Meet the Team: Asia Blaney

Asia Blaney Grants Program Manager How long have you been with Co.act & what brought you to this work?  I’ve been with Co.act since November of 2022. I really enjoy helping nonprofits which is what drew me to Co.act. Specifically, I was really excited about the...

Introducing the WELL Fund Cohort!

9 Detroit-area BIPOC-led nonprofits receive $375K for Capacity Building and Wellness from Co.act Detroit and The Skillman Foundation DETROIT, MI,  August 15, 2023 –  Co.act Detroit and The Skillman Foundation announce the inaugural grantees of the WELL Fund, a grant...
Announcing the 2023 KIP:D+ Cohort

Announcing the 2023 KIP:D+ Cohort

29 Detroit-area community groups receive two-year grants totaling $1.5 million for place-based connection and beautification from the KIP:D+ grant program   The 2023 Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit Plus (KIP:D+) cohort kicks off the program’s eighth...

Meet the Co.act Team: Esteria Rogan

Esteria Rogan Executive Assistant What have you been working on and/or thinking about lately? We’ve recently presented a series of training sessions called Fundraising Unpacked, which offers a lot of information about how to use the tools from Candid.org. Candid is a...

Meet the Co.act Team: Charnae Sanders

Charnae Sanders Program Manager What have you been working on and/or thinking about lately? I have been working on numerous programs and reflecting on next steps of programs that wrapped up toward the end of 2022.  One of the programs I have been spending creative...

Meet the Co.act Team: Kyla Carlsen

Kyla Carlsen Senior Director of Program Strategy & Innovation Which programs are you most excited about launching in 2023? We have some big milestones coming up this year. Building on our lessons learned over the past three years around equitable grant-making,...