New Year’s Eve is my least favorite holiday. I just feel so much pressure… Have the most fabulous party plans… Think back on your year and reflect on how much…
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April 23, 2020 Hey Northside! We See You and We’re Here for You How long until this COVID-19 nightmare is over? Can we see the light at the end of…
Dear Grantee Partners, COVID-19 has quickly upended our world. The disruptions to school, work, business, and daily life that we are all now experiencing are unprecedented and their duration is…
March 17, 2020 Re: Change of Office Status to Remote Working due to the COVID-19 Outbreak At The Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota, we understand the severity…
It’s hard to weave your way through Northside neighborhoods and fail to notice how things are simultaneously changing and staying the same. New buildings are cropping up here and there...
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As a parent, and the product of a pretty traditional education experience, I tend to think of schools as something I support, that I give to. Whether as a volunteer,…
When I think of social change work, the kind that addresses the root causes of injustice, I think about systems. If you are steeped in this work, this is not…
Do you have Frank Sinatra’s (or perhaps Liza Minelli’s) voice running through your brain? For me, it’s Ol’ Blue Eye’s iconic rendition of “Theme from New York, New York” that…
Imagine leaving your home and walking down the street to the local barber shop, the one your father used to visit. As you make the ten-minute trek, you notice the…
