Leadership
Open the Door: Resident leaders take Los Angeles
by (Dwelling Place)
Submitted 11-29-2017 under NONPROFITS
The NeighborWorks Community Leadership Institute (CLI) is an invitation-only, three-day training event that aims to strengthen the voices and skills of community, resident and volunteer leaders by helping to share best practices and solutions to...
'Championing female leaders of color in West Michigan'
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 03-17-2017 under NEWS
Shannon Cohen and Patricia Sosa VerDuin began having conversations about the representation of women of color in leadership in the news while they got to know each other as W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Network Fellows. Cohen is the...
City announces new Neighborhood Match Fund
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 03-09-2017 under NEWS
At the third annual Grand Rapids Neighborhood Summit on Saturday, March 4, 2017, the City of Grand Rapids announced its new Neighborhood Match Fund. The fund is intended to be an easily accessible contract citizens can make with the City in order to...
Shared leadership enhances trust, utilizes skills
by (Access of West ...)
Submitted 12-02-2016 under NONPROFITS
Shared leadership is an innovative, modern twist on traditional organizational structure that turns a strict hierarchy on its end. Co-Executive Directors Emma Garcia and Christina Swiney recently shared how their nonprofit Access of West Michigan...
Celebrating growth of women-run businesses in Heartside neighborhood
by (DwellingPlaceCo...)
Submitted 02-02-2016 under PLACE-MATTERS
With the growth of businesses on the Avenue for the Arts, women are strengthening their leadership and roots in our arts community. Avenue for the Arts is the neighborhood title for the South Division corridor between Fulton and Wealthy and features...
Grand Rapids women who rock: Mary Ann Cartwright
by (ZontaGR)
Submitted 01-12-2016 under NONPROFITS
Mary Ann Cartwright is the kind of person you can learn a great deal from just by listening to her. She is a woman of immeasurable success. Intellectual, passionate, ambitious, and open-minded – there is no wonder she has achieved so much. In...
We need to stop talking about inner beauty and start teaching our girls to take action
by (Marjorie Steele)
Submitted 07-28-2015 under OPINION
The battle to bring women into the boardroom is a long one, and although we’ve made significant progress in recent years, it’s far from over. It’s not an obvious battle with clear sides, like the racism that’s raging in city...GRAPE - Grand Rapids Area Professionals for Excellence
by (grapegr1)
Submitted 06-03-2015 under
Our June guest speakers, Marcia Vanderwoude and Daniel Grzywacz, are finance leaders in the Grand Rapids area. The event cost is $10.00 per person. Advance tickets can be purchased at the following link. Bring a calculator. http://...
Catalyst Radio: EmbodyGR uses yoga events as community service opportunities
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 05-29-2015 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW This episode of Catalyst Radio features a new nonprofit called EmbodyGR, which merges an inclusive practice of yoga, with volunteer education and...GRAPE - Grand Rapids Area Professionals for Excellence
by (grapegr1)
Submitted 03-02-2015 under
Our March guest speakers are: Jeshua Lauka, a local attorney who practices Business, Real Estate, Estate and Trust work, and related litigation, will speak on "Social Entrepreneurship from a Legal Perspective." Jennifer Puplava is an...