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Northside Funders Group: Centering Youth Voice
Watch this video to see how Northside Funders Group exists to align public and private investments to create solutions to advance opportunities in North Minneapolis through the Northside Youth Enrichment Fund.
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Millennials in particular are really about seeing an issue and getting involved and making an impact.- Sara Lueben
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Fourth Generation Invites New Members to Join 2024-2025 Grantmaking Cycle
Attend Sept. 18 Kickoff Event to Learn about This Giving Circle and Its Focus for the Year: Youth-Led Initiatives
Communities are stronger when everyone participates in public discussion and decision-making about issues that affect their lives and our society as a whole. Explore how we partner with others to foster civic engagement, discourse, and advocacy.
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Giving in Minnesota Report
MCF has released the 2023 Giving in Minnesota report and the Minneapolis Foundation was the largest giver among community and public foundations statewide.
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Appealing to younger generation of givers
Nonprofits are trying new tactics to draw millennials, who have increased giving nationally. This includes giving circles like Fourth Generation.
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Minnesota’s Future: Rugged Togetherness
Check out this article in the Star Tribune, where our CEO, R.T. Rybak, shared four opportunities for Minnesotans to unify around big challenges.
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Meet the 2023 Here is MPLS honorees
Here is MPLS is a storytelling movement celebrating the many dreamers, doers, and world builders who are tackling our community’s toughest challenges in a spirit of hope and healing. We are proud to uplift their work!
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Community radio station honored by Here is MPLS
Congratulations to KRSM and the 12 other people, projects, and organizations honored by Here is MPLS! Check out this story featured on Fox 9.
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Abundant Cities: Building Common Ground
As Minneapolis seeks to write its next chapter after three challenging years, we are not alone. Cities across the country face many of the same obstacles and opportunities—and those communities, like ours, benefit from a variety of changemakers who are stepping forward to meet the moment with real ambition.
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2023 Open Streets Festival Series
The Minneapolis Foundation is proud to be a presenting sponsor of Open Streets - an event series that transforms city streets into fun, car-free community celebrations.
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Advancing the Genius of Black-Led Change
Read the story of the creation and vision of Minnesota's first Black community foundation, which was made possible by Chanda Smith Baker, our Chief Impact Officer, and Lulete Mola and Repa Mekha.
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Abundant Cities: Inclusive Cities
Inclusive Cities is the second of three Abundant Cities events copresented by the Minneapolis Foundation and Walker Art Center. This panel focused on Minneapolis as a place where everyone is valued and seen as essential to our city’s economy and culture.
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Abundant Cities brings together innovators working in Minneapolis and around the country to define new visions for urban areas. Join a cohort of changemakers who will help the best new ideas become reality here in Minneapolis.
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