The Community Development Coalition of Northwest Michigan uses an innovative multi-sector approach to tackle community issues holistically and systematically.

Made up of nearly 40 business, governmental, and nonprofit sector partners, the Community Development Coalition works together to support our region by sharing information, aligning and leveraging resources, and coordinating action. A Regional Community Scorecard of shared metrics helps align our efforts and highlights progress toward our collective goals.

Our Shared Vision

By 2030, we will have created a more sustainable region by advancing shared economic, societal, environmental goals. We will achieve this transformational change by leveraging the collective power of cross-sector collaboration.

When we are successful, we will:

• See a larger share of state and federal resources flowing to our region.
• Foster deeper, productive connections with elected leaders and decision-makers to understand how they connect their work to projects and resources in their respective districts.
• Recognize meaningful improvement on shared outcomes prioritized in the Scorecard, which support progress toward a more thriving community.