The Detroit Free Press recently published an article highlighting the results of the Detroit Nonprofit Leadership Census, a collaboration between the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) and Data Driven Detroit (D3).
The survey looked at racial diversity in leadership roles from a sample of 200 organizations out of about 1,500 operating in the city. MNA's Nellie Tsai, social innovation officer, was quoted on the general importance of the survey, especially with events in the past two years.
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In a January 2nd article of MiBiz, Andy Balaskovitz writes about the challenges that ongoing COVID concerns and reported case surges create for nonprofits.
In the wake of the omicron variant and the surge of COVID-19 cases, many nonprofit leaders are addressing the challenges of maintaining donor relationships.
In the article, Michigan Nonprofit Association's Kelley Kuhn speaks to these challenges, nonprofit's role in helping with federal relief funds, and current "giving" trends.
From BridgeDetroit.com
by Olivia Lewis
Not all heroes wear capes, but if Donna Murray-Brown wore one, it would match the style and grace of a woman constantly pushing to support Detroit and Michigan nonprofits.
After 12 years at the Michigan Nonprofit Association, the first Black woman to lead the statewide organization will leave her post at the end of this month. A longtime Detroiter, Brown spent the last decade supporting capacity-building initiatives, advocating on behalf of the nonprofit sector, and creating space for Black, Brown and Indigenous communities. Brown announced her resignation earlier this year.
From November 30 | Center for Effective Philanthropy | by Chole Heskett (CEP)
The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) held their third 2021 Virtual Learning Session. In that online discussion, Michigan Nonprofit Association's Donna Murray-Brown was one of the featured panelists, addressing the research findings around the topic, "Foundations Respond to Crisis: Lasting Change?" The article on CEP's website is a transcript of the virtual session. Here's a sample from the article:
by MJ Gailbreath | Second Wave Media | Metromode
Photos from Second Wave Media and APIAVote-MI
Community Redistricting is a series about how Michigan communities are working together to end gerrymandering so that all residents have a voice at the local, state, and federal level. This series is made possible with funding from the Michigan Nonprofit Association.
As it stands today, the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) will vote to select the final three maps outlining Michigan’s new political districts by Thursday, Dec. 30. That could change — it wouldn’t be the first time that the timeline throughout this process has — but barring any end-of-the-clock decisions from the MICRC, that date remains as the day when the commission is due to select the Congressional, state House, and state Senate districts that will decide Michigan’s elections for the next ten years.
This week the Board of Directors for the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) announced Kelley Kuhn as their choice to fill the vacant CEO position left by the departure of Donna Murray-Brown. Kelley had previously served as the Vice President for MNA.
In a Wood TV8 artcle, MNA's Kelly Kuhn was quoted speaking to the challenges of nonprofits and highlighting the need for donations during this year's Giving Tuesday.
MNA's Kelly Kuhn was quoted in a Lansing City Pulse article regarding the challenges facing nonprofits and how they've looked to perserve to serve their audiences and communities.
from WXYZ, as reported by Kimberly Craig
Michigan Nonprofit Association's Kelley Kuhn was recently featured in an In-Depth report on WXYZ. Kuhn spoke to the difficulties that nonprofits everywhere are having in raising donations, even post-pandemic.
In an article published in the Alpena News, Michigan Nonprofit Association's Vice President, Kelley Kuhn, commented on the fundraising struggles for nonprofit organizations, post-quarantine.
