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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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Generosity – Proud to be a Minnesotan
Posted on November 18, 2011 | No CommentsI am extremely proud to be a Minnesotan. Over the last week you have read a number of articles on this site about GiveMN‘s Give to the Max Day which took place earlier this week. This was their 3rd annual event and by all measures... -
Help Spread the Word: Give to the Max Day, November 16
Posted on November 15, 2011 | No CommentsTomorrow, November 16, is the Give to the Max Day – the Great Minnesota Give Together. It is the day for Minnesotans to come together to raise as much money as possible for nonprofits in 24 hours. If you have found your way to this... -
The Great Minnesota Give Together
Posted on November 9, 2011 | 4 CommentsNovember 16 is Give to the Max Day. GiveMN launched Give to the Max day in 2009 as an annual day for Minnesota nonprofits to come together in a unified online fundraising campaign. The response from donors and nonprofits were mixed. Established nonprofits with sophisticated... -
Give Like Scrooge and The Grinch
Posted on December 22, 2010 | No CommentsThe holiday season brings two of my favorite Christmas shows: A Christmas Carol and How The Grinch Stole Christmas. These two classics were created almost a century apart, but their message goes to the heart of where our communities are today: the spirit of the... -
The “Art” of the Ask
Posted on November 18, 2009 | 12 Comments“Have your year-end gift to The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library DOUBLED on Give to the Max Day! “ “All donations to Teatro will be matched ($20 turns in $40) Wow! What a concept” “GIVE TO THE MAX DAY is here! All contributions...
