investing should be limited to either the for-profit or nonprofit sector. The majority think it should be agnostic. We have nonprofits engaging in commercial activities to benefit their mission, and we have for-profit enterprises whose primary goal really is to achieve a social or environmental mission return next to a financial return. Why should those who traditionally are donors be versed in impact investing? It’s a great way to bridge that gap. Nationwide, there are billions of philanthropic dollars available, but there are trillions of dollars of social impact need in the world. It’s clear philanthropic giving likely will never be able to bridge from billions to trillions. But if we take just a small piece of that investment capital and put it toward impact investing, we can help bridge that gap between the philanthropic dollars available and all of the need that’s out there. A donor can give $100 and create some social impact. But if they give away $100 in impact investments, they’ll be creating that social impact but they’ll hopefully get that $100 back at some point in time with a return on their money. You can see how that recharges their ability to create social impact. Which organizations in metro Detroit are actively soliciting impact investments at this point and what are they working on? Nonprofits that are looking for ways to attract impact investment include Forgotten Harvest, which is forming a for-profit subsidiary called Hopeful

Harvest to do commercial food production activities such as food packaging or bottling. Another great example of a nonprofit exploring social enterprise is the Jennifer Oertel, Downtown Jaffe Raitt Heuer Youth Boxing & Weiss PC Gym. They are offering adult boxing classes for a fee, and those fees go back to support their nonprofit program making sure kids in Detroit get a solid education. RecoveryPark is another great one. Their focus is to remediate blight in the city while creating jobs and job training. The nonprofit part is job training and case management of people who’ve had barriers to employment. The commercial aspects are commercial food production and agriculture among other parts of their business plan.

Q&A

What about for-profit social enterprises? Sisu Global Health is a medical technology company that started with engineering students out of the University of Michigan. While 80 percent of medical technology focuses on the developed world because that’s where the money is, this company focuses on Third World countries, providing medical technologies needed in the developing world. Often there’s no electricity available, so equipment has to be low-tech and affordable. Loveland Technologies is another example of a for-profit social enterprise. They develop software for identifying blighted properties. How can people look into impact investing opportunities that benefit the causes or organizations they care about? There are some impact investing funds in town such as Mission Throttle and Impact3 that are making investments in social enterprises. That’s something we’ve identified as a need, a mechanism by which normal people can find, identify and make investments in social enterprises. That’s where crowdfunding will hopefully come into the picture, providing a platform for this type of investment. We formed the Detroit chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance to support social enterprise. We are bringing together social entrepreneurs, impact investors, charities, foundations and any individual interested in impact investing as a way to support people interested in making impact investments. We do intend to work with existing groups to create a local impact investing marketplace.

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CRAIN'S LIST: LARGEST FOUNDATIONS

Ranked by 2013 gross receipts

1. 2. 3. 4.

( " )! ' !! % ! "

6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 16. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

& #" $ !

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3 ) 3-= + ) ? <9&= &3 9-3

$207.3 ;B;2!

Community Living Services Inc. 0,8;B.:1

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137.3 .":2!

Lutheran Social Services of Michigan 0.;8;B.:1

& (& $-*/4-+% + @ +9 3&*

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The Edison Institute Inc. (The Henry Ford) 0.;8;B..1 ;B,BB (>-- )= 2 3 -3+ " .;" 0:.:1 , ;%7BB.5 >>>29$ $ +3@ -3 2-3#

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Gleaners Community Food Bank Inc. 0,8;B.:1

3 ) 3&44-+ /3 4& +9

72.5 7:2B

Hospice of Michigan Inc. 0.;8;B.:1

-3-9$@ 3 */3 4& +9 +

70.1 7,2B

United Way for Southeastern Michigan 078;B.:1

& $ ) 3 ++ + /3 4& +9 +

63.5 7,27

Presbyterian Villages of Michigan/ Presbyterian Villages of Michigan Foundation

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3 $ * ) &3 9-3 /3 4& +9 +

56.3 :72"

Evangelical Homes of Michigan 0"8;B.:1

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Detroit Symphony Orchestra 0 8;B.:1

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The Guidance Center 0,8;B.:1

3& )( 3 /3 4& +9 +

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Detroit Employment Solutions Corp. 078;B.:1

