About
Different sectors of our society—business, government, and nonprofit—often operate in silos. But through collective cross-sector leadership, we can tap into endless opportunities, from securing public funding resources to engaging local elected officials about the areas of greatest community need and opportunity.
The Community Development Coalition of Northwest Michigan is working together with a unified voice. This creates unique value and opportunity to jointly access new resources that we may not qualify for alone, amplify the needs and stories of our peer organizations, and leverage a greater collective voice to advance key advocacy efforts in support of our shared goals.
How the Coalition Collaborates
Coalition Contributors work together to share information, align and leverage resources, and coordinate action such as:
- Organizing advocacy efforts around core policy issues.
- Advocating for funding resources from outside the region.
- Partnership-building among cross-sector organizations.
Our Steering Committee Members & Coalition Contributors
The Community Development Coalition is made up nearly 40 business, governmental, and nonprofit sector partners from across the region and is comprised of two collaborative bodies, the Steering Committee and our Coalition Contributors.
- Steering Committee members are organizational leaders that provide strategic direction and decision-making around Coalition efforts, attend our quarterly Coalition meetings, and participate in deep dives into the strategies we pursue to impact one or more of the objectives on our shared Scorecard. Steering Committee members are also often directly involved with moving the needle on at least one Scorecard objective.
- Coalition Contributors are organizational leaders that wish to stay informed about the Coalition’s work and may participate in various Coalition efforts, such as advocacy initiatives, information sharing, and support for grants that would bring resources to the region to impact one or more of our shared Scorecard objectives.
Check out the organizations serving as Steering Committee members and Coalition Contributors.
