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![Grantmaking 101](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/21.7-Grantmaking-101.jpg)
Learn how the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation invests in community-led solutions through grant opportunities.
MORE![Foundations Announce Nearly $8 Million in Community Grants](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/21.6-Grant-Round-Press-Release-Open-Cities.jpg)
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, F. R. Bigelow Foundation and the Mardag Foundation today announced that they have awarded nearly $8 million to Minnesota nonprofits through their latest round of grants.
MORE![How to Talk to Clients about Charitable Giving](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Who-We-Are/Events/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Janelle-Chambers-headshot.jpg)
Janelle J. Chambers, attorney for Chandler & Brown, Ltd., shares tips on how to best support your clients’ philanthropy.
MORE![Three Questions to Ask When Developing Your Charitable Giving Plan](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/giving-plan-older-adult.png)
Determine the best way to achieve your charitable vision.
MORE![Local Experts Share Findings on Age-Related Health Inequities](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/non-cash-charitable-gifts.jpg)
Three nonprofit partners share insights about health equity in the age of COVID-19, and the role the pandemic has played in exacerbating disparities faced by older adults.
MORE![Gifts of Grain](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/21.6-grain-bin.jpg)
Here’s how one Minnesota farmer turned his crops into resources for the community.
MORE![Creating a Charitable Giving Legacy](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Donors/Gifts-We-Accept/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/retained-life-estate-donor.jpg)
Here are a few ways you can achieve your long-term philanthropic goals.
MORE![Values-based Investing: What It Is and How We Do It](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/AITPM-Chief-Buffalo-Mural/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/duluth-mural-closeup-4.jpg)
Chief Investment Officer Shannon O’Leary discusses how the Foundation’s investment strategy promotes equity.
MORE![Building an Environmentally and Socially Equitable Community](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/people/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Mary-Jane-Melendez.jpg)
Learn how Board Member Mary Jane Melendez’s passion for giving shaped her career in sustainability and social impact.
MORE![How to Have Conversations About Estate Planning](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Tara_Mattessich_square.jpg)
Tara Mattessich, shareholder at Larkin Hoffman, shares her tips and tricks for discussing philanthropy with clients.
MORE![How the Minnesota Disaster Recovery Fund Made a Statewide Impact](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/GWBLCF-16.9.jpg)
See the statewide impact and learnings from the Minnesota Disaster Recovery Fund for coronavirus.
MORE![Response to Derek Chauvin Trial](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Homepage-and-Global/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/downtown-saint-paul-view.jpg)
The Foundation wants to acknowledge the emotional impact that the Derek Chauvin trial has had on our entire community. As such, we are planning to pause our daily operations to create a period of respite.
MORE![Racial Justice IS Climate Justice](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Sam_350MN.jpg)
Sam Grant, executive director of MN350, speaks to why the path to climate change will inevitably center the intersection of racial and climate justice.
MORE![The State of Higher Education](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/21.4-Higher-education.jpg)
In this Giving+Together event recap, three nonprofit partners share the importance of investing in higher education to support low-income, BIPOC & new American students.
MORE![Call For 2021 Facing Race Award Nominations](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/PreviousFacingRaceAwards.jpg)
Nominations can be submitted in English, Hmong, Somali and Spanish until May 3 at 3 p.m.
MORE![Three Generations of Giving](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Christine-Noonan-headshot-for-web.jpg)
Christine Noonan shares how giving has become a family tradition.
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