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Top executive

Total assets ($000,000) 2013/2012

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2% ( +' ) -2 3% )8

734.2 6 0

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599.8 ! !09

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470.2 !9 0,

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174.9 ,650:

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171.3 ,A60

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165.0 , 0A

McGregor Fund

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164.4 , !06

Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation

% # 2 )++"% ) -2 3% )8

135.5 ,:A0

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129.1 ,,:06

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112.9 *60

Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation

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111.7 ,A 0:

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111.1 *609

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108.2 ,:90,

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107.9 ,A 0A

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83.1 !,0*

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75.6 6 0

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64.9 6:0

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63.6

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60.2 !0

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58.8 ,05

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This list of largest grant-making foundations is an approximate compilation of the largest such organizations in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston counties. It is not a complete listing but the most comprehensive available. Unless otherwise noted, information was provided by the foundations. B Also known as St. Augustine's University Foundation LIST RESEARCHED BY SONYA D. HILL

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Ice Bucket insights Success of the grass-roots giving campaign offers some valuable lessons to not-for-profits dents. “One of the reasons this worked so well was because it was grasss social media outlets are roots driven. As it was passed from deluged with videos of peo- person to person, it gathered so ple dumping buckets of ice much momentum,” said Caryn water on their heads in the name Stein, vice president of communiof advocacy and philanthropy for cations and content at the online amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, oth- fundraising platform Network for er health care not-for-profits can Good. “The other piece was that it find marketing lessons in the now- tapped into the idea of social netfamous challenge works, not just that they can use as a technology, for their own charbut as a mode of itable request efour communicaforts. tion.” People who Chief among may not previthose lessons, be it ously have for disease-related heard of ALS fundraising or a were introduced new hospital wing, online to its is the power of symptoms and grass-roots marstories. They keting. Another is Caryn Stein, Network for Good saw videos of to convey a sense people such as of urgency about Pete Frates, 29, a contributing, while personalizing your appeal, former college baseball player who because people relate more readily was diagnosed with ALS in 2012, to other people than to faceless participate in the challenge despite being unable to speak. causes, marketing experts agree. “It’s crazy how it exploded,” To call the Ice Bucket Challenge — which has its origins outside of said Julia Campbell of J Campbell the official not-for-profit ALS orga- Social Marketing. “I’m from Bevernization — an Internet sensation ly, Mass., where Pete Frates is would be an understatement. from. I saw it here first, and then Without any association spending all of a sudden, the Red Sox were for a traditional fundraising cam- doing it, and then celebrities.” And that’s part of what has paign, it became a national phenomenon, attracting the attention made the campaign so successful, and support of actors, athletes, experts say. “Anyone can do it. Anyone can musicians and even former presi-

BY RACHEL LANDEN CRAIN NEWS SERVICE

One of the reasons this worked so well was because it was grass-roots driven.

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participate,” said Rhoda Weiss, health care consultant and chair of the American Marketing Association’s Executive Leadership Summit. “If we’re going to create healthier communities, it has to be simple. We have to engage our audience.” That engagement starts with a simple call to action, experts say. For the Ice Bucket Challenge, it means someone simply records a video of ice water being dumped on himself or herself, posts it online and then names — or tags — at least one other person to follow their lead. “The old adage is people give to people, and this is a prime example,” said Adam Wilhelm, senior consultant at not-for-profit marketing consultancy Campbell & Co. “It’s peer-to-peer fundraising at its best.” The 24-hour window to participate, which begins its countdown when a person is challenged, helps spur people to action as well. “It creates a sense of urgency,” said Sarah Barnes, director of marketing and communications at Campbell & Co. That urgency has spread across personal networks because of the way the campaign harnesses social media, allowing participants to reach far more people than just their immediate peers. “You have to be where your donors are,” Campbell said. “I always see social media as a handshake. People need to know you before they donate to you.”

A. ALFRED TAUBMAN MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

A. Alfred Taubman said he accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in recognition of the work being done at the Taubman institute to find a cure for ALS.

