Event recording filmed and originally published by SBN Detroit. On April 5th, 2023, University of Michigan President, Dr. Santa Ono, gave compelling remarks at a SBN Detroit event about the urgent threat of climate change. Sustainability and facilitating cross-sector collaboration are among the top priorities for his administration and during his lecture he shared about...
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Agricultural Conservation Efforts Combat Lake Erie’s Toxic Algae
Every year, Lake Erie’s algae bloom threatens the health and drinking water of more than 11 million people. Watch this short video featuring Anne Schechinger and Ethan Bahe from Environmental Working Group who created a model that’s being used by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Department of Environment, Great Lakes,...
Tara Tuomaala Selected for 2023 PLACES Fellowship
Tara Tuomaala, arts program officer, was selected to be a 2023 PLACES fellow for The Funders’ Network. The cohort will visit and learn from communities across the country over the next 10 months to better understand issues of race, equity, and inclusiveness as they relate to grantmaking. PLACES fellows visit four communities in the U.S....
The Great Lakes Way®
The Great Lakes Way® will be an interconnected set of 156 miles of blueways and 160 miles of greenways stretching from southern Lake Huron through western Lake Erie. All residents and visitors of Southeast Michigan will be able to connect to and benefit from the world-class freshwater, wildlife, recreation, and heritage right in our backyard...
Connecting Southeast Michigan to the Great Outdoors through The Great Lakes Way® Initiative
It’s Saturday afternoon, the early summer sun is warming your face while kids ride their bikes in lazy circles along the waterfront pathway and the unmistakable Detroit skyline punctuates the horizon. Just off the shore, a group of kayakers drift by. What sounds like the backdrop of a big-budget film is the vision driving the...
Advancing the Legacy of Cultural Arts in Detroit
Transformational arts funding helped the Carr Center shift from a creative placemaking strategy to a programmatic strategy. Today, their performance art, visual art, art education, and jazz education programs reach a global audience.
The New Standard
By Mark Stryker, Author of “Jazz from Detroit” It’s early 2023, but I’m still thinking about the cultural highlights of 2022 in Detroit, particularly the New Standards/Jazz Without Patriarchy initiative that unfolded over three weeks in October. There were so many vibrant aspects to this ambitious project, spearheaded by the Carr Center and curated by...
Celebrating 100
To honor Fred A. Erb’s 100th Birthday and Commemorate $100M in Grants, the Foundation Will Plant 100 Trees and Make Other Improvements to the Royal Oak Arboretum By John Erb, Chair, and Leslie Erb-Liedtke, Trustee On February 11, 2023, our family will celebrate what would’ve been our father’s (Fred A. Erb) 100th birthday. There’s no...