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2017 Outlook: Carrie Pickett-Erway, Kalamazoo Community Foundation
As the economy has recovered from the recession, philanthropic giving nationwide has slowly climbed to an all-time high, in 2015 reaching $373.25 billion, according to a report from the Giving USA Foundation. However, nonprofits rely on funding from other sources as well, and leaders like Carrie Pickett-Erway at Kalamazoo Community Foundation don’t know if those sources will remain secure in the coming year. “We know many of our partners are concerned about major changes they anticipate in state and federal funding,” she said. “Our endowed funds provide a stable source of funding, but would not be able to fill that gap.”
Kalamazoo’s ONEplace scales up nonprofit assistance programs
KALAMAZOO — Of the hundreds of nonprofits in the Kalamazoo area, most of them have tapped into the services offered by ONEplace at one time or another.
Experiences Matter: Nonprofits get creative with experiential community-building activities
Galas and golf outings may find themselves on the way out as nonprofits test the waters with more experiential activities to engage a larger audience.
Nonprofits move swiftly to help in wake of Kalamazoo mass shooting
KALAMAZOO — When a violent tragedy struck downtown Kalamazoo in late February, local nonprofits reacted swiftly to channel corporate and individual donations to the appropriate needs.
Local LGBT funds dedicate dollars to pressing issues of the community
Our LGBT Fund hit a milestone to close out 2015 when it announced its first grant of $20,000 to a collaborative program involving Arbor Circle and the Lesbian Gay Community Network of West Michigan (The Network).