Sports, Stadiums, and Philanthropy

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, [...]

The State of Minnesota Nonprofits

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 [...]

Fighting Stigmas to Put Food on the Table

I returned to work after the Thanksgiving holiday still feeling full. It was a long weekend filled with an abundance of my favorite foods. Of course, on my way from the front door of the office to my desk I passed two fully stocked candy dishes and then opened my email to an announcement that [...]

Who? What? Where? When? How? A quick overview of the Office of Social Innovation

Last week President Obama spoke from the White House about the Office of Social Innovation (see previous post).  I was excited to see two local organizations get much deserved credit for their good work (go Admission Possible and Genesys Works!) but, more importantly, I was thrilled that the President was honoring the value the nonprofit [...]