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Service and Volunteer Leaders Honored at Annual Giving and Volunteering Celebration

Volunteers, nonprofit leaders and lawmakers gathered at the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, for the annual Giving and Volunteering Celebration. The event was hosted by the Michigan Nonprofit Association, the Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Campus Compact, the Michigan Community Service Commission and Volunteer Centers of Michigan. The celebration recognized the people and organizations who give their time and energy to serve the state of Michigan, and provided nonprofit organizations a chance to visit and advocate directly to state lawmakers.

As part of the celebration, a number of awards were presented, including the Nonprofit Champion Awards, the Volunteer Center of the Year Award, the Outstanding AmeriCorps Alum Award, the Outstanding Senior Corps Member Award and the Engaged Campus of the Year Award. Governor Rick Snyder was on hand to present the inaugural Michigan Civic Health Index, which measures the civic engagement of Michigan citizens in their communities.

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Michigan Nonprofit Association names Donna Murray-Brown as President and Chief Executive Officer

Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) today named Donna Murray-Brown as President and Chief Executive Officer of the group that serves as the collective voice advocating for Michigan’s nonprofit organizations. Donna Murray-Brown has served the MNA as director, Metro Detroit Partnership since November 2010.

"The selection of Donna Murray-Brown as the new President and CEO of MNA is a true investment in the future of the nonprofit sector in Michigan," said Sheilah Clay, MNA board chair. "Donna brings passionate and visionary leadership to one of the most economically stabilizing sectors in our state. She is well respected as a champion of change in the nonprofit and corporate communities. We look forward to her inspiring leadership."

"I am thrilled and humbled to begin my service as President and CEO of the Michigan Nonprofit Association," said Murray-Brown. "Expanding partnerships, building membership value, enhancing colleague job satisfaction and providing leadership for the nonprofit sector will be my primary goals."

In her role at MNA, Donna Murray-Brown also served as senior director of capacity building and has managed nonprofit strategic alliances in the arts and culture community in southeast Michigan. Murray-Brown also worked as a vice president of community reinvestment for Charter One Bank in Southfield, an

d served as an assistant vice president for Fifth Third Bank in Southfield.

Donna Murray-Brown is a Detroit resident and is very active in volunteer board leadership. Murray-Brown serves on the board for Detroit Public Television, is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and serves as a state commissioner for the Offices for Services to the Aging.

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