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Published 10/10/2025
Finding Common Ground: Facilitating Cultural Change Workshop
Changing my perspective has changed my approach to finding common ground and building community.
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Published 10/07/2025
Five Tips to Prepare Your Clients for End-of-year Giving
We’re here to help you and your client meet your year-end goals.
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Published 10/07/2025
Important Year-End Giving Dates for Donors
As you make plans for your 2025 year-end fund contributions and grant recommendations, please keep in mind these important dates.
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Published 9/23/2025
Brass Solidarity: Bringing Music to George Floyd Square
Trumpet player Butchy Austin and his band, Brass Solidarity, use their sound for good every Monday in George Floyd Square.
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Published 9/22/2025
Empowering Women Through Financial Coaching
Joan Gilles of Financial Planning Partners is helping women strengthen their financial approach and amplify their impact.
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Published 9/18/2025
Minnesota Latino Museum: Celebrating Mexican and Latino Art and Culture
Learn how one organization is establishing an arts and cultural landmark in Saint Paul.
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Published 9/17/2025
Announcing Our 2025 Facing Race Award Recipients
This year’s awards recognize five Minnesotans building solutions that unite instead of divide from Saint Paul and Minneapolis to Duluth and Winona.
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Published 9/15/2025
Is a Donor Advised Fund with a Community Foundation Right for You?
Answers to the following five questions will determine if a donor advised fund may be right for you.
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Published 9/12/2025
Donating Stock to Support Your Favorite Charities
Did you know that donating stock can grow your charitable impact and support your favorite nonprofit organizations?
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Published 9/05/2025
Making Red Wing an Arts & Culture Destination
Art adds value to every community – and in Red Wing, Minnesota, a collaboration is bolstering economic growth and cultural vibrancy.
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Published 8/25/2025
A Letter from Chanda On Her First Day
Chanda Smith Baker, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation President & CEO, shares a note to community on her first day leading the Foundation.
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Published 8/19/2025
MN Forward Pooled Fund Announces $1.35 Million in Funding to Community
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation and the MN Forward Pooled Fund partners are pleased to announce a total of $1.35 million in grants given to groups across the state of Minnesota.
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