By Clark Goldenrod, Nan Madden, and Sarah Orange, Minnesota Budget Project Each year the Foundation invites a nonpartisan organization to provide an analysis of the Minnesota Legislative Session and the…
How many of us have had the experience of spending valuable resources to attend workshops, trainings, conferences … we feel energized (and totally overloaded with information) and then we get…
By Cirien Saadeh, the Education, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Reporter for North News This is the second in a series of blogs written by Cirien Saadeh, reflecting on her reporting…
I don’t know about you, but hand lotion has made it to the top of the list of things to grab, right after my phone and wallet, when I leave…
by Joel Luedtke, Program Director From 2011 to 2016, the Phillips Sectoral Employment Initiative (PSEI) provided multifaceted building support to a cohort of organizations that offer industry-focused job training services…
by Cirien Saadeh, Education, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship Reporter for North News This is the first in a series of blogs written by Cirien Saadeh, reflecting on her reporting work…
In 2016, The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota launched a new AmeriCorps VISTA program: C3 Twin Cities. During its first year, our C3 members had tremendous impact:...
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by Dane Smith, President of Growth & Justice As we sift through all the assessments of the 2017 Legislature from the many groups in Minnesota working with disadvantaged and vulnerable…
By Me’Lea Connelly, Director of the Association of Black Economic Power and Patrick Troska, Executive Director of the Foundation How many of you can relate to this experience? It was…
