Marla R. Miller
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
GRABB provides a platform for black entrepreneurs to share ideas, information and exposure through expos and training.
Katie Jones
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
The Believe 2 Become movement is inspiring parents and neighbors to look at the value of education in a new light. This movement is broad in scope and rich in opportunities for families in Grand Rapids.
Kevin Lignell
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
The West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to working with all members of the community to increase the economic advancement of Hispanic owned businesses and to assist the professional growth of Hispanic business leaders in West Michigan.
Kelly LeCoy
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
The name, “Kala,” stems from the Greek word meaning beauty, order and rightness in the world. For The Kala Project, these are the stories that are sought out to share.
Kevin Lignell
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Founded in 1996, the Koinonia Foundation was inspired by humanitarian work conducted in Rwanda by Dale Williams and his son, Andrew Williams.
Marla R. Miller
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
The Richard M. and Helen DeVos Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) in the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University serves to champion and catalyze the vocation of entrepreneurship.
Susan Julien Larimore
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
The Crescendo Foundation’s mission is to provide access to tuition-free, life-changing music education in a variety of formats –- piano, guitar, percussion, voice, and more – to help underserved young people in West Michigan succeed in music and in life.
Katie Jones
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
With faith as a foundation, GRIL aims to build self-awareness and leadership skills in urban teens and adults, in order to cultivate community change.
Susan Julien Larimore
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
The goal of Homes of Hope has roots in community. The project aims to bring people together to help others thrive by building new homes and restoring neighborhoods, while offering hope and a blueprint for success in life’s journey.
Matthew Russell
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
The Girl Scouts of the USA prides itself on building girls of courage, confidence, and character, and makes the world a better place.
Katie Jones
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Design for Good, a national project of AIGA, aims to enact social change by encouraging the use of “design thinking” by individuals and organizations.
Katie Jones
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Start Garden is moving into the next level of entrepreneurial inception, focusing more energy pruning and maintaining some of the higher-level investments to see a return for itself and for the community.
Kevin Lignell
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
The concept for Laurel Stanley's 616 Collective is simple: Organize work around a diverse set of talent people, focus on a certain topic, and see what new ideas are spurred.
Susan Julien Larimore
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
The collaborative work of Steve Faber and Gwen O'Brien on the branding, design, and messaging for Friends of Grand Rapids Parks and its initiatives has resonated with thousands, earned well-deserved recognition, and recently, awarded them a grant from Sappi through the national Ideas That Matter Program.
Victoria Mullen
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Team Troll rides to raise awareness and funds for Parkinson's disease, led by founder Scott VanderStelt, whose father was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2010.