As you have seen through this blog, over the last few years the Minneapolis Foundation has been experimenting with how to honor our history while being responsive to the changing field of philanthropy. We have been looking for an effective way to reach out to young professionals, who we’ve found are more charitable than ever [...]
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At the Table was our pilot program to test interest in The Minneapolis Foundation by the next generation. Based on interest, participation, and feedback over the last year we are excited to launch Fourth Generation (see here for more details on Fourth Generation.) This blog, of course, was a critical part of the pilot and [...]
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I am excited to share with you and opportunity to watch, listen and comment on an important issue. The Minneapolis Foundation is bringing together national and local community leaders to discuss the future of education in Minnesota. Co-sponsored by the Itasca Project and the Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi Foundation for Children, you can participate [...]
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Recently Community Capital Alliance (CCA) celebrated the culmination of their program year by presenting a grant of $5,000 to the Walk-In Counseling Center. As I have shared before (check out this post), CCA is a partner of The Minneapolis Foundation and provides an experiential learning opportunity for young professionals about philanthropy. For the last nine [...]
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Cat Beltmann is the Citizens League membership coordinator and has worked for the Citizens League since June of 2008. On Tuesday, April 13th the Citizens League and the Minneapolis Foundation hosted a joint roundtable discussion with Lester Bagley, Vice President of Public Affairs for the Minnesota Vikings. Both the Citizens League and the Minneapolis Foundation [...]
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This post is by Nick Scheibel, Fund Administration Associate at The Minneapolis Foundation. In addition to managing Donor Advised grants for the foundation, Nick is a Cheesehead who has (mostly) adapted to life in Minnesota. When it comes to professional sports teams and the community, it seems that everyone has an opinion. For many people, [...]
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Jeneen Hartley Sago is a Program Officer at Family Philanthropy Advisors; a national boutique firm that manages and advises families on their philanthropic giving. She also serves as co-chair of the Minnesota chapter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy. I can’t stop thinking about a recent MinnPost article about how workers aged 30 and younger have [...]
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Jeanna Hensler has been working at The Minneapolis Foundation since October 2006. She worked in the Community Philanthropy Department for two years and currently holds a position in the Development and Client Services Department. She spends her time with The Wildcat Sanctuary as an on-site and special events volunteer and with Retrieve A Golden of [...]
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This post is by Katherine E. Friesz, Manager of Community Relations for Ameriprise Financial. Her work focuses on engaging more than 10,000 financial advisors, nationwide, in community involvement through effective communications and relationship building. I work in corporate philanthropy, and one particularly rewarding aspect of my job is helping our employees engage with the community [...]
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With so much attention being placed on the economy today, I was very interested to hear from the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits on the economic state of Minnesota’s nonprofit sector. John Pratt, Executive Director, and Ruth Duran Deffley, Membership and Chapter Coordinator visited our office to present the 2009 Minnesota Nonprofit Economy Report and the [...]
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