The cover story relates how donor forums are strengthening local philanthropy and creating networks among grantmakers in Central/Eastern Europe and Russia. Other stories provide details about an agreement to protect more than 271,000 acres of land and water in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula; a scholarship program for budding health-care workers through the Flint Healthcare Employment Opportunities Project; and the efforts of Corporate Voices for Working Families to support afterschool initiatives throughout the U.S.
