Raising a 21st century city requires broad and meaningful community collaboration. Toward this end the Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. Board of Advisors brings influential leaders from different organizations together around a common table and agenda for building a strong city center.
The Board draws membership from the executive leadership of key community organizations, plus the Chairperson from each of DGRI's fiduciary boards - the DDA, the DID, and the Monroe North TIFA - as well as each of DGRI's citizen-led Alliances.
The DGRI Board of Advisors does not make financial decisions. Rather it provides a structured forum for continuous conversation and heightened collaboration that helps drive DGRI's vision and strategy, encourage mutually reinforcing activities among all participants, and deliver better results for the community.
Interim top executive Tim Kelly appointed President/CEO.
Performance Management
Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. adopted a set of 15 indicators intended to help inform the overall performance and health of Downtown. While some of these items are outside of DGRI's direct control, they do help to indicate the direction that the community is moving relative to various ambitions associated with the economic, social, and environmental wellbeing of Downtown. The 15 indicators reflect respective priorities of the DDA, the DID, and the MNTIFA and were also informed by GR Forward and other community planning efforts such as Green Grand Rapids.
Annual Reports
Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. works to continually elevate Downtown GR as the best-in-class heart of an American city. The Annual Report reflects on the distance Downtown has traveled in the past year and enlightens the path towards realizing the community's vision for Downtown.
Michigan's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) ensures public access to government records. DGRI's FOIA Procedures and Guidelines describe the process and expectations for the public to submit formal requests information. If you seek something specific, give us a call. We will help you find it.
