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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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Greater Twin Cities United Way Archive
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Follow the money. Do you want to know more about where your United Way contributions go?
Posted on April 24, 2011 | No CommentsAs a reader of this blog you are more than likely a young professional. And more than likely you have been asked to contribute your company’s annual United Way campaign. But have you ever thought to yourself, “I know that there is tremendous need in... -
United Way to Convene United Front 2010
Posted on May 17, 2010 | No CommentsAre you on a board or committee for a social service nonprofit organization? Lead one? Work for one? All of the above? Wondering what the new “normal” landscape looks like for the social service landscape? On June 9th from 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. United... -
BEST. DIVERSITY EXPERIENCE. EVER.
Posted on December 14, 2009 | No CommentsLike many of you, I’ve participated in my fair share of diversity trainings. These have ranged from one hour brown bag seminars to book reading groups to diversity fairs and full-day management retreats. A couple of weeks ago, I participated in what I think is...
