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Flint Courier Spotlights Communities First Initiative, Redistricting Commission
An article in the Flint Courier highlighted the continued challenges and opportunities that redistricting has created for residents of communities all-across Michigan. The article and...
October 18, 2021
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Murray-Brown Featured in MiBiz Article About Virtual Programming and Fundraising
In a September 26 article in MiBiz, written by Kate Carlson, the Grand Rapids-based news publication spoke with state of Michigan nonprofits and organizations regarding...
September 27, 2021
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Senate Bill Introduced to Give Temporary Relief for Charitable Events
Earlier this summer, 2021, a bipartisan statewide bill was introduced to give temporary relief to charitable gaming events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Effectively, the...
September 22, 2021
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What will the future look like for Southeast Michigan's nonprofits?
Over the last 18 months, nonprofit organizations in the region have spent much of their days in a reactive state: responding, experimenting and working to...
August 12, 2021
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The Way Forward: Nonprofits face long recovery, uncertainty
There's a lot of discussion about things getting back to normal, but that's not yet the case for nonprofits and the people they serve. The issues...
June 28, 2021
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Make your voice heard in Michigan's redistricting process | Opinion
In 2018, voters passed an amendment to Michigan’s Constitution, establishing the Michigan Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission (MICRC). Michigan citizens have a historic, first-time ever opportunity...
June 11, 2021
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Metro Detroit nonprofits aim to get community voices into redistricting process
"We're working to specifically promote racial equity so that communities of color, most importantly, who happen to be often the ones who are underrepresented and...
May 19, 2021
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PPP Loans may run out prior to May deadline
Funds for a paycheck protection program loan also known as a ‘PPP loan’ may run out before the May deadline. The Michigan Non Profit Association...
April 16, 2021
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Organizations to host virtual redistricting town hall on Monday for Flint residents
Communities First, Inc. is partnering with the Michigan Nonprofit Association to bring awareness and education to the redistricting initiative with a town hall. Flint residents are...
April 12, 2021
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Ford Motor Company Fund taps nonprofits for PSA on COVID-19 vaccination in multicultural communities
The announcement is the latest example of nonprofits playing a role as trusted sources in public service campaigns. Michigan Nonprofit Association tapped nonprofits across the...
April 07, 2021
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Your questions about Michigan's new redistricting process answered
Every ten years after the completion of the census, states around the country redraw the political maps that assign candidates and voters to congressional and...
March 28, 2021
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Gerrymandering split communities in the past. New redistricting process aims to keep them together
One of the hardest jobs for the randomly selected group of Michigan voters charged with redrawing the state’s congressional and legislative districts this year is...
March 01, 2021