WRITTEN BY CARIN MROTZ, DIR. OF OPERATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS, JEWISH COMMUNITY ACTION On Sunday, October 27th, Jewish Community Action(JCA) members and allies gathered for our annual meeting. The event was…
Have you heard the latest news about the job market? Employers are hiring and unemployment is going down! Over the past year, Minnesota employers have added more than 63,000 people…
WRITTEN BY MONICA MEYER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OUTFRONT MINNESOTA Since its early days, The Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota, has supported efforts that confront discrimination, oppression, prejudice, inequity…
WRITTEN BY CHIP HALBACH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MINNESOTA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP Access to affordable housing for low-income individuals and families is a critical strategy in the Foundation’s funding priorities. Since 2011,…
What if you could tap the passion and talent of college students to change the world? What if a passion for community service helped pay for your college education? And…
The Foundation is practicing Entrepreneurial Philanthropy Sometimes when you’ve been at something awhile, a reboot is necessary. Sometimes just changing up how you do things can bring vibrancy and new…
The primary focus for the Foundation’s employment priority area is building the capacity of community-based job training providers. We provide funding, consulting assistance and AmeriCorps*VISTA members to help these organizations…
WRITTEN BY BARB THOMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TRANSIT FOR LIVABLE COMMUNITIES Advocates are already hard at work on a plan for 2014 to secure funding to expand our region’s networks for…