Midwest

Serving: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wisconsin

Leadership:

, Sunflower Foundation, Co-Chair
, Dekko Foundation, Co-Chair
Kim Foster, Francis Family Foundation, Secretary
Kris Schoenow, Ruth Mott Foundation, Program Chair
Tammy Staudacher, Ruth Mott Foundation, Membership Chair

Upcoming Meetings

Being planned. Check back!

Recent Meetings and Resources

October 10, 2008
Kresge Foundation, Troy, MI
Attendees participated in 1) a business meeting which included the election of officers for the upcoming year, 2) a tour of The Kresge Foundation 'green' building, and 3) presentation from The Rensselaerville Institute on grantmaking for results/outcomes. Rensselaerville is doing a great deal of work with GIFTS on outcome tracking and provided an overview of that as well.

July 18, 2008
The Woods Foundation, Chicago, IL
The first half of the meeting was a Project Streamline presentation and discussion led by Teresa Crawford of the Frey Foundation and GMN Executive Director Michelle Greanias. This was followed by a discussion on handling grants that have “gone bad” jumping off from the Grantcraft publication When Projects Flounder.

 

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Attend a Meeting

All grants management professionals are welcome to attend regional GMN meetings. Contact the co-chairs to RSVP. GMN members can sign up to receive updates and reminders on regional meetings through GIGI, GMN’s online community.

Thank You

We extend our thanks to the grantmakers who have hosted the Midwest network’s meetings over the past year. Their support is critical to the success of our network.