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Answers for FAQs on our new youth development RFP
The Foundation has compiled questions and answers to applicant inquiries regarding the new RFP process, which was announced earlier this month. Visit the Rose for Detroit blog now to see questions and answers so far, and we'll update the post with more answers later this week. Send your own questions to grants@skillman.org. The deadline to apply for the RFP is Aug. 5.
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Foundation welcomes new chief of staff
Marlowe Stoudamire has joined the Skillman Foundation's executive team as its new chief of staff. The Foundation also announced the hiring of two more staff members, the addition of a new evaluation fellow, and internal personnel changes.
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Goss, Allen discuss RFP on American Black Journal
Skillman Foundation President Carol Goss and CEO Tonya Allen discussed the Foundation's new youth development RFP on American Black Journal this weekend.
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Don Bosco Hall's Small named Black Male Achievement Social Innovator
Earlier this month, the Leadership & Sustainability Institute for Black Male Achievement named Charles Small, president & CEO of Don Bosco Hall, as one of seven Black Male Achievement Social Innovators. Read more about the honor and watch a video with Small in our latest Rose for Detroit blog post.
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On the Ground features Brenda Scott Academy, De-Tread
Model D features the Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts in the Osborn neighborhood as part of its On the Ground project, a partnership backed by the Skillman Foundation that plants reporters in Osborn for 90 days. The online weekly news magazine also features De-tread, a start-up that is turning discarded tires into commercial products while trying to improve quality of life, most recently in the Osborn neighborhood.
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