Michigan Community Services Commission Partners With Resilia to Pilot Capacity Building Program Statewide

Initiative to focus on building capacity for BIPOC-led, grassroots organizations in collaboration with the State of Michigan’s Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity 

New Orleans, La. -  The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) is piloting a capacity building grant program in partnership with Resilia to support developing organizations throughout Michigan. The grant program will offer resources with a value of up to $25,000 to help organizations make a greater impact in communities across the state and will offer support through the end of 2022. 

MCSC utilizes service as a strategy to address the state's most pressing issues and empowers volunteers to strengthen communities. The Commission operates under the State of Michigan’s Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. 

“This initiative,” says Virginia Holmes, Executive Director of Michigan Community Service Commission, “is an opportunity for BIPOC-led organizations to become part of a cohort that will foster spaces for authentic inter-group relationships. It is imperative that we advocate for an equitable sharing of power through access to resources, and support these organizations in meeting community needs.”

Through this partnership, invited organizations will be able to access Resilia’s multi-faceted capacity-building program as they work towards organizational sustainability. The Resilia Funder Program helps changemakers build mission-facing and back-office capacity while helping elevate stories to drive advocacy and fundraising efforts. This is enabled through a combination of an online platform, unlimited 1:1 nonprofit coaching, and peer-to-peer learning models, thereby enabling multiple entry points into capacity building and meeting nonprofits where they are.

“Resilia is proud to partner with The Michigan Community Service Commission to develop a capacity building support program for organizations doing critical work across the state of Michigan,” says Resilia CEO and Founder Sevetri Wilson. “MCSC’s mission to empower and strengthen communities and their initiatives directly aligns with Resila’s core values.”

More information on Resilia’s Funder Program can be found here.

About Michigan Community Service Commission

The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) utilizes service as a strategy to address the state’s most pressing issues and empowers volunteers to strengthen communities.  Since its founding in 1991, the MCSC has granted more than $100 million in public and private funds to community organizations enabling them to engage millions of Michigan citizens in volunteer service. This support has leveraged more than $85 million in local resources to further support these community volunteer initiatives. Learn more about MCSC here. 

About Resilia

Founded in 2016, Resilia is a Black-led organization that leverages a combination of technology & human touch to help nonprofits and change-makers build capacity and elevate stories. Resilia’s Funder Program enables grantors (foundations, corporations, and cities) to empower their nonprofit partners with on-demand technical assistance and capacity support that meets them where they are.

To learn more about the program, please reach out to Todd Smith, Senior Director of Institutional Partnerships, at todd.smith@resilia.com.