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Responding to Local Needs in 2024
In addition to our annual grant rounds and the guidance we provide to support our fundholders’ giving, we make special investments to address community needs as they arise.
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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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A Message from Our CEO
We can’t know what we will face over the next century, or even the next few years. What we do know is that none of us can, or should, shoulder the challenges alone, which means we need to continue to grow our generous community.
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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New Report Offers Vision for Downtown Minneapolis
Downtown Minneapolis has entered a new chapter that presents opportunities for a major renaissance. A new report, Downtown Next, aims to fuel community engagement and action.
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SHARING THE LESSONS OF A GIVING CIRCLE
When Amy Podlesak started working at Land O’Lakes, she brought ideas and insight from her time with Fourth Generation.
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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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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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