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partnering with you to create a community where every person can reach full potential
Participants in Eastside Youth Strong’s Summer 2015 Eastside Arts and Science Experiential Learning (EASEL) program.
engaging with donors to maximize your impact Our community — Kalamazoo County
for co-investment and broaden the base
Eastside Youth Strong (formerly
— is a special place. We are working to
of your support. Even if they choose not
Kalamazoo Center for Youth and
making it a place where every person can
to support one of the opportunities we
Community), Kalamazoo Nature
reach full potential and we consider you
share, they have expressed that they
Center, Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for
a partner in that. We also consider donors
value simply learning more about the
Humanity, Peace House, Southwest
to be partners and actively engage with
work of local nonprofits.
Michigan Land Conservancy and
them to maximize your organization’s impact, offering them opportunities to engage with you and co-invest in your efforts to make this community even better than it already is. One of the ways we do this is by presenting donors with opportunities
We also provide opportunities to meet you in person and hear about your work first-hand.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church — are making an impact in Kalamazoo’s Eastside neighborhood. Each has a different focus and personality, but are linked by their
Recently almost 50 donors took
work in the Eastside neighborhood and
advantage of an opportunity we offered
collaborations that enhance and
to learn how seven organizations — Eastside Neighborhood Association,
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