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What’s Your Giving Story?
When we give, we get that wonderful feeling. It's a story with a happy ending. New members are joining! Have you been a member of Impact100 Metro Detroit in past years but haven’t yet joined for the 2018-2019 grant year? Giving Tuesday can be that signal and serve as...
read moreMacomb Now, Fall 2018 Issue
The spring of 2018 brought a new opportunity for Wigs 4 Kids of St. Clair Shores, in Macomb County, Michigan, to do something big! Impact100 Metro Detroit awarded $122,000 to Wigs 4 Kids, which helped launch a groundbreaking for a new beautiful facility that will...
read moreWigs 4 Kids Celebrates Groundbreaking!
Impact100 Metro Detroit, by awarding it's 2018 grant of $122,000, became a big a part of a great coalition of supporting organizations that will allow Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan to build an amazing new facility in St. Clair Shores. They celebrated their...
read moreCalling All Members – Nonprofit Suggestions Needed
Do you know of any nonprofits in the Metro Detroit area that may be interested in applying for our 2019 grant? Perhaps it’s a nonprofit you’ve seen featured on the news, or maybe it’s an organization for which you volunteer. No matter how you heard about it, we...
read moreConsolation Grants – What Members Need to Know
A Message to our Members on Consolation Grants Several members have written to inquire about the policy of not awarding consolation grants to our runner up organizations. Here’s what the founder of the Impact 100 model, Wendy Steele, has to say. Our policies are...
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Impact100 Metro Detroit Visits The Empowerment Plan
EP founder and director Veronika Scott and development director Erika George beamed as they showed off their new home, as well as the new stitching stations purchased through our grant.
read more2017 Grant Award Recipient Featured on CNN
Khali Sweeney, the founder of our 2017 Grant Recipient, the Downtown Boxing Gym, has been featured on CNN as part of their Top 10 CNN Heros. Khali has done amazing things, and we are proud to have helped along the way. Check out his interview...
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2018 Impact100 Metro Detroit Grant Awardee
PRESS RELEASE 5-16-18 Local Women's Group Grants $122,000 to Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids for “Building the Future” Renovation Project Birmingham, MI The women’s philanthropy group Impact100 Metro Detroit yesterday awarded a $122,000 grant to Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids. The funds...
read moreAnnouncing Our 2018 Grant Award Finalists!
Impact100 Metro Detroit is proud to announce our three grant finalists for the 2017-2018 grant cycle. The Grant and Financial Review Committees have been working diligently on the important task of reviewing and selecting applicants that meet our giving guidelines....
read moreAlternatives for Girls Project: Asset Building Program
Impact 100 Metro Detroit Grant Summary Grant Finalist: Alternatives for Girls Project: Asset Building Program Background: AFG emerged in the mid-1980's when a group of southwest Detroit residents, clergy, and business people began to share concerns about the alarming...
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