Mayor Mike Duggan set her up to succeed. That raises questions.
Detroit Free Press and Deadline Detroit quoted Terry Cooper of the USC Price School on whether it is unusual for a city government to raise funds for a nonprofit.
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What’s Lost in the Transition from Refugee to American Citizen
What becomes of a refugee when they’re no longer a refugee? We spend so much time talking about migration caps and vetting that we seem to ignore all the Americans living amongst us, trying to acclimate to their new country after the harrowing journey from their former homeland. Would it surprise you to learn that they start their new life in substantial debt? Or that they don’t have many of the basic items they need to live, let alone feel like a human being? Wouldn’t you like to know how you can help?
In this episode, Miry Whitehill tells us the inspirational story of how she started helping these former refugee families—and how she created an easy way for you to help them too. She created MirysList.org.
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Local teen shows civic engagement by sharing love of reading
We’re really excited to share this blog post, and just in time for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books too! Victoria Keating is a high-school student who volunteers with The Book Truck, a nonprofit organization based in Sherman Oaks which strives not only to donate books to teens in need, but to transform volunteer passion into conversations…
Duquette on Tax Incentives for Charitable Giving
Duquette explains how tax deduction incentives for charitable giving translate into critical funding for nonprofits.