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Your help is needed to close one hole in Minnesota safety net
06 February 2012 3:11 PM | No CommentsYou may have read about Charles Van Heuveln in Jon Tevlin’s Star Tribune column a few weeks ago. A good program that benefits people with disabilities — Medical Assistance for Employed People with Disabilities (MA-EPD) — has a loop hole in it. A hole that...
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Theater of Public Policy
02 February 2012 12:19 PM | No CommentsPolitical satire and improvisational theater have a long history in the Twin Cities thanks in part to Dudley Riggs. Huge Improv Theater on 30th and Lyndale in south Minneapolis is adding a new chapter to this legacy with the Theater of Public Policy. In partnership...
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Communities Built to Last
30 January 2012 8:11 AM | No CommentsLast week, President Obama gave his annual State of the Union address, in which he raised the call for creating an economy that is “built to last.” For anyone who is a fan of business guru Jim Collins, this is a familiar term and title...
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Archive for February, 2010
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Support the Local Economy – Project 3/50
Posted on February 26, 2010 | No CommentsSometimes it takes a while for an idea to spread. Or at least for me to hear about it. I was having lunch with a friend a couple of weeks ago describing my past weekend’s activities. After sharing my usual routine of going to The... -
High-Impact Philanthropy Begins at Home
Posted on February 21, 2010 | 2 CommentsWhen dollars are tight, consumers focus on what gets them more bang for the buck. It’s no different with charitable givers. Inspired by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and other foundations and corporations, donors and volunteers are beginning to use high-impact philanthropy models to... -
White Collar Crime: Don’t let it happen to you!
Posted on February 17, 2010 | 2 CommentsWhen you think of white collar crime your mind immediately goes to recent news stories of Bernie Madoff or Tom Petters. These are the current poster children for what is wrong in Corporate America. As citizens we wonder how they could be so dishonest and criminal... -
Tax returns got you down? Buck up…
Posted on February 15, 2010 | No CommentsThe greatest pleasure of my work at the Hill Center comes in meeting leaders who are committed to making a difference in the community. When I heard about the work of AccountAbility Minnesota, I was impressed by an organization that provides free tax services to... -
Budgeting and ROI: Common Sense Decision Making
Posted on February 11, 2010 | 2 CommentsWhen you don’t have a lot of disposable income, the decisions you make about how to spend money take on added importance. Whether it’s balancing a family budget, or trying to erase a billion dollar state deficit, the principals are much the same. You need... -
Neighborhood Names: Stereotyping or Better Neighbors?
Posted on February 8, 2010 | 3 CommentsThis past week I read an article in the Star Tribune about the role of neighborhoods and the seemingly trivial task of attributing a name to the area. I find the idea to be fascinating and the exercise of naming an area to be of... -
Do you have a “Plan B”?
Posted on February 4, 2010 | 2 CommentsA few weeks ago I had a shocking phone call while at work. It was my neighbor who in a very cheery, friendly voice said “just to let you know, the bus got here early so Tess is at our house”. Well that would have... -
Does the “Leadership” Section Stack up to Salinger or Zinn?
Posted on February 2, 2010 | 1 CommentWith the recent passings of J.D. Salinger and Howard Zinn, a recent table conversation among work colleagues turned to the impact of these two iconic authors’ works. We were not alone. In fact, MPR’s NewsQ question of the day asked listeners “What book changed your...
