DETROIT – The Macomb Community College Foundation has been notified of a $700,000 gift that will be funded from an anonymous donor’s estate.
The donation is part of the college’s first philanthropic campaign, Mission Macomb: Creating Opportunities and Changing Lives, which is focused on supporting the community’s economic vitality by strengthening the region’s talent pool, fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, and enhancing cultural enrichment.
The gift will fund a $50,000 endowed scholarship at Macomb Community College to support accounting students, a $100,000 endowed fund to support professional development opportunities for the college’s business faculty and $550,000 to support Macomb’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a one-stop resource for both students and community members for entrepreneurship education and training, mentorship for startups and existing small business, and access to capital.
“We are both excited and humbled by this incredibly generous gift,” said James Jacobs, president, Macomb Community College. “Our donor is not only signaling a strong confidence in the quality of Macomb Community College’s business and entrepreneurial programs, but is also investing in the future promise of our students, faculty and community.”
The donor was personally impressed by the power of the college’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship after experiencing its first student pitch competition in April 2015 and seeing the impactful, hands-on educational process the competition provided.
More information and registration is available at www.macomb.edu/pitch.
