Get involved
One form for every path into Kotcher. Tell us which program fits and our team follows up from Birmingham, Michigan — usually within a week.
Volunteer
Build days, workshops, tutoring — hours where they compound.
Mentor a fellow
An hour a month with a fellow who is building something of consequence.
The Kotcher Fellowship
A funded year with a paid stipend, mentorship, and a cohort that stays in touch. Rolling admissions.
Ideas Fund
Rapid grants for research, tools, and experiments. Decisions in weeks.
Neighborhood Works
Capital and labor for community-led projects in Detroit neighborhoods.
Education Initiative
Scholarships, tutoring, and apprenticeship pathways.
Paid internship (Herald / Kotcher)
Paid, part-time terms in civic reporting, education research, and program support.
Community coordinator (paid stipend)
A paid stipend role coordinating volunteers, outreach, and neighborhood events.
Chief Executive Officer — Kotcher Capital
Run Kotcher Capital, report to the board, and hire the next board chair. $100,000 plus a $5,000 signing bonus.
Co-Director
Full-time executive leadership for Kotcher's people, ideas, and places portfolio.
Co-Director, part-time
Part-time shared leadership partner for strategy and community relationships.
Operations Coordinator
Paid operations support that keeps programs, events, and systems moving.
Fellowship Intern
Support the Kotcher Fellowship cohort, events, and outcome tracking.
Ideas Fund Intern
Help review rapid grants and track Ideas Fund applicants.
Neighborhood Works Intern
Support community-led capital and labor projects across Detroit neighborhoods.
Education Initiative Intern
Research scholarships, tutoring outcomes, and apprenticeship pathways.
Hamtramck Herald Intern
Cover public meetings and neighborhood government for the Hamtramck Herald.
Herald Data Intern
Build the datasets and charts behind Herald and Strait Review reporting on nonpartisan peace.
Herald Finance Intern
Read budgets, bond filings, and contracts, and turn public money into plain-language reporting.
Herald Law & Records Intern
File records requests, track court and board dockets, and check stories against the law.
African Liaison — Liberal Arts Ambassador (Botswana)
Full-time remote ambassadorship linking Kotcher's liberal arts work to Botswana and Southern Africa.
280 North Old Woodward Ave, Ste 200, Downtown Birmingham, MI 48009
(517) 295-0788
Registrations are stored securely in the Kotcher staff manager — no outside services.