The premier organization promoting the success of women entrepreneurs through educational resources, leadership development and networking connections.

A 2,400 student private liberal arts college with the first and only undergraduate Sustainable Business Program in the U.S. Aquinas has a long established tradition of supporting local living economies.

A volleyball fitness center offering volleyball leagues, tournaments, training, facility rental, and private lessons

The Center for Sustainability (C4S) at Aquinas College offers educational programs, events and a web-site (www.centerforsustainability.org) that promote practices to restore our environment, foster economic prosperity, and build vibrant communities.

A Christian community development organization offering a variety of programs to empower the people of the Belknap Neighborhood to live fuller lives.

Clean Water Action is a citizens' organization working locally, statewide and nationally to protect our environment, health, economic well-being and community quality of life. Our goals include: clean, safe affordable water; prevention of health-threatening pollution; creation of environmentally safe jobs and businesses; and empowerment of people to make democracy work. Clean Water Action organizes strong grassroots groups, coalitions and campaigns to elect and re-elect environmental candidates and to solve environmental and community problems

East Hills, a catalyst for neighborhood renewal through grassroots organizing, is working diligently to create and maintain a diverse, safe and sustainable community in which everyone can live, work, shop and play.

A business association promoting the health and visibility of the East Paris Business Community through communication, promotion, awareness, civic matters and activities.

A community association especially committed to BALLE principles--we also work closely with the Eastown Business Association.

Independent and liberal religous organization.

Community College

Our mission is to build and manage our community's permanent endowment and lead the community to strengthen the lives of its people. Founded in 1922, the Grand Rapids Community Foundation was the state's first "community" foundation. GRCF is Michigan's fourth largest community foundation.

GROW exists to provide business and economic training, as well as, free business counseling to the women (and men) of West Michigan. Please check our website for a schedule of our upcoming classes.

With eight locations throughout the City of Grand Rapids, the GRPL connects people to the transforming power of knowledge. We offer popular materials for adults and children such as novels, movies and music, as well as an extensive research collection, public internet stations, free adult computer classes and fun programming for all ages. Check out our website for more information!

Mission: To transform lives in the Grandville Avenue neighborhood through reading and the arts.

Mission: To build a just and sustainable, locally oriented food system for West Michigan; through research, education, advocacy, projects and networking.

Meets the immediate needs of food, clothing, and shelter to homeless and impoverished individuals. Also offers a longer term residential recovery program aimed at ending chronic homelessness.

A local neighborhood association that provides Heritage Hill neighbors a way of collectively building a healthy and historically preserved community where people can live and work in secure and stable environment.

Community based 501(c)3 non-profit serving the Grand Rapids and west-Michigan community.

Provides leadership to the 4-H program of Michigan State University Extension, and educational arm of MSU and USDA.

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Michigan Community Blood Centers is the non-profit organization providing 100% of the regular blood supply to Kent and Barry County hospitals.

As a volunteer organization run by Midtown residents, our mission is to is to create a neighborhood that is an attractive place to live, work, shop and play. We work with local businesses, renters, homeowners and landlords to accomplish neighborhood improvement projects, revitalization planning and beautification efforts. The Midtown Neighborhood Association is also responsible for the management of the Fulton Street Farmers Market.

A nonprofit neighborhood economic development organization whose mission is to interject vitality into the heart of each neighborhood by revitalizing its business district.

Private Club

Nonprofit Neighborhood Association

SRG provides sustainability research, project design and management services that advance an organization's integration of sustainable development principles into its business model, thereby reducing its ecological footprint and increasing its value proposition to stakeholders.

Nonprofit organization specializing in employee retention and support using the collaborative resources of private business, government, and the non-profit sector.

WGNO os a community development non-profit organization. We sponsor the Turner Gateway Cool Cities Project, the Adeline's Locks senior safety program, Auto Theft Prevention Authority, Crime prevention and community organizing.

Zonta is a service club of business and professionals working to advance the status of girls and women.