Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Today is Census Day! If you haven’t already completed the U.S. 2020 Census, make sure it’s high on your priority list. It is important that every person who calls Michigan “home” is counted. The results of these nine questions (and about only ten minutes of your time) will affect the next decade and beyond for our region. Census data is used to allocate funding to communities for things like Medicaid, school lunch programs, roads, broadband internet access, WIC, hospital funding, government representation, and so many more. You count, so be counted. #BeCountedNortheastMI #MIVoiceCounts

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Such a cool grant from our Straits Area Community Foundation affiliate! $1,000 to North Country Community Mental Health helped purchase therapeutic sun lights for clients suffering from low levels of vitamin D from lack of sunlight, leading to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). This helped people in Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City with SAD’s symptoms like oversleeping, trouble concentrating, depression and social withdrawal. The funds also helped NCCMH to purchase a bicycle for this young man so he could get to work.

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

If you haven’t already received something from the U.S. Census Bureau for the 2020 survey, you will likely get something soon. Did you know you can complete the survey online, by phone, or by mail? Let’s get Northeast Michigan counted! There are nine questions; it takes about ten minutes; and it will help shape the future of our region. #BeCountedNortheastMichigan #MIVoiceCounts

Saturday, March 21, 2020

We love the public art already in, and soon to be, in Alpena! The Art Vision Alpena Fund at CFNEM is providing funding for sculptures and their maintenance in perpetuity. You can support this and over 500 other funds at cfnem.org.

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Sharing for those in need in the Alpena area! Our YAC members had planned to be here to help out this grantee today, but that needed to change of course.Thankfully, needed food will still be going out. Great job Feed the Need - Alpena!

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Some sunshine for your newsfeed! Over $95,000 in Community Impact and Youth Advisory Council (YAC) Grants is headed back into our northeast Michigan communities.
https://www.cfnem.org/…/community-foundation-for-northeast-…

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

The “Board Basics” session to be held in Cheboygan on April 3rd has been cancelled, as well as other April sessions of the Regional Nonprofit Leaders Series. Huron Pines, Otsego County Community Foundation and CFNEM will work together to reorganize sessions once appropriate to do so. Anyone who has already registered will receive an email from Huron Pines making arrangements for a refund.

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

The Cheboygan County United Way will close its doors and transfer its remaining assets to our Straits Area Community Foundation affiliate to help Cheboygan residents.

“While it is unfortunate that Cheboygan County United Way is closing its doors, thankfully SACF exists in the Straits area, as it is the organization best positioned to ensure their mission is carried out in Cheboygan County even though the nonprofit itself is being dissolved,” said Straits Area Community Foundation and Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan Executive Director Patrick Heraghty. “SACF, its $2.5 million in assets, and its grants are overseen by a local group of citizens from the Straits area who will ensure these funds are used wisely and effectively.”

https://www.cheboygannews.com/…/cheboygan-county-united-way…

Monday, March 16, 2020

Our Response to COVID-19:

The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan is fortunate to be part of a caring, generous, and resilient community. The health and safety of our partners, staff, and neighbors is always our top priority. With that in mind, we’ve taken several steps to address the challenges imposed by the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Those steps are outlined below. We will provide additional updates and recommendations in the days ahead via email, through our we...bsite, and on our Facebook page.

We encourage all of our friends to closely monitor updates and review valuable health and safety resources from the State of Michigan, Michigan Health Departments, and Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Additionally, we encourage you to support local nonprofit organizations that work with the people and families who are most vulnerable in our communities. In times like these, philanthropy can make a big difference close to home.

Based on recommendations from public health officials related to social distancing, several of our staff members will be working remotely, starting Monday, March 16th. Although our offices remain open and staffed, we encourage the use of phone and email communications over in-person visits at this time to help protect our community and stop the spread of the virus. Grant processing and distribution of grants will continue. We will continue to review the situation and make decisions as needed. When appropriate, we will return to our normal course of business.

Thank you for your support, strength, and generosity in these unprecedented times. Stay informed, healthy, and safe. Take good care.

Patrick Heraghty, Executive Director

Friday, March 13, 2020

It's safe, it's secure, and it's vital to our communities. Be counted Northeast Michigan! Complete the 2020 U.S. Census.

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Thank you Tim Kuehnlein for your service as the 2019 CFNEM Board President! Tim's term as President ended last week, but he still has one more year left on our Board yet. CFNEM's 2020 President is Rogers City Mayor Scott McLennan.

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Looking for grant money for the Straits Area? Our Straits Area Community Foundation's Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is accepting grant applications until March 15th. Don't miss out on this opportunity for youth program funding in Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City! Visit sacf.net and click on "Grants" to apply.

Monday, March 9, 2020

We want to give a huge THANK YOU to three CFNEM Trustees who completed their terms on our Board last week. Their work, dedication, time and leadership has been so valuable. Thank you Christine Baumgardner, Lora Greene and Carl Woloszyk!

Friday, March 6, 2020

Nine questions affect the next decade and beyond. #BeCountedNortheastMichigan

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Coming to Cheboygan!

The popular "Board Basics" sessions of the Regional Nonprofit Leaders Series is a favorite for a reason: It helps board members learn effective ways to be the best decision-maker and representative for their organization. In cooperation with Huron Pines, Otsego Community Foundation and our Straits Area Community Foundation affiliate, we are happy to bring the next "Board Basics" to Cheboygan County on April 3, 2020. Reserve your spot for $25 at https://huronpines.org/…/regional-nonprofit-leaders-series…/.

Already been to "Board Basics"? Then be sure to mark your calendar for "Beyond Board Basics" in Gaylord on April 30!

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

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Monday, March 2, 2020

SAVE THE DATE! Our first annual YAC Day is on May 5, 2020. YACs connect our kids to their communities, and this special giving event will help us lift them up and give them more funds granting back to the incredible nonprofits serving youth in our communities. All this while growing new generations of philanthropists! So mark your calendar for 5/5/2020 to support the youth grantmakers in your community!

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Let's make sure northeast Michigan is counted! #MiVoiceCounts

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation Hospital's Oncology Patient Navigators are helping cancer patients from Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency and Presque Isle Counties to find their way through treatments and medical care. A $1,500 Community Impact grant helped fund this project in 2019 for residents in our service area. Thank goodness for organizations like these!

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

If you give a donation, chances are you want it to be meaningful and to make an impact, right?

The Biggest Impact, and Why it Matters:
You are a change-maker. You believe in our communities, and you want to make them better. We feel the same way. As your Community Foundation, we spend every day working to improve the lives of all who live in and visit northeast Michigan. The Community Impact Fund at the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM), and those of our af...filiate foundations, are built from donations from hundreds of people who care about our communities. They allow your gift to do the most good, sustaining and building a vibrant region by giving us the unique opportunity and flexibility to meet the needs of our communities as they change and evolve year after year. Over $130,000 is awarded annually from this fund through our Community Impact grant programs. As these funds grow through additional donations and investment income, their grants will increase as well.

We believe whole-heartedly in the power of endowment as the best way to provide much needed funding in support of our communities for the needs of today, tomorrow and for generations to come. Years from now, this fund will be supporting needs in our communities we can't even imagine today. Your donation to the Community Impact Fund, no matter the size, is a gift that will continue to provide funding for our communities forever.

Give here: https://www.cfnem.org/funds/give.html?fund=600