Ford Fund: Still making an impact
Ford Fund’s 2022 Annual Report shares the stories of how the nonprofit’s efforts are touching people globally. I had the opportunity to write some of those stories.
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100 Most Influential Women in Michigan
From the governor’s office to the halls of Congress, from the board rooms of Fortune 500 companies to corner offices at Michigan’s most prominent businesses, on front lines and production lines and on the ground in their communities, these 100 women reach across generations to draw inspiration from those who came before and encourage tomorrow’s leaders.
Read moreDigital strategies build resilience, attract customers
Creating a roadmap for transformation starts with assessing how your people and technology can work together to serve you today and tomorrow.
Read moreSmithsonian’s solution to ‘digital divide’ in schools is a page-turner
While nonprofits and school systems have sought ways to get technology to students, the 175-year-old Smithsonian Institution found an old-school way to bridge the gap in the “digital divide” that’s affecting up to 12 million school-age children nationwide.
Read moreNonprofits Get Creative As Resources Fall, Needs Rise
To gain a deeper understanding of how nonprofits fared in 2020 as well as their outlook and needs for 2021, the Ford Motor Company Fund talked to leaders from a variety of sectors around the country.
Read moreNeed a change agent? Look to your CIO
A company’s most important assets are its people; yet, many leaders don’t understand their value.
Read moreBusiness Technology Management During Economic Uncertainty
When the U.S. economy’s future is uncertain, businesses should consider investing in new technology. (For Crain’s / Huntington Bank)
Read moreWomen in Nonprofits: Why More aren’t in Positions of Power
To understand the challenges women face, the Ford Fund interviewed women executives at nine nonprofit organizations about the work they do, the barriers they have faced and the passion behind it all.
Read moreUniversities drive innovation in Michigan
A contact lens that talks to a glaucoma patient’s smartphone. A thruster that directs a satellite to its precise destination in outer space. A fly lab for testing drones and other autonomous aerial vehicles.
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