“We had to destroy the art community in Grand Rapids, now we want to control it”, is what I take from the DeVos Institute’s strategy

“We had to destroy the art community in Grand Rapids, now we want to control it”, is what I take from the DeVos Institute’s strategy

On May 11th, MLive posted an article entitled, DeVos Institute program helps 14 Grand Rapids nonprofits build capacity. The MLive article uncritically centers the work of the DeVos Institute of Arts and Non-Profit Management. The article goes on to say:  Fourteen Grand Rapids area nonprofits are participating in the DeVos institute’s two-year program, Capacity Building: Grand Rapids. It provides participants with personalized consultations, grou…