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2008_Annual_Report2008 Annual Report: Testing our spirit

Detroit has weathered many storms in the past 50 years, with the current economic downturn among the more trying. However, The Skillman Foundation believes this city's spirit is resilient. The stories in our 2008 Annual Report are inspiring, upbeat and illustrate how change is pushing the city's philanthropic community to evolve. These stories also show how the Foundation is quickly moving from traditional grantmaker to changemaker.

Explore our first-ever interactive digital annual report here
Listen to Foundation leaders discuss our response to the economic crisis.
Learn how you can take action and get involved with The Skillman Foundation.
Listen to interviews with Geoffrey Canada, Ismael Duran, Rip Rapson, Sharlonda Buckman and many others.
Discover how innovative Good Schools programs are engaging students and improving education opportunities.

Browse the traditional annual report in PDF format here
Pick up a copy of the annual report in this week's Metro Times, or sign up for your copy here.
Read how Detroit youth are learning job skills and what local employers are doing to expand youth opportunity.
Learn about the important roles centers such as Don Bosco Hall, the Matrix Center and COMPAS are playing in their communities.
Find out what activist Frank Omowale Satterwhite Jr. brings to the Foundation's Good Neighborhoods program.


Send us your story

In southeast Michigan, few organizations and people have been untouched by the economic downturn and the struggles Detroit faces. The Skillman Foundation wants to hear your story. How has your organization's spirit been tested? What motivates you during these rough times? What glimmer of hope are you giving to the city's residents?

Post your story on our Facebook page or send an email to newsletter@skillman.org. We'll feature some of the best stories in an upcoming e-newsletter and on our website.


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