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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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Community Archive
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Prevent the Dread: ToolKit for Planning a 30-Year Class Reunion
Posted on January 16, 2012 | No CommentsDreading your upcoming high school class reunion? For those of us at a “certain age,” the mere thought dredges up feelings about stature, awkward relationships, our first exposure to cliques, power and the cult of celebrity. These dark thoughts and feelings thrive in the void... -
Unfortressing our way to the future
Posted on June 29, 2011 | No CommentsWithin the realm of non-profits and philanthropy, social media is making great headway in unleashing the power of the cause, corralling supporters far beyond old local limits and making connections across networks to achieve like goals. With new perspective on old issues that once seemed... -
Finding Purpose in Surprising Places
Posted on June 15, 2011 | No CommentsThis past weekend I traveled nearly 400 miles to my home town, a path I take a couple of times a year but this time I had to cross a burgeoning Missouri River. They say it’s a 100 year flood and many communities along the... -
Choices, Choices and More Choices
Posted on January 20, 2011 | 1 CommentNow that I have a child nearing school-age, I’ve learned that the months of January to March have a special designation–”school selection season.” At least in St. Paul from what I can discern, it starts with an overwhelming information fair, progressing to a seemingly endless... -
What Can Our Political Leaders Learn from Powderhorn Park?
Posted on December 6, 2010 | No CommentsWhen National Public Radio asked outgoing Rep. Jim Oberstar to reflect on how Congress has changed over his three and a half decades in office, he answered without hesitation: “Less congeniality, less interaction of members with one another” he said. “… The collegiality has diminished... -
Discovering Hidden Jewels: What are the Overlooked Non-Profits in our Community?
Posted on September 27, 2010 | No CommentsThis past weekend I had a chance to throw a party that was unlike any I ever imagined. It was a “Fifth ‘Second Birthday’” for my wife, celebrating five years of remission after a bone marrow transplant for Leukemia. It was an incredible night. We... -
What could Minnesota learn from Texas?
Posted on August 11, 2010 | 5 CommentsIn March 2010, Time Magazine featured Austin, Texas as a community that ”is emerging as one of the first pockets of the country where people are getting back to work, showing that even in this dreary economic environment, job creation can happen—and illustrating how it... -
The Power of Place
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsLast week, I learned the 126 year-old private college in my hometown was closed. There were a fair number of national news articles noting why the decision was made. Less on the reasons of how the college found itself in poor financial-straits. Actually, I didn’t... -
Bi-Polarizing
Posted on April 19, 2010 | 5 CommentsI know there are daily media stories that serve as reminders that our country is growing more and more politically polarized. One only has to look around to bear witness to some vehement dispute, e.g. health care, climate change, etc. The rise of Tea Party... -
So, What Do You Think?
Posted on April 14, 2010 | 1 CommentWe launched the Leadership and Community Blog on September 1, 2009. So, what do you think? A little over a year ago I started my journey of creating this blog. Long story short – my idea was to create a collaborative blog focused on our...
