Advancing Macomb Foundation, Inc.
Macomb County's Conduit ForCollaborative Community Solutions
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Advancing Macomb provides the leadership and resources needed to solve community challenges by acting as a conduit between opportunity and need. Research in the county and region have shown that to enhance the quality of life of residents in Macomb County, we must focus on enhancing community assets by empowering the social impact sector, facilitating cross sector collaboration and build a culture of giving.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Empowering Community Development
Advancing Macomb connects philanthropic opportunities, education and training, volunteers, data collection and fiscal sponsorships and other support for social impact organizations who work to positively impact residents of Macomb County, MI. We also work to facilitate cross sector collaboration to deepen impact.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of fiscal sponsor applicants sponsored
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Our 2020 Strategic Plan includes fiscal sponsorship as a tactic to nonprofit capacity building and connecting opportunity with need.
Number of community initiatives in which the organization participates
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Social and economic status, Work status and occupations
Related Program
Empowering Community Development
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
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Number of organizations applying for grants
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of convenings hosted by the organization
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Work status and occupations
Related Program
Empowering Community Development
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Our 2020 Strategic Plan includes convenings as a tactic to nonprofit capacity building and connecting opportunity with need.
Number of coalition meetings
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Social and economic status, Work status and occupations
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This is a new tactic for 2020 and beyond
Number of requests for data
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Social and economic status
Related Program
Empowering Community Development
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This is a new metric for 2020 and beyond
Number of grassroots organizations supported
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Social and economic status
Related Program
Empowering Community Development
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This is a new tactic for 2020 and beyond
Number of corporate volunteers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Empowering Community Development
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This is a new metric as identified in our 2020 Strategic Plan
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our Strategic Priorities for 2020 and beyond are:
1. Strengthening internal organizational capacity
2. Empowering community development by acting as a conduit between opportunity and need
3. Building a Culture of Giving
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Strategic Priority 1 - Strengthen Advancing Macomb’s Infrastructure
Objectives
Increase board engagement
Improve internal financial sustainability
Increase exposure of Advancing Macomb
Improve office infrastructure and information technology capabilities
Strategic Priority 2 – Empower Community Development
Objectives
Collect data to support charitable nonprofit and community quality of life efforts
Strengthen nonprofit capacity to meet community needs
Act as a backbone organization for community, economic and workforce development initiatives
Strategic Priority 3 – Build a Culture of Giving in Macomb County
Objectives
Increase philanthropic giving in Macomb County
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our strongest asset is the collective leadership, business expertise and network of our exceptional and dedicated Board of Directors and staff. Our regional connections, skilled employee volunteers, and diverse skills and perspectives provide the resources needed to connect high-impact solutions to community challenges. This collective resource armed with a three year outcome driven Strategic Plan, makes Advancing Macomb well positioned to bring necessary leadership and collaboration to the communities of Macomb County.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Our past work toward this mission has resulted in successful community projects in the areas of placemaking, arts and cultures, environmental quality and recreation. Our programming is focused in the following areas:
1. fiscal sponsorship and fiduciary support
2. data collection
3. convening and connecting resources for public benefit and social impact including
funding and volunteers
4. cross sector collaboration
In 2018, the organization recognized a need for focused attention in the city of Mt. Clemens. The city was struggling in recovering from the last recession, more so then surrounding communities. Advancing Macomb hosted a summit to discover what priorities residents and business owners wanted to see in the city. As a result, the city received comprehensive data to use for future decision making and planning efforts.
We also used that data to secure additional resources for quality of life improvements in the city. We partnered with several organizations in the city on four successful projects; 1 focused on placemaking through art and 3 focused on recreation.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Advancing Macomb Foundation, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 10/23/2023
Brian PIlarski
Kapnick
Term: 2022 - 2024
Matt Casey
Warner Norcross + Judd
Mark Cullen
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Martin Manna
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John Nitz
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Tomara Nolen
DTE
Brian Pilarski
Kapnick
Kelley Lovati
Macomb County Chamber of Commerce
Maria Silamianos
collabPEO
Stacy Ziarko
Connect Macomb
Kelly Walters
First State Bank
Mick Brody
Biewer Lumber
Lauren Brosch
Consumers Energy
Dave Girodat
Fifth Third Bank
Kathleen Kein
WM
Megan McCandlish
Doeren Mayhew
John McGrath
The Monahan Company
John O'Hara
Great Lakes Cremation & Burial Care
Jim Sawyer
Macomb Community College
Max Schuster
Barton Malow Company
Jeff Simek
RCO Engineering
Jodi Switalski
Switalski Law
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