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Published 11/09/2023
Foundation Welcomes Alfonso Wenker as Vice President of Community Impact
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation announced that Alfonso Wenker will be joining the Foundation in January.
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Published 11/09/2023
Five Little Known and Sometimes Misunderstood Facts about Donor Advised Funds
Learn these DAF facts to better guide your work with donors.
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Published 11/06/2023
Carrie Jo Short Transitions to New Role at the Foundation
Longtime Community Impact team leader Carrie Jo Short transitions to Investments team to support new investment portfolio project.
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Published 10/27/2023
Fall Updates from the Foundation
Learn how the Foundation is taking action to partner with and support Minnesota communities.
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Published 10/02/2023
Donor Advised Funds: How to Foster Relationships with Fundholders
Learn how to steward donor advised fundholders to sustain your organization.
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Published 9/25/2023
2023 Facing Race Award Recipients Named
The Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of its 2023 Facing Race Awards. A program celebrating the honorees aired October 12, 2023.
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Published 9/22/2023
Fostering Mary’s Teaching Legacy
Learn how one family established a scholarship fund to celebrate the lasting impact the former educator had on her students and loved ones.
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Published 9/21/2023
Foundation Welcomes Linda Garrett-Johnson, Program Officer
Linda Garrett-Johnson has joined the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation as the new Program Officer on the Community Impact team.
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Published 9/06/2023
Donor Advised Funds: A Helpful Guide for Nonprofits
Learn how donors can support your nonprofit through their donor advised funds in part one of this three-part series.
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Published 9/05/2023
Foundation Hires Ashley Gam, New AVP Director of Investments
Ashley Gam has joined the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation as the new AVP Director of Investments.
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Published 8/31/2023
Minimize RMD Taxation with a Qualified Charitable Distribution
Now is the time to talk to your clients about options related to required minimum distribution taxation with a qualified charitable distribution.
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Published 8/29/2023
Turning Tragedy into Healing
Learn how one organization has turned the place where Philando Castile lost his life into a peaceful place for people to gather and reflect.
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Published 8/24/2023
A Mother-Daughter Duo Carry on a Family Legacy
Bee and Sharon celebrate the lives of their loved ones by continuing their legacies of giving.
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Published 8/18/2023
Connecting Nonprofits With Volunteers
See how the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation works with Catchafire.
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Published 8/15/2023
Scientists Develop Ecosystems to Explore the Effects of Climate Change
Learn about one of the largest ecosystems in the world and its predictions on future climates.
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Published 7/27/2023
New Initiative Strives to Advance Equity and Increase Safety and Community Trust
Learn how the Foundation and the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office are partnering to establish policy change around non-public-safety traffic stops.
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