Groundwork’s outgoing board chair, Maureen Smyth, shares how her career in environmental philanthropy shaped the values that drew her to Groundwork.

Groundwork’s outgoing board chair, Maureen Smyth, shares how her career in environmental philanthropy shaped the values that drew her to Groundwork.
Celebrating the one-year anniversary of the opening of our full-time Petoskey office!
The Groundwork Center welcomes two new fellows and one returning fellow for our winter/spring term, which runs from January until June. Ann Arbor native Christian Koch and Mesick native Maya Grant join Harbor Springs native Abigail Hackman, who returns for a third term.
Groundwork’s work is really about building environmental and economic resilience for the future. And that’s what really keeps me going: knowing that Groundwork is creating a better Michigan that my daughters and their generation can enjoy.
Check out the following testimonials from these Groundwork partners who are Champions of Change.
The Neahtawanta Center and the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities are co-sponsoring a community read and discussion in November as part of the Bob Russell Resilience Reading Project. The book choice is the Pulitzer Prize-nominated The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan.