nonprofit enterprise at work

There are a great number of organizations working in Washtenaw County and southeast Michigan to combat unequal power dynamics and systemic racism. These social sector organizations have become increasingly important amid rising inflation and a divided political climate. Nonprofit Enterprise at Work (NEW) has always put these issues at the fore. Now it is working to build collective power in the social sector to more effectively create the visions and strategies to better provide needed services and to remove the barriers to change. NEW president and CEO Yodit Mesfin-Johnson and Vice President of Strategy Will Jones III joined WEMU's David Fair for a look at how to build that infrastructure.

Growing up in a household infused with art, creativity, and as the granddaughter of Motown Temptation Melvin Franklin, Morgan Foreman-McGovern gained…

Yodit Mesfin-Johnson has been a community activist all her adult life. She serves as president adn CEO of Nonprofit Enterprise at Work (NEW) in Ann Arbor,…

All too often, when public discourse centers on issues of racial equality and justice, the voices we hear from are from white people. Ann Arbor-based NEW…

We are living through what many call a “double pandemic.” COVID 19-hit, and now we are struggling through another phase of change in the effort to end…

The Washtenaw County Health Department recently released data regarding confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county. The data shows African-Americans have a…

Nonprofit Enterprise at Work (NEW) has made it its mission to get nonprofit organizations the help they need. Their latest endeavor is the "Champions for…