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![Combining Community Service and Sports to Shape Future Leaders](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/2023.05-SOL-of-the-Cities-youth-playing-futsal.jpg)
Mario & Sparkle Wimberly are using futsal as a way to build future community leaders through SOL of the Cities.
MORE![Faithful Investing: How Advisors Can Better Work with Muslim Donors](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/23.04-Three-women-in-an-office-talking.jpg)
Learn how investment advisor and senior financial planner Fatima Iqbal uses Islamic guidelines to assist Muslim clients, and how the Foundation partners with the Muslim American Society of Minnesota.
MORE![SECURE Act 2.0: New Provisions for Qualified Charitable Distributions](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/SECURE-Act-header.jpg)
You can help your clients make the most out of their gifts with the recent changes to the rules on charitable giving.
MORE![Building Capacity and Nonprofit Leadership with the Management Improvement Fund](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/23.04-Management-Improvement-Fund-people-shaking-hands.jpg)
Learn how the Management Improvement Fund helps small and midsize nonprofit organizations build and grow their capacity.
MORE![Creating More Space for the LGBTQIA+ Community](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/23.04-OutFront-MN-Large-group-at-rally-16.9.jpg)
Learn what OutFront Minnesota is doing to improve the lives of LGBTQIA+ individuals in the state.
MORE![Board Feature: Kathy Tunheim](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/23.04-Kathy-Tunheim-in-front-of-kaleidoscope-16.9.jpg)
Learn how CEO and Principal of Tunheim, Kathy Tunheim, is forging diverse and inclusive relationships with her staff, clients and community.
MORE![Courageously Leading Civic Participation](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/TakeAction-MN-speaker-and-another-woman.jpg)
Nonprofit TakeAction Minnesota is using its platform to create social and civic change.
MORE![Great Places to Have Your Next Client Meeting](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/23.03-Two-professional-advisors-in-a-coffee-shop.jpg)
Here’s a list of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ owned coffee shops and eateries to visit.
MORE![What are Non-Cash Assets?](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Donors/Gifts-We-Accept/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/stock-mutual-funds.jpg)
Donating non cash assets like real estate or cryptocurrency can allow you to make a significant impact on your favorite causes.
MORE![How an Endowment Fund Benefits the United Way of Northeastern Minnesota](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/23.02-United-Way-of-NE-MN-Volunteers.jpg)
Learn what United Way of Northeastern Minnesota is doing to grow their endowment fund and encourage legacy giving among donors of all ages.
MORE![Understanding the Power of Music](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/Walker-West/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Walker-West-004.jpg)
Learn how music has the abilities to teach and heal.
MORE![Board Feature: Nausheena Hussain](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/people/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Nausheena-Hussain-headshot.jpg)
Learn how activist and advocate Nausheena Hussain is shaping her philanthropic work through a religious and cultural lens.
MORE![Dudley Edmondson Sheds Light on a Fellow Photographer](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/AITPM-Dudley-Edmondson/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Walter-and-Dudley-at-art-exhibit-16.9.jpg)
Dudley Edmondson is best known for photography depicting his love for nature, but for his most recent project, he decided to take on a human subject, Walter Griffin.
MORE![Immortalizing Moments with Artist Thai Phan-Quang](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/AITPM-Thaiphy-Quang/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Thaiphy-outdoors-on-bench-16.9.jpg)
For Art In This Present Moment, Thai Phan-Quang uses his passions for skateboarding and photography to create an innovative project using photo graffiti.
MORE![Foundations Announce Community Grants](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/22.12-30000-Feet-students-in-a-science-lab.jpg)
Grants support Minnesota nonprofits promoting healthy communities, families and individuals through critical support services, the arts, education and empowerment.
MORE![Suzanne Victoria Cross: Exploring Her Story to Help Others](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/AITPM-Suzanne-Victoria-Cross/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Suzanne-performing-16.9.jpg)
In her theatrical one woman piece, This is How We Stand, Suzanne Victoria Cross explores the ideals of empathy and understanding through storytelling and movement.
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