President’s Corner Archive

August 4, 2010
At a Detroit Gathering To Announce the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Support of the Region’s Light Rail Project, Rip Rapson Describes the Key Role Mass Transit Will Play in Area Revitalization Efforts
May 19, 2010
At Washington D.C. Summit on Auto Communities and the Next Economy, Rip Rapson Outlines the Partnership between Philanthropy and the City of Detroit
November 6, 2009
A Different View of Detroit
July 16, 2009
Kresge Takes Action To Alleviate Pressures of the Economic Downturn
April 29, 2009
Philanthropy in Times of Economic Turmoil: One Foundation’s Response
February 23, 2009
Philanthropy’s Opportunities and Responsibilities In Times of Civic Redirection
February 12, 2009
Kresge Pursues Responses to Capital Challenge Grantees Affected by the Economic Crisis
December 23, 2008
Kresge Is Honoring All its Grant Commitments; Foundation Promises Creativity and Flexibility in Assisting Grantees
November 6, 2008
Philanthropy’s Role in Urban Revitalization
October 31, 2008
Grantees Can Count on Kresge To Stand with Them During this Time of Economic Crisis
October 22, 2008
Positioning Your University for Investment: The University and Urban Renewal
October 16, 2008
Rip Rapson Announces $8.8 Million Investment in Local Arts and Arts Organizations at a Press Conference and Reception at the Detroit Institute of Arts
October 14, 2008
Kresge Posts 2007 Annual Report; Rapson Discusses Issues Central to Expansion Agenda in President’s Letter
June 20, 2008
Rip Rapson, Kresge President and CEO, Talks About New Values-Centered Grantmaking in Responsive Philanthropy
April 7, 2008
The Fifth Sector: Philanthropy’s Role in Community Change
March 26, 2008
Philanthropy at a Crossroads
March 3, 2008
Grantee Perceptions Essential to the Philosophical and Programmatic Expansion of our Grantmaking
December 4, 2007
New Directions, New Tools: A Study of Change at the Kresge Foundation
July 12, 2007
New Directions, Venerable Traditions: A Case Study of Change at the Kresge Foundation
June 6, 2007
Working Beyond the Fence Line: The Changing Roles of Philanthropy
April 1, 2007
Qualities that Guide our Future Work
February 1, 2007
This is a Whole New Ballgame
January 1, 2007
A Year of Change