Mission

To build a culture of service by providing vision and resources to strengthen communities through volunteerism.

We achieve our mission by:

• Securing and granting funds
• Selecting and training high-quality grantees
• Overseeing and monitoring grantee results
• Recognizing the success and effectiveness of volunteer programs and activities
• Developing and sharing resources
• Conducting research and evaluation
• Creating networks among volunteer organizations
• Sharing the results of our investments
• Serving as a bridge between the public and nonprofit sectors

Since its founding in 1991, the MCSC has granted more than $74.5 million in public and private funds to community organizations enabling them to engage thousands of Michigan citizens in volunteer service.  This support has leveraged more than $62 million in local resources to further support these community volunteer initiatives.

Vision

All Michigan residents, beginning at an early age and continuing for a lifetime, meet community needs and find personal fulfillment through service-learning and volunteerism.  Michigan is an ideal place to live and is recognized nationally because its citizens believe so strongly in the value of service as a way of life.