And people have certainly donated. Between July 29 — when the Ice Bucket Challenge kicked off — and Aug. 29, the ALS Association received $100.9 million in contributions from existing donors and more than 3 million new donors. That’s more than a 3,500 percent increase in donations compared with the same period last year for a disease that strikes about 5,600 Americans annually. Experts caution that while organizations hoping to duplicate the ALS Association’s success can look for lessons in the campaign, they should not view it as a magic bullet to be slavishly copied in their own efforts. “Not all campaigns will go viral,” Stein said. “But that’s not the only goal. It’s to see the message spread within your community.” “We would be foolish to suggest in any way that this is a negative

for philanthropy,” said David Flood, vice chair of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy. “Some are trying to suggest that this is a flash in the pan, but flashes in the pan get things started.” And according to Weiss, “You have to ‘friend raise’ before you fund raise.” The ALS Association is building on the momentum of its more than 3 million new friends, and keeping those new contributors engaged will be the real challenge for the organization in the coming weeks and months. Reaching back out to donors in the same way they came in — through social media — to express appreciation and show them the impact of their dollars is one way to continue the conversation, experts suggest. From Modern Healthcare

Phillip Fisher on crowdfunding’s impact he RiseDetroit Challenge on crowdfunding website CrowdRise, which runs through Oct. 30, is giving local nonprofits a platform to raise money and compete for challenge grants. Phillip Fisher, founder of impact investing fund Mission Throttle L3C, and an investor in CrowdRise, spoke with Crain’s reporter Sherri Welch on the concept of crowdfunding, how the idea for the RiseDetroit Challenge developed and how it could benefit charities in the future. Answers have been edited for length and clarity.

Challenge will be fun for not just agencies but, more importantly, for donors. Every one of us has a natural instinct to help others. This allows a fun way of doing that where it’s convenient and can challenge others to get involved.

What is crowdfunding and why is it important to philanthropy? Crowdfunding is a one-stop place for people to bring support and help organizations. There are different crowdfunding sites, including CrowdRise and Benevolent. As you’ve witnessed recently with the Ice Bucket Challenge, both donors and impact organizations are eager to participate in fun ways to raise funds. What we’re hoping is that the RiseDetroit

What spurs donors to give on CrowdRise or any crowdfunding platform? I think we’re going through an evolution of being very comfortable with Web-based platforms. This evolution provides us the ability to save time, create efficiencies and have better impact in our giving strategies. Donors can connect with agencies they haven’t before. They can understand better what services agencies are providing. Agencies can

Q&A Phillip Fisher, Mission Throttle L3C

I think we’re going through an evolution of being very comfortable with Web-based platforms. This evolution provides us the ability to save time, create efficiencies and have better impact in our giving strategies. put online a video of what they do. There’s a transactional cost that goes to CrowdRise, but it’s still creating efficiencies? When you think about impact organizations and fund development. There’s a cost that’s part of capturing a donation, tied to hiring people. This is a very efficient way of capturing donations. How did the RiseDetroit Challenge come together? Robert Wolfe runs CrowdRise along with actor Ed Norton. I’m an investor. We were talking about corporate challenges where corporations put up a prize and select a beneficiary agency and ei-

ther give a prize or match. I suggested maybe we should do a geographical challenge where agencies within a certain geography could challenge each other for a prize. I’d throw in some prize money and maybe encourage others. And my mother, Marjorie Fisher, threw in some money, too, because she’s so passionate about Detroit. We came up with $100,000 for agencies in Southeast Michigan. This was about a year and a half ago. We were waiting for the right time to do it. When Detroit Homecoming came up, (Crain’s Publisher) Mary Kramer just latched onto it and decided to help promote it during the time when all these people were in town.

This was a wonderful platform to be able to send people to if they wanted to contribute to social change in Southeast Michigan. Is this sort of geographical challenge a new approach for CrowdRise? It’s not just a new approach for CrowdRise, but it stimulates people in different geographies to think about how they can support their regions by putting together a challenge to support 501(c)(3)s in those geographies. I think it’s going pretty well. There’s opportunity to scale it to other regions. What can a nonprofit take from this? Raising money is the direct objective, but indirectly I think it helps create a philanthropic culture within their agencies where they can reach out to their stakeholders and cultivate stronger relationships. It’s outreach to both existing and new donors and cultivating the ability to trigger a donation that could be persistent over time.

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