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Published 5/18/2022
How to Partner with the Foundation to Support Your Nonprofit Clients
Learn audit director Cathy Lydon’s tips for fellow advisors when working with nonprofits.
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Published 4/26/2022
Redefining What Equity Looks Like
Entrepreneur and Foundation Board Member Alex West Steinman is embracing equity and accessibility with her work.
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Published 4/11/2022
The Gift of Cryptocurrency
Here’s how to make virtual currency part of your charitable giving plan.
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Published 4/08/2022
Honoring Kao Ly Ilean Her's Legacy
Hnub Tshiab - Hmong Women Achieving Together honors one of its founders by establishing an endowment fund.
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Published 4/05/2022
How Gifts of Retirement Assets Can Support Your Nonprofit
Learn how your nonprofit can work with donors to establish a charitable remainder trust that will support your organization for years to come.
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Published 4/05/2022
Stories From Across Minnesota: Caring for Community
Jessica Lee Velasco is a mother, advocate, leader, organizer and activist who uses her platform to engage, encourage and empower her community in Worthington, Minnesota.
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Published 3/29/2022
Foundation Becomes Principles for Responsible Investment Signatory
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation is the first community foundation in the United States to join the world’s leading responsible investment proponent.
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Published 3/24/2022
Three Benefits of Donating Real Estate
Charitable contributions of real estate are a great way to give back to causes you care about. Here are three benefits to giving real estate.
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Published 3/24/2022
Changing the Way One Community Looks at Race
Educator and performer T. Mychael Rambo educates and inspires youth and police in Hibbing, Minnesota.
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Published 3/23/2022
Stories From Across Minnesota: A Legacy of Giving in Hutchinson
The I. J. Burich Family Foundation was created by Irvin Joseph and Mary Burich to carry out their philanthropic commitment to the city of Hutchinson and McLeod County.
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Published 3/22/2022
Disruptions in Child Care Access Continue
Marnie Werner, Vice President, Research & Operations at the Center for Rural Policy & Development, shares insight on the childcare shortage in Minnesota.
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Published 3/21/2022
First U.S. Community Foundation to Join World’s Leading Responsible Investment Proponent
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation becomes the first U.S. based community foundation signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment.
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Published 3/09/2022
Foundations Announce More Than $7 Million in Community Grants
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, F. R. Bigelow Foundation and the Mardag Foundation today announced that they have awarded more than $7 million to Minnesota nonprofits through their latest round of grants.
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Published 2/28/2022
Stories From Across Minnesota: Preserving Language and Culture
The Boys & Girls Club of the Leech Lake Area serves over 1,200 Indigenous youth ages 5-18. They find ways to integrate language and culture into all of their programming, including through technology.
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Published 2/24/2022
Equity On and Off the Ice
Learn how Minnesota Wild President and Foundation Board Member Matt Majka is using hockey to establish diverse and inclusive environments.
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Published 2/17/2022
Stories From Across Minnesota: Leaving A Lasting Legacy
Norma Roman Longfellow lived from 1917-1998, but her legacy in Douglas County continues through a fund created in her name.
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