Showing Up! For Youth, For Each Other and For Racial Justice
Connect Detroit's Program Director, Development and Strategy Officer Kate Cherry has been named the new secretary for local nonprofit Alternatives For Girls.
Connect Detroit’s Kate Cherry Named Alternatives For Girls Secretary
Connect Detroit's Program Director, Development and Strategy Officer Kate Cherry has been named the new secretary for local nonprofit Alternatives For Girls.
Alisa Z. From Sunday Edition Interviews Kate Cherry
Alisa Z. from Sunday Edition, which airs on multiple Entercom radio stations across Michigan, recently interviewed Kate Cherry about our Soar program. Soar helps students hone skills in preparation for entering the world of work during their school year.
Corp! Magazine: Workforce Resiliency Conference
Thank you to Corp! Magazine for writing a very nice piece on our recent Workforce Resiliency Conference. Read the article here: https://www.corpmagazine.com/features/cover-stories/conference-seeks-to-help-young-workers-boost-job-skills-emotional-wellness/
Detroit Youth Hone Employability Proficiency, Mental Health and Emotional Wellness Skills at Conference Today
Connect Detroit and its partners trained and employed 8,157 Detroit youth during summer 2016, in partnership with 70 community-based organizations.
Kate Cherry Talks Grow Detroit’s Young Talent with American Black Journal
Legendary radio personality Craig Fahle sat down with Connect Detroit's own Kate Cherry to talk Grow Detroit's Young Talent.
Nonprofit Notebook: Worksite-Based Experience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzaePPfPpPM Hello, I’m Shuna Hayward, vice president of programs with Connect Detroit. As we being to ramp up for our summer employment programs, I want to talk to you about one type of work experience which is where community-based partners place their young people out in the community with worksite partners to provide
Nonprofit Notebook: Grant Writing in Three Easy Steps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bxyy_S1IRY My name is Kate Cherry and I am a program director here at Connect Detroit. Over the past 16 years I have written several hundred grant proposals and during that time I found that many of my colleagues were intimidated by the process. So, I want to break it down into three
Nonprofit Notebook: Project-Based Learning for Youth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuBQHfJvSx4 Hello! I’m ShunaHayward and I’m vice president of programs here at Connect Detroit and as you begin to think about developing youth employment experiences for young people, I want to share with you about one type of work experience known as project-based learning. Project-based learning is basically where young people have an
Nonprofit Notebook: Prospect Lists for Fundraising
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVkbdaYLmyE Greetings! My name is Kate Cherry, and I am a program director here at Connect Detroit, specializing in development and strategy. Today I’m going to talk a little bit about prospect lists and their importance in initiating a fundraising strategy. There are three parts to creating a prospect list, and if you