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Letter from the President: Miller Fellows
Dear Friends, We are thrilled to announce the McGregor Fund’s 2023 Eugene A. Miller Fellows! This sabbatical program proudly supports our grant partners’ CEOs and executive directors to take extended...
View ArticleNine Detroit-Area Nonprofit Leaders Awarded Sabbatical Fellowship
From Crain’s Detroit Business February 16, 2023 Nine prominent Detroit-area nonprofit CEOs and directors have been awarded a sabbatical through a fellowship aimed at allowing them to “recharge, immerse...
View ArticleMcGregor Fund President Appears on “It’s Not Your Money”
McGregor Fund President Kate Levin Markel recently appeared with Allandra Bulger, Executive Director of Co.act Detroit, a McGregor Fund grantee partner, on the Camelback Ventures “It’s Not Your Money”...
View ArticleChecking in with the Miller Fellows: Kimberly Johnson
Meet Kimberly Johnson: Founder, President and CEO of Developing K.I.D.S. Since announcing our expanded Miller Fellowship cohort earlier this year, several of our Fellows have already departed for...
View ArticleMcGregor Fund’s Heidi Alcock Receives Award from The Yunion
Many congratulations to The Yunion as they celebrate two decades of life-changing work with young people and families in our community. We were honored to attend our grantee partner’s inspiring 20th...
View ArticleMcGregor Fund Celebrates Developing K.I.D.S. Groundbreaking
“Kim, you are our hero…you stop at nothing for the kids and families that you serve. You inspire us all the time. We learn from you. And to the whole team: we are in awe of everything that you do…we...
View ArticleMcGregor Fund Receives Midnight Golf Program Driver Award
Recently, the McGregor Fund’s Heidi Alcock and Marcia Gardner were honored to join the Midnight Golf Program‘s birthday celebration and to accept our long-time grantee partner’s Driver Award on the...
View ArticleVanessa Samuelson in PEAK Grantmaking Journal
Prioritizing Learning Over Reporting By Vanessa Samuelson At the McGregor Fund, we prioritize learning with and from grant partners. Two years ago, we changed an important learning practice: our...
View ArticleThe McGregor Fund is Moving
The McGregor Fund is thrilled to share that we are moving from our longtime offices in downtown Detroit to offices within The Skillman Foundation suite at the Talon Centre on the Detroit River. We...
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Letter from the President: 2024 Miller Fellows
Dear Friends, One year ago, we were thrilled to announce the resumption, reformulation, and expansion of the McGregor Fund’s Eugene A. Miller Fellowship Program, along with a cohort of nine amazing...
View ArticleNatural Collisions Podcast Welcomes Heidi Alcock
“Funders have got to acknowledge and own the role they play in burnout and exhaustion. It’s harmful and it’s not necessary. We are extractive, and we have to stop…at the McGregor Fund, we take it as...
View ArticleHeidi Alcock Speaks on Investing in Rest
On May 16, the McGregor Fund’s Heidi Alcock participated in a panel discussion entitled Investing in Rest alongside other nonprofit advocates and leaders addressing burnout and “imagining a more rested...
View ArticleVanessa Samuelson Speaks at YDRC Unify to Liberate Summit
Vanessa Samuelson, McGregor Fund Director of Learning & Reporting, recently spoke at the 2024 Youth Development Resource Center – Detroit Unify to Liberate Summit. Marcia Gardner, Grants Manager...
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McGregor Fund Holds Grant Partner Open House
In June, after settling into new office space within The Skillman Foundation suite at the Talon Centre, McGregor Fund staff and trustees were delighted to welcome grant partners to an open house. Many...
View ArticleMcGregor Fund Hosts Panel at Council of Michigan Foundations Conference
“In the nonprofit sector, where many are significantly underpaid, overworked, and taking on huge issues that humanity is facing – we need to drastically shift from a charity mindset to one of systemic...
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