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Lakers, North Stars and…Vikings? Oh my!
08 February 2012 7:43 AM | 3 CommentsThe chatter is getting noisier. They are going to raise our taxes! That RICH guy is going to get richer! Our public schools don’t get any money – but that dumb team does! I don’t care – let the team leave! However, Minnesota history indicates...
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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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Minnesota Musicians Helping Minnesota Kids
Posted on November 2, 2011 | 1 CommentIn Minnesota we are extremely lucky in a couple of very important ways. We have access to some of the best health care in the country. We are also home to an incredibly talented and diverse arts community. In my work at Children’s Hospitals and... -
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...
