About Us

The Michigan Donor Alliance is a collection of individual and organizational donors who work strategically together to build consensus around a multicycle list of priorities and an overarching set of goals for Michigan. The Michigan Donor Alliance creates a central funding plan to achieve key victories by investing in sustained voter engagement, shared infrastructure, research and innovation, leadership pipelines, and gaps in Michigan programs. Our members include individuals, organizations, foundations, corporations, and labor organizations both in Michigan and nationally. 

 

Michigan Civic Education Fund - About Us:

The Michigan Civic Education Fund is the 501(c)(3) pooled fund of the Michigan Donor Alliance.  Founded in 2018, the Michigan Civic Education Fund (MCEF) has raised and granted approximately $10,000,000 to Michigan civic engagement projects while also directing nearly $15,000,000 in additional investment from members and values-aligned institutional donors into central funding plan priorities – creating over $25,000,000 in impact.

 

Mission Statement:

To initiate, cultivate, and fund strategic nonpartisan efforts in Michigan to promote economic and educational opportunity; enhance the quality of life and social welfare; defend and improve government accountability, ethics, and transparency; and strengthen democracy and civic participation.

 

Primary Activities of MCEF: 

• BIPOC power building

• Research and legal

• Project innovation

• Civic engagement projects

• Leadership development and pipeline work

• Filling critical demographic and geographic gaps

• Scaling existing program with values-aligned partners

DEI commitment:

The Michigan Civic Education Fund centers justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout our work.  Recognizing historically under-invested and marginalized communities, MCEF seeks to support sustainable, diverse organizations in Michigan with long-term strategies, projects, and innovative practices that also share our commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.