Carol Goss's guest appearances

Carol Goss

Ignite 2 Impact Podcast - Raise up and Inspire the Next Generation of Leaders

Michigan Philanthropy Oral History Project

U-M School of Social Work Centennial Oral Histories

Charles Williams

Mark Nepo

Nicole Roberts Jones

Sarita Pittman

Mary Wilson

James Kelly

Sam Wells

Patrick Wilson

Charles Anderson

Christy Rutherford

Gary Anderson

LaShanda Henry

Rochelle Riley

Andrew Morrison

Andrew Stewart

OwlTail

Carol Goss, MSW ‘72, recounted how she was born with a passion to help others. However, her time at the U-M School of Social Work helped her understand the complexity of individual empowerment and institutional change. She learned to name skills and use them at U-M.

Carol Goss retired after nearly a decade as the Skillman Foundation’s president &amp; CEO. During her tenure, the Foundation underwent major strategic shifts, including becoming an embedded funder working on-the-ground in six neighborhoods. Goss, a social worker by training, championed that effort and became a voice for children in the city when few others were beating that drum.  Because of Carol Goss, the landscape of work for Detroit children has been reengineered. Because of her leadership, groups like Excellent Schools Detroit, Data Driven Detroit, Osborn Neighborhood Alliance, Congress of Communities Southwest Detroit, and Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance are in place now, moving outcomes for kids. Today, Goss is the Founder of Warrior Women Against Poverty.  "It is a movement of African American women who are working to support and mentor some of our most vulnerable women and their children. We started 2 years ago after spending a year at Harvard on a fellowship and we now work in partnership with COTS to help these women move towards self sufficiency.  They all want jobs and stable housing and more education and better lives for their children," said Goss.    Leaders have to take risks, walk in paths that have not been used, and be patient for results. Leaders must also show compassion and not be judgemental.  Warrior Women Against Poverty is leading the way and showing others how they can change lives one woman and one family at a time.   Goss was named, "Persons of the Week" by WXYZ TV (an ABC affiliate). See the Warrior Women Against Poverty video here.

Carol Goss retired after nearly a decade as the Skillman Foundation’s president &amp; CEO. During her tenure, the Foundation underwent major strategic shifts, including becoming an embedded funder working on-the-ground in six neighborhoods. Goss, a social worker by training, championed that effort and became a voice for children in the city when few others were beating that drum. Because of Carol Goss, the landscape of work for Detroit children has been reengineered. Because of her leadership, groups like Excellent Schools Detroit, Data Driven Detroit, Osborn Neighborhood Alliance, Congress of Communities Southwest Detroit, and Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance are in place now, moving outcomes for kids. Today, Goss is the Founder of Warrior Women Against Poverty.  "It is a movement of African American women who are working to support and mentor some of our most vulnerable women and their children. We started 2 years ago after spending a year at Harvard on a fellowship and we now work in partnership with <a href="http://www.wxyz.com/news/person-of-the-week/persons-of-the-week-warrior-women-wage-war-against-poverty-in-detroit" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">COTS</a> to help these women move towards self sufficiency.  They all want jobs and stable housing and more education and better lives for their children," said Goss.    Leaders have to take risks, walk in paths that have not been used, and be patient for results. Leaders must also show compassion and not be judgemental.  Warrior Women Against Poverty is leading the way and showing others how they can change lives one woman and one family at a time.   Goss was named, "Persons of the Week" by WXYZ TV (an ABC affiliate). See the Warrior Women Against Poverty video <a href="http://www.wxyz.com/news/person-of-the-week/persons-of-the-week-warrior-women-wage-war-against-poverty-in-detroit" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a>

Carol Goss: From Skillman Foundation to Warrior Women Ep. 16

Gerald Smith

Friends and colleagues Carol Goss, President &amp; CEO of The Skillman Foundation, and Gerald Smith, President &amp; CEO of YouthVille Detroit, talk about their philanthropic influences (Russ Mawby, parents, YMCA), the creation of the Detroit Youth Foundation from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's youth initiative, and both of their commitment and work to improve the lives of children and youth in the City of Detroit, Michigan.

Conversation with Carol Goss and Gerald Smith