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Michigan Teens Take Action

Post author By admin
Post date June 5, 2013

In the late 1990’s, the Kellogg Foundation issued a challenge in Michigan called the Michigan Community Youth Foundations Project. The foundation would match 50% of funds raised by young people in order to create an endowment fund for community projects. Today, the fund created by teens is worth $40 million altogether and awards up to […]

Tags community project, Fundraiser, Grant, internship, Kellogg Foundation, Leadership, Michigan, Michigan Community Youth Foundations Project, Nonprofit, philanthropy

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