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…
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Proposal Submission Instructions Go to https://phillipsfamilymn.smartsimple.com. Click on “Register Here” in the bottom left corner of the “Welcome” box. Answer the Eligibility Quiz question. Note- your work must be in…
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by Jay Klyman, VISTA Leader Greetings readers! This is Jay Klyman writing. I am the new VISTA Leader for the 2016-2017 cohort of C3 Twin Cities! Emma Olson is off…
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by Joel Luedtke, Senior Program Officer Reports. Articles. Briefs. White Papers. These and their ilk accumulate in the email in-boxes and on the desks of Foundation staff. When we find…
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By Joel Luedtke, Senior Program Officer Some of you know that the Foundation is in the process of substantially shifting its funding priorities. On one level, this is not particularly…
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by Elizabeth Coco and Patrick Troska Months ago we engaged a local consulting group to lead us in a Human Centered Design process. This required us to commit to listen…
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by Daniel Gerdes, Program Associate, The Pohlad Family Foundation To be quite frank, I had no idea what I was in for when I accepted my VISTA position with the…
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This blog is next in a series of blogs that aim to share with its readers a bit about our journey as the Foundation engages in a human-centered design process…
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by E. Coco, VISTA Program Manager In 2011, the Foundation embarked on a new and exciting journey in partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). We launched…
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By Patrick Troska, Executive Director Strategic planning is often not a linear process. You believe you’re headed down one path, and then new information or a line of inquiry unexpectedly…
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