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Posted August 22, 2024

Metromode, 8/22/24 - What’s happening: The second annual Community Engagement Summit has been announced for Friday, Sept. 27, in Harrison Township. The four-hour event is hosted by the Advancing Macomb nonprofit in its efforts to build community and economic development in Macomb County, though the summit will likely appeal to those with similar interests beyond the county line.

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Communities, Development and Projects, Economy, Nonprofits

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Posted August 14, 2024

Macomb Daily, August 13, 2024 - How can Michigan grow its population? That was the question at the heart of Tuesday’s roundtable discussion with Michigan’s Chief Growth Officer Hilary Doe, Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel and members from Connect Macomb held at Velocity in Sterling Heights. “I think it went great,” said Doe, whose team from the state’s newly established Growth Office has been traveling the state to highlight and amplify ways regions have incorporated growth priorities. “The diversity of experience within the group was really helpful.”

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Business, Communities, Economy

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Posted July 1, 2024

Macomb Daily, June 29, 2024 - Advancing Macomb has the backing it needs to launch a new initiative. The Ralph C. Wilson Foundation has awarded the nonprofit group that convenes resources to solve community challenges and enrich the lives of Macomb County through charitable organizations and philanthropic investments a $600,000 grant to establish a nonprofit incubator program and enhance its internal capacity. “Listening to nonprofit leaders throughout Macomb County has provided us with direction and information on the challenges they face,” Phil Gilchrist, executive director of Advancing Macomb said, in a news release.

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Development and Projects, Nonprofits

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Posted June 11, 2024

DBusiness June 6, 2024 - Advancing Macomb in Mount Clemens, a 501(c)(3) that convenes resources to solve community challenges and enrich the lives of Macomb County residents, has been granted $600,000 by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation. The grant, distributed over three years, will enable Advancing Macomb to establish a nonprofit incubator and significantly enhance its internal capacity. The nonprofit incubator is designed to provide small, new, and emerging Macomb County nonprofits with the practical skills and knowledge necessary for effective operations. The six-month program will cover fiscal management, marketing, public relations, fundraising and grant writing. A pilot cohort for the program is expected to launch in late 2024 or early 2025, creating a support system to help ensure the long-term success of local nonprofits.

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Development and Projects, Nonprofits

In the News

Posted June 4, 2024

Crain's Detroit Business, June 04, 2024 - New funding is flowing to Macomb County to help grow nonprofit capacity in the high-need community. The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation has awarded Advancing Macomb a $600,000 grant over three years to help bolster nonprofits in the county while also strengthening its own staff.

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Development and Projects, Nonprofits

In the News

Posted June 3, 2024

Macomb Daily, June 3, 2024 - Advancing Macomb will present its 8th annual Summer Soirée from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., June 12 at Youngblood Vineyard in Ray Township. The event that has become an annual summer gathering for Advancing Macomb, its partners, supporters and the community serves as an opportunity to celebrate the organization’s past successes, key partnerships and recent achievements while helping to support future work.

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Development and Projects, Nonprofits

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Posted May 20, 2024

Macomb Daily May 20, 2024 - Macomb is the third largest county in the state but it lags behind others in southwest Michigan in terms of the number of its charitable nonprofits and philanthropic investments. A new partnership approved by the county’s 2024 budget aims to change that. Advancing Macomb announced it has partnered with Macomb County Planning and Economic Development (MCPED) to provide resource navigation and technical assistance for local nonprofit organizations in the coming year. Helping to make that happen is $50,000 approved by the county.

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Business, Development and Projects, Nonprofits

In the News

Posted May 15, 2024

DBusiness Daily Update, May 14, 2024 - Advancing Macomb, a Mount Clemens-based 501(c)(3) that convenes resources to solve community challenges and enrich the lives of Macomb County residents, has partnered with Macomb County Planning and Economic Development (MCPED) to provide resource navigation and technical assistance for local nonprofit organizations in 2024. The partnership was approved as part of the county’s 2024 budget.

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Development and Projects, Nonprofits

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Posted March 20, 2024

Crain's Detroit Business, March 20, 2024 - Macomb Foster Closet is set to expand its services for foster and adopted youth and families from a newly acquired site in Mount Clemens... Research that Advancing Macomb completed with the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University showed Macomb County's nonprofit sector is under-resourced and under-developed, said Phil Gilchrist, executive director of Advancing Macomb, an agency working to increase nonprofit capacity and leverage resources to assist on complex issues in the county. “Small nonprofits in the county need support and resources to be more impactful in their missions and more successful as organizations,” he said. “Access to affordable co-working space establishes new sector infrastructure in Macomb County and helps create an environment for nonprofits to grow and thrive.”...

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Communities, Development and Projects, Nonprofits

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Posted March 15, 2024

Mount Clemens-Clinton-Harrison Journal | Published March 14, 2024 - HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A new way to cross the Clinton River Spillway will soon arrive. Harrison Township is building a new pedestrian bridge to connect the spillway along Jefferson Avenue, budgeting $3.45 million for the bridge and associated walkways. The pedestrian bridge will supplement the existing bridge at the mouth of the spillway, which is designed for automobiles and challenging for nonmotorized traffic to safely cross.

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Communities, Development and Projects