Category Archives: Community & Nonprofit Organizations

Google Search Stories: Ypsilanti’s SolarYpsi Project

February 6, 2012 – 8:27 am

YouTube and Google have a feature called “Search Stories” about people who are using Google’s search to find new ways of doing things. One of the people they profile is Dave Strenski of Ypsilanti, who you can learn more about in the video below. Dave and some like-minded individuals created SolarYpsi in 2005 with the [...]

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February is National Cherry Month!

February 1, 2012 – 7:20 am

Michigan Cherries by jdurchen Did you know that Michigan is the largest producer of Montmorency tart cherries, growing 70-75% of the crop? February is National Cherry Month, and the Cherry Marketing Institute (link below) has bushels of info about the history and present state of the cherry industry including growing research showing that antioxidants in tart [...]

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January Michigan Event Calendar

January 2, 2012 – 8:15 am

Frankfort, Michigan Lighthouse and Beach by forestlady Here’s a few highlights of the many events being held around Michigan for the month of January (be sure to click Read More to see them!). A lot of them are out in the snow for snowmobiles, skates, skis and sled dogs, but there’s also a chance to [...]

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Absolute Michigan Giveaway: Higher Grounds Trading Company

December 14, 2011 – 5:57 pm

Higher Grounds Trading Co., was voted one of the top Michigan businesses to watch in 2010 and has been a big part of  getting the nonprofit On the Ground off the ground. On the Ground is involved in a variety of projects including the Chiapas Water Project, which brings clean drinking water to coffee growing regions in Mexico; the Run [...]

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Holiday Giving, Reconsidered

December 12, 2011 – 8:36 am

Ernst & Young fill that kettle by kmaz In a recent conversation about how we see need in Michigan, Rob Collier President of the Council of Michigan Foundations told us about several reasons to give charitably this year.  He said, “This is an important year to give and give big because the needs are so great.  Just [...]

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Urban Farming and The Kings of Flint

October 27, 2011 – 10:44 am

“What we’re trying to do is a systems change. We’re trying to build up a small, local economy that’s place based – that can’t pick up and go somewhere else.” ~Stephen Arellano, Ruth Mott Foundation in Flint Mallory Horton Waters Plants in the GreenHouse at Harvesting Earth Urban Garden by Michigan Municipal League (MML) Click [...]

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Experience Great Lakes Week with Great Lakes Now

October 12, 2011 – 7:26 am

Edited Oct 17, 2011 to bring in the archived content from Great Lakes Week 2011 Detroit Public Television (DPTV), in partnership with the International Joint Commission, the Great Lakes Commission, U.S. EPA, and Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition provided unprecedented access to the largest gathering of scientists, political voices, educators, environmentalists, and interested groups ever [...]

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TEDx Detroit brings the power of ideas to the Motor City

September 22, 2011 – 10:00 am

X Marks the Spot – TEDxDetroit by slaytercreative Check out his awesome TEDx Detroit slideshow too! The 3rd annual TEDx Detroit takes place next Wednesday (September 28). TEDx events are locally planned & independently organized, designed to capture the flavor of the incredible TED conferences that bring together the finest minds in the world to [...]

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Detroit Design Festival ~ September 21-28, 2011

September 20, 2011 – 10:17 am

The inaugural Detroit Design Festival (DDF) starts tomorrow (Wednesday, Sep 21) with a kickoff party from 6-9 PM at New Center Park. DDF is a “crowd-sourced design festival” developed to showcase the talents and abilities Detroit’s creative community. Over the eight days and nights of DDF—September 21 through September 28—a variety of Design Happenings will take [...]

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ArtPrize 2011 in Grand Rapids

September 19, 2011 – 1:16 pm

The Eyes Have It by pairadocs Our favorite Michigan art event, ArtPrize, kicks off its third year in Grand Rapids this Wednesday. ArtPrize runs September 21 – October 9, 2011. It’s billed as a radically open art competition that is open to any artist in the world who can find space and it is one [...]

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