Great Lakes Bay Foundation

“The form 990 is reviewed by the executive director and finance committee before filing.”

“Employees are required to complete a conflict of interest questionnaire which asks them to list family and business relationships with officers, directors, or key employees of the organization, and list all nonprofit and profit corporations of which they are an officer, director, or member.”

“The president's salary is determined by the executive committee of the board of directors using comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons at similar organizations. Record keeping of this decision is documented in the executive committee minutes.”

“Governing documents are made available upon request.”

“Stem impact initiative - the great lakes bay region has an opportunity to be a national leader in developing a pipeline of talent in science, technology, engineering, and math that drives regional prosperity. This stem talent can propel existing businesses as well as attract new organizations that need people with stem skills. The key to that leadership is enlightened cooperation between employers and the many people who are dedicated to training the workforce of tomorrow. Such region-wide, cross-functional cooperation is virtually unheard of around the country, giving the great lakes bay region the ability to take the lead in this game changing area. A roadmap for achieving stem leadership has been provided by the great lakes bay region stem impact initiative. After extensive research and expert analysis, the initiative identified specific steps that will result in a robust stem talent pipeline.”

“Institute for leaders/ambassadors - the great lakes bay region includes bay, isabella, midland, and saginaw counties. These four counties are natural partners by geography. Increasingly, that partnership is enhanced through efforts focused on specific issues and goals. Combining this natural partnership with prepared leaders, we can accomplish great things. Our region can only be strengthened through the leadership of individuals who are knowledgeable, informed, and ready to advocate and bring resources to the table. Developing such leaders is accomplished through the great lakes bay regional alliance institute for leaders. The institute for leaders curriculum expands participants' knowledge of the great lakes bay region, and introduces powerful, successful scenarios and concepts from other regions or at the state level. The institute for leaders begins in january with a class and orientation dinner. The class meets eight times, january through june, taking july and august off, and will wrap up for the year in october. Each session focuses on a different topic such as economic sustainability, social issues, government, and offers a combination of top-notch presenters, tours, discussions and networking. Throughout the institute for leaders, participants are expected to apply their advanced leadership skills and knowledge to plan creative approaches to opportunities existing in the great lakes bay region; accordingly, our curriculum includes a trained facilitator to aid in this process. We now boast over 280 graduates of the institute for leaders. These ambassadors are our allies and are the key to the individual communities' effective collaboration on any issue or opportunity for the great lakes bay region. The great lakes bay regional alliance institute for leaders represents a long-term investment in providing the leadership essential to creating positive individual and collective futures of bay, isabella, midland and, saginaw counties.”

“Art wave - artwave is a multi-year celebration of the high-quality art and entertainment choices found in the great lakes bay region. Each month, artwave spotlights events and activities in one of the counties in our region, promoting awareness and encouraging everyone that great arts and entertainment from music concerts and museum exhibits to sporting events and film festivals can be found right here. The artwave campaign focuses on one county at a time, on a predetermined schedule selected to coincide with already planned activities/exhibitions.”