Gilbert Family Foundation

Arts, culture, music: They're not just beautiful to experience. They build stronger, more resilient communities. It's why we're proud to support events like the Summer in Sosnick Music Festival through the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, which provides FREE admission for everyone that wants to attend. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4f1I42B

We're hiring for (another) new role... The Gilbert Family Foundation is looking for a grants manager with experience in a foundation or nonprofit setting. This person will lead our grants portfolio for our Detroit initiatives. Responsibilities include facilitating grant application review, processing payments, building reports, providing technical support to our partners, and supporting our program teams through the grant lifecycle. Come join our team, and you'll be helping us drive key initiatives to strengthen and support Detroit! Learn more & apply: https://bit.ly/4bFYET1

Open role alert! We're excited to share that we're expanding our #CuringNF efforts with a new role dedicated to our most important fundraiser, the beNeFit, which is run by the NF Forward team. The person in this role will oversee sponsorship, event management, fundraising strategies, donor relations and more. If you (or someone you know) has fundraising and event experience and is passionate about cause-focused awareness campaigns, this may be the job for you! Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/4cVOkr3

It was an incredible opportunity to have the NFL Draft in #Detroit this year. Equally amazing were NFL Draft block parties hosted by several community organizations. These events were created to not only celebrate the draft, but the city we call home. We were proud to support organizations like MACC Development with their free block party, which served as a three-day fun celebration that brought the whole community together! Thank you to MACC Development's Antoine D. J., Robin Morgan and board member Leon Stevenson III for your efforts, (and for appearing in this video we made about the event). #FBF #NFLDraft

More philanthropy team updates...   We're excited to announce that Akua Hill is our new Director of Arts and Culture! Akua is a native of Harlem, NY and has called Detroit home for the past seven years. In her most recent role, Akua served as the Director of Capacity Building at Community Development Advocates of Detroit, where she worked with key community partners to develop a centralized capacity-building and technical assistance system for community development organizations. Akua has extensive experience driving collaborative initiatives, designing equitable processes, and implementing transformational community-centered strategies.   In her new role, Akua will be leading our Arts and Culture team and supporting the creation of inclusive arts and culture programming to strengthen the arts ecosystem in Detroit. Welcome to the Gilbert Family Foundation, Akua!

Last week, we celebrated the groundbreaking of the East Warren Public Market, a 10,000 sq. fit. public market designed to promote community engagement. This $5.5M project is supported by investments of several community partners, including a $2M investment from the Gilbert Family Foundation, as well as support from the Strategic Neighborhood Fund and the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation. The new public market will include a small grocery market, retail spaces for vendors and entrepreneurs, a community gathering space, and a farmer's market, and will also house the offices of the East Warren Development Corporation. We're so excited to see how this engaging new space will transform and elevate public life in the E. Warren Corridor! Learn More: https://bit.ly/4cGb8e5

Congratulations to Darnell Adams, our Vice President of Detroit Community Initiatives, on being recognized as one of Michigan Chronicle's Men of Excellence! We are grateful for your leadership in creating a more equitable and inclusive Detroit! #MCMOE2024

Communities are built in the public square. That's why a core part of our focus is supporting neighborhoods, public art, green spaces and cultural institutions - all of which help build bonds between people and place. Learn more about the impact we made in Detroit in our 2023 annual report:

Yesterday, we celebrated the groundbreaking of the world-class research center for health sciences supported by Henry Ford Health and Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences, which will also house the Nick Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Research Institute (NGNRI). The research center will focus on closing the gap on health care for people based on race, gender, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. The NGNRI is the first brick-and-mortar institution devoted to researching NF. Detroiters deserve the very best health care, and we are excited to watch this incredible facility come to life. Learn More: https://bit.ly/3xqM4ZJ

We're excited to welcome Linda Nosegbe as our new Director of Economic Mobility! 🎉 Linda joins us from Comerica Bank, where as the National Community Impact, CDFI Investments and Lending Manager, she led initiatives in public purpose and community impact investments, drove philanthropic endeavors, and cultivated strategic partnerships to strengthen communities and businesses on a national scale. She has extensive experience advancing financial empowerment, small business growth, education, and affordable housing initiatives, and is actively engaged in various boards and deeply committed to advocating for community well-being. In her new role at the Gilbert Family Foundation, Linda will be leading our economic mobility team, who are focused on workforce development, driving growth in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and creating equitable partnerships to support Detroiters with new opportunities. Welcome aboard, Linda! We're glad to have you on the team!