Advancing Macomb Foundation, Inc.

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

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

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.

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.