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![Foundations Announce Nearly $7 Million in Grants Statewide](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/1.21-Grant-announcement.jpg)
Grants will help nonprofits remain responsive and resilient after a challenging year.
MORE![2020: A Year Unlike Any Other](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/Soomaal-House-of-Art/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Soomaal-House-006.jpg)
In the face of the challenges of 2020, we experienced unparalleled generosity from our donors and innovation from our staff as we responded quickly to meet the needs of our community.
MORE![Navigating Digital Learning in a Changing Landscape](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/12.20-education.jpg)
Here are three innovative ways the nonprofit sector is addressing gaps in access to technology and internet resources needed for online learning.
MORE![Art as Healing](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/WBCA-Indoor-Gallery-16.9.jpg)
White Bear Center for the Arts is on a mission to create healing during the pandemic.
MORE![Announcing the Frontline Families Fund](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/FFF_SupportingPhoto1.jpg)
Fund will provide financial support to families of frontline healthcare workers who have lost their lives to COVID-19.
MORE![Partnerships That Shine](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/ain-dah-yung-exterior-16.9.jpg)
Deb Foster, executive director of the Ain Dah Yung Center, shares how collective visions can lead to positive outcomes for youth.
MORE![Helping Children Reach Their Full Potential](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Think-Small-3.2.jpg)
Minnesota nonprofits discuss the importance of early childhood development.
MORE![Foundations Present “Art In This Present Moment”](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/Indigenous-Roots/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Indigenous-Roots-009.jpg)
Projects by Minnesota’s Black, Indigenous, and People of Color artists portray personal narratives addressing diversity, identity and today’s societal issues.
MORE![Penumbra Theatre](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/Penumbra-Theatre/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Penumbra-006.jpg)
Penumbra company member Hannibal Lokumbe composed an original score for a video in tribute to George Floyd and all of the victims of state-sanctioned violence. Sarah Bellamy wrote the narrative and she and Lou Bellamy provide the voice overs.
MORE![Indigenous Roots](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/Indigenous-Roots/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Indigenous-Roots-010.jpg)
A new mural in Saint Paul by Indigenous Roots and City Mischief Murals celebrates four Twin Cities multicultural women dancers and the strength, beauty & power we hold when uniting our communities together.
MORE![Brownbody](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/Brownbody/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Brownbody-001.jpg)
Artists develop the score to Tracing Sacred Steps, which Brownbody initially presented in April 2019 as a work-in-progress.
MORE![Gizhiigin Arts Incubator](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/Gizhiigin-Arts-Incubator/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/KentAndClydesWithPiecesTogether.jpg)
Artists Clyde Estey, Jr., and Kent Estey collaborate on a work reflective of their shared artistic upbringing in the White Earth Nation.
MORE![Generosity: It's How You Give](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/TPM-DrJolly.jpg)
In this video message, Dr. Jolly shares stories that have shaped his life and forever altered his views on generosity.
MORE![Foundation Welcomes Cheniqua Johnson and Gina Suarez Reyes](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/blog/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Relationship-managers.16.9.jpg)
New positions create pathway for future leadership in philanthropy dedicated to strengthening communities.
MORE![Million Artist Movement](https://de4vzavwp1bb7.cloudfront.net/general/Campaigns/Art-In-This-Present-Moment/Million-Artist-Movement/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/Million-Artist-Movement-002.jpg)
Million Artist Movement worked on two collaborative art projects – a quilt sourced from community and a project based around food sovereignty.
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