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…

In January, our Foundation lead a workshop at the Minnesota Council of Foundation’s annual conference. The session was entitled “From Empathy to Strategy: Co-Designing Grantmaking with Community.”  It was our…

By Amanda Janssen, Executive Director Rêve Academy What happens when students are trusted to navigate their own learning? That's the question we asked Phillips Family Foundation when we proposed the testing…

by E. Coco, VISTA Program Manager It is far too easy to fall into the familiar trap of focusing on deficits. It is particularly easy in philanthropy, where we can…

By Sarah Stoesz, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota The Foundation has supported Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota as well as Planned…

by Patrick J. Troska, Executive Director It’s not entirely clear to me who coined that phrase.  A Google search was inconclusive, although Stephen Covey wrote a book entitled “The Speed…

Call for Ideas and Proposals Student Success and Creative Ownership in North Minneapolis CORRECTIONS AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS The Foundation released two Call for Ideas documents on August 29th, 2016. …

by Dane Smith, President of Growth & Justice The headline and summary paragraph in the Star Tribune’s editorial page wrap-up of the 2016 legislative session captured the dismal conventional wisdom…

Today, the Foundation has released two separate “Calls for Ideas and Proposals” Student Success in North Minneapolis Creative Ownership in North Minneapolis PLEASE NOTIFY anyone and everyone who may be…