Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Frederick S. Upton Foundation; Women
Betsy Upton Stover, trustee of the Frederick S. Upton Foundation in St. Joseph, Michigan, and Julie Fisher Cummings, trustee of the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation in Southfield, Michigan talk about the influence each of their...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Fetzer Institute
Mike Gergely, Co-Trustee of the Fetzer Institute Memorial Trust, talks with friend Bruce Fetzer, Treasurer of The Fetzer Institute in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and great nephew of John E. Fetzer, about John Fetzer's legacy, including: his radio station...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Skillman Foundation; W.K. Kellogg Foundation; Youth; Women
Friends and colleagues Carol Goss, President & CEO of The Skillman Foundation, and Gerald Smith, President & CEO of YouthVille Detroit, talk about their philanthropic influences (Russ Mawby, parents, YMCA), the creation of the Detroit Youth...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Morley Foundation; Women
Carol Morley-Beck interviews her parents Robert and Sue Morley about being the 3rd and 4th generations involved in the Morley Foundation, founded in 1948 in Saginaw, Michigan, and the causes and organizations they've supported over the years...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Fetzer Institute; Women
Carrie Pickett Erway, Senior Community Investment Officer at the Kalamazoo Community Foundation, tells colleague Deborah Higgins, Program Associate at The Fetzer Institute, about how she entered the field of philanthropy as an intern and ended up...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Women
Grand Rapids, Michigan, philanthropists Charles and Stella Royce tell Rebecca Noricks, Communications Manager at the Council of Michigan Foundations, the story of how they met and about their passion for supporting the arts and commitment to their...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Women
Brenda L. Hunt, President & CEO, Battle Creek Community Foundation (BCCF), talks with her good friend and foundation attorney Chris T. Christ about his involvement in philanthropy working with BCCF, the Kendall Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Grand Rapids Community Foundation; Women
Diana Sieger, President of the Grand Rapids Community Foundation (GRCF), talks with youth grantmaker Joseph Medcalf about how his experience as a youth trustee on GRCF's board and a member of their Youth Advisory Council has developed his...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Council of Michigan Foundations; Women
Dorothy A. Johnson, President Emeritus of the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), and Robert Collier, CMF President & CEO, recall CMF's beginnings and how Michigan philanthropy has grown, changed and adjusted changed over the years as more...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Rotary Charities of Traverse City; Traverse City (Mich.)
Rotary Charities of Traverse City Trustee Edward Downing and Former Trustee George Bearup reflect on 25 years of Rotary's work - from the early years and how oil changed the organization to incubating other organizations like the community...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Maurice and Dorothy Stubnitz Foundation; Women
Husband and wife Charles and Betty Gross talk with friend James Feeney, about each of their involvement as trustees of the Maurice and Dorothy Stubnitz Foundation, an independent foundation in Adrian, Michigan, supporting causes like the local...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Frey Foundation; Women
Father and daughter pair John Frey, Vice-Chairman, and Eleonora Frey, Next Generation Trustee of the Frey Foundation, talk about the founding of the Frey Foundation in Grand Rapids, Michigan and the importance of the next generation's participation...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Colina Foundation; Women
Father and daughter pair John Colina, President, and Jomie Goerge, Trustee, of the Colina Foundation, talk about why John created their family foundation in Southgate, Michigan, what he's learned along the way, and their family's ongoing commitment...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Fetzer Institute; PeaceJam (Organization); Women
Longtime friends Mondenna Jamshidi and Joshua Engberts talk about PeaceJam - a project supported by The Fetzer Institute of Kalamazoo, Michigan and others - and the healing role it has played in Joshua's life as he dealt with a difficult childhood...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Women
Susan Broman, President, Steelcase Foundation, talks with her colleague and friend Kate Pew Wolters, President, Kate & Richard Wolters Foundation about Kate's life experiences with philanthropy, including: being the child of philanthropists;...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Michigan Community Foundations; Women
Youth grantmakers Breannah Alexander of the Saginaw Community Foundation, and Katelin Griffin of The Eaton County Community Foundation talk about their involvement in their local Youth Advisory Councils and what philanthropy means to them as young...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation; Council of Michigan Foundations; Women
Margaret "Ranny" Riecker, President/Treasurer of the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation in Midland, Michigan, tells Rebecca Noricks, Communications Manager at the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), about her family's philanthropy and her...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Fetzer Institute; Women
Fetzer Institute colleagues Shirley Showalter, Vice President of Programs, and Mark Nepo, Program Officer of Kalamazoo, Michigan, talk about each of their personal experiences with philanthropy, including several stories drawn from around the world...
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan; Jewish Fund; Women
Colleagues Miriam Noland, President of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, and David Page, Trustee, The Jewish Fund, talk about philanthropy's role in revitalizing downtown Detroit through the Detroit Riverfront Project.
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Family foundations--Michigan; Charities--Michigan; Heron Oaks Foundation; Women
Olivia Maynard, President of the Heron Oaks Foundation in Flint, Michigan, talks with her husband Olof Karlstrom, Treasurer, about the influence of her Swedish mother's volunteer work in Detroit on her understanding of philanthropy, their...
