The action is heating up for our Task Force and partners!
On April 5th, Task Force members CJ Jones, Ginny Middleton, Brenda Stubbs, and Rochelle Habeck car pooled to Lansing to attend the Michigan Power to Thrive (MPTT) Summit on Alternatives to Preschool and Early Care Expulsion, where we joined our partners from the Learning Network, Melissa Fish, Jared Volz and Sakhi Vyas.
Join us for dinner at Panera Bread on April 13th. 20% of meal proceeds will be donated to ISAAC. Please print and bring this flyer with you. We
Dr. J. Louis Felton, former Pastor of Galilee Baptist Church, is coming back to town to be keynote speaker for our 15th Anniversary Banquet on
We appreciate your support. We earned over $130 and we KNOW this night was a success. We had a wonderful time of fellowship and outreach.
Food, Fellowship and Paint! Please join us on Saturday, April 30th at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (Dining Room) from 3-5 PM for a Paint and Cheese Party Fundraiser. This event will be led by artist Debbie Bell. Debbie graduated from Kendall College and teaches art at the East Grand Rapids Community Center and at Montcalm Community College.
I would like to send a heartfelt thank you to Margaret Madden for graciously agreeing to serve as the Interim Treasurer of ISAAC. Margaret was born in Detroit but has lived in Kalamazoo since the 1960’s.
The Certificate of Service this month goes to Chris Roberts. A faithful member of First Congregational Church, Chris serves as their Leadership Board Representative to ISAAC.
A special thank you to County Commissioner Kevin Wordelman for visiting and speaking with our Executive Committee about the “Campaign to Unload.” If you have not already, please read more about this initiative and feel free to sign the petition. We are in this together!
Fundraising is a complex executive function when it is done properly and is a blend of art and skill. The skill or practice piece of the work begins with an overall organizational analysis, followed by strategic planning based on the financial position of the non-profit.
Excerpt from Executive Director Dr. Charlae Davis’s message at the Interfaith Community Vigil on February 22nd, 2016, at First Congregational Church of Kalamazoo: (Please hold
Be part of building the Beloved Community in Kalamazoo County and across Michigan. Your gift helps create equity!
“Pound for pound, no non-profit has had a more positive impact on Kalamazoo than ISAAC.”
Dr. Michael Rice, Kalamazoo Schools Superintendent
“And what does the Lord require of you?
To do justice and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
– Micah 6:8
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