Displaying items by tag: Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Beyond retail: Entrepreneurs pursue alternative routes to cannabis industry
Opening a cannabis dispensary comes with significant barriers, but West Michigan entrepreneurs are looking at opportunities other than retail storefronts to get their foot in the door of the burgeoning industry.
Nonprofit leaders cautiously optimistic about 2021, some organizations face tough challenges
Some nonprofits survived the first nine months of the pandemic relatively unscathed while others are hanging on in hopes that a widely distributed vaccine lifts capacity restrictions and renews confidence in gathering indoors.
Equity gets closer look with Grand River restoration project
GRAND RAPIDS — The Grand River has historically divided the city of Grand Rapids in multiple ways, but as redevelopments have ramped up in recent years, leaders of a restoration plan are stressing the importance of making the river accessible to all residents.
MiBiz Growth Report: August 31, 2020
Here is the MiBiz growth report for August 31, 2020.
GR officials consider $250,000 in pandemic relief for undocumented immigrants
The Grand Rapids City Commission is considering a $250,000 contribution to an emergency pandemic relief fund for undocumented immigrants and mixed status families who reside in the city and need housing assistance.
Holland/Zeeland loan program shows how nonprofits are getting creative during pandemic
MiBiz Growth Report: April 26, 2020
MiBiz growth report for April 26, 2020.
West Michigan groups launch fund to support undocumented workers amid pandemic
Eight organizations united to create an emergency relief fund for undocumented workers and mixed status families in Kent County who are ineligible for unemployment or other relief.
Stock market volatility could affect philanthropy in years ahead
The amount of money area foundations are able to give away this year won’t change much, if at all, but 2021 could see some level of decreases depending on what happens with the stock market in subsequent quarters.
Backed by new grant, GR Community Foundation to focus on African American, Latinx giving
GRAND RAPIDS — Backed by a three-year grant, the Grand Rapids Community Foundation aims to better understand and encourage philanthropic giving in the region’s African American and Latinx communities.