Who We've Funded

Saint Paul, MN — For evaluation and developmental costs of a new urban educator model

Minneapolis, MN — To hire additional staff to engage citizens of 16 neighborhoods in the development of a bicycle and pedestrian path in south Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN — To select, purchase, and implement development fundraising software through the Organizational Effectiveness component of the Regional Arts Development Program

Minneapolis, MN — For 'Scaling Up for Success: A Dropout Prevention Project of the Minneapolis Public Schools'

Minneapolis, MN — To support the design and implementation of a research project on the state of Indian business in Minnesota and the work of the entrepreneurial project planner

Saint Paul, MN — To improve Minnesota's children's mental health system

Duluth, MN — To hire a development director and a part-time clerical assistant

Minneapolis, MN — To develop an individual donor program

Saint Paul, MN — For continued operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program

Saint Paul, MN — To expand and strengthen the ability of this coalition of health and environmental groups to improve water quality and human health in Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN — To support Continuum of Care planning committees that set funding priorities for federal grants and develop plans that address gaps in homeless services

Saint Paul, MN — To plan for a technology center

Chaska, MN — Toward construction of a new Visitor Center

Saint Paul, MN — To expand the use of active learning strategies and peer support for teaching at 34 member institutions

Minot, ND — For workshops on college teaching and the assessment of student learning, and for faculty collaborations on interdisciplinary teaching and revisions to the faculty performance review system

Saint Paul, MN — For a foster youth advocacy program

Bismarck, ND — To train state employees to improve the quality of services for Native American children and families in North Dakota

Macy, NE — To integrate tribal culture into the curriculum, develop capstone courses for academic departments and provide for faculty participation in professional conferences

Saint Paul, MN — To upgrade information systems at 12 community clinics

Grand Forks, ND — To develop a new strategic business plan through the Organizational Effectiveness component of the Regional Arts Development Program

Fargo, ND — To improve student learning and graduation rates by increasing the use of active learning strategies

Two Harbors, MN — For capital expenses and to plan for a new building to house services for victims of domestic and sexual abuse

Grafton, ND — To continue the Institute for Excellence in Math and Science Education and to plan an evaluation

Spearfish, SD — To expand a court-appointed special advocate program for neglected and abused children

Brooklyn Center, MN — To support a collaborative helping families, immigrants, and refugees meet welfare to work time restrictions

Bellingham, WA — To integrate Indian cultures into the curriculum and improve the use of instructional technology, and for professional development of individual faculty

Kyle, SD — To improve faculty understanding of Lakota culture and computer-based instruction and for individual faculty professional development activities

Minneapolis, MN — To hire new staff for a project to provide education and advocacy for families whose children have emotional and behavioral disorders

Saint Paul, MN — To hire a marketing and audience development director

Saint Paul, MN — For continued operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program

Moorhead, MN — To build a coalition for housing and human rights

Minneapolis, MN — For a program to serve homeless families

New Orleans, LA — For staff costs associated with starting a People's Institute office in the Twin Cities

St. Louis Park, MN — For a capital project to expand programs for children from families of recovering homeless women

Minneapolis, MN — To create a marketing business plan for the theater's 'Breaking Ice' outreach program

Minneapolis, MN — Toward a capital campaign for a social services organization

Minneapolis, MN — To expand a restorative justice project to an adjacent community

Minneapolis, MN — To support a transition from volunteer to paid staff for an organization serving gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender parents

Rapid City, SD — For a plan to improve graduation and attendance rates at Central High School

Saint Paul, MN — To expand efforts designed to improve the lives of children, ages birth to five years

Minneapolis, MN — To hire an executive director for an organization that helps Sudanese people adapt successfully in Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN — For a computerized tracking system for the organization's publications department

Hawley, MN — Toward a capital campaign to purchase and renovate a building (includes a thrift store-DELETE WHEN DOING ANNUAL)

Northfield, MN — For programs to promote the scholarship of teaching, the use of teaching technology, and a mentoring program for new faculty

Saint Paul, MN — For continued operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program

Brooklyn Park, MN — To support transition costs resulting from the merger of two food banks

Grand Rapids, MN — Toward construction of a food warehouse

Plymouth, MN — To support an organization that creates children's books in Braille that can be read by both sighted and visually impaired individuals

St. Francis, SD — For a plan to improve student retention and graduation rates

Oakland, CA — For the second phase of a campaign to eliminate emissions of dioxins and mercury in Minnesota through grassroots action and policy change

Agency Village, SD — To integrate Dakota culture into the curriculum and improve assessment of faculty teaching and student learning, and for individual professional development activities

Pierre, SD — For continued support of a battered women's shelter for American Indians in Sioux Falls

Rapid City, SD — For small grants to promote student/faculty research, faculty pedagogical research, and collaborative curriculum development

Brookings, SD — To plan an infant toddler resource center

Sioux Falls, SD — For continued operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program I

For continued program support

Minneapolis, MN — To support program development and expansion

Atlanta, GA — For a program to build learning communities using internet-based research, collaboration, and publication

Fort Totten, ND — For a pilot project to support friends and family who provide child care to infants and toddlers on the reservation

Saint Paul, MN — To match new gifts for 'Leadership in Mind, The Campaign for the College of Saint Catherine'

Bismarck, ND — For statewide programs that provide training and support to caregivers of infants and toddlers

Pierre, SD — For statewide programs that provide training and support to caregivers of infants and toddlers

Minneapolis, MN — For a program to reduce lead poisoning through community gardens

Minneapolis, MN — To hire a part-time managing director

Minneapolis, MN — To fund the position of administrative director

Saint Paul, MN — To purchase and renovate a second site for treatment of torture survivors

Duluth, MN — To increase interdisciplinary and active learning opportunities for students and to refine methods to assess student learning

Minneapolis, MN — To expand administrative and program staff

Minneapolis, MN — For continued operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program

Roseville, MN — Toward a capital campaign to build new facilities (includes a thrift store- DELETE WHEN DOING ANNUAL)

Mission, SD — For a plan to improve student retention and graduation rates

Tougaloo, MS — To develop cross disciplinary learning community courses to improve student learning and retention rates

Belcourt, ND — For a pilot project to support friends and family who provide child care to infants and toddlers on the reservation

Tuskegee, AL — To match alumni and trustee gifts to the 'Extended Campaign for Tuskegee'

Saint Paul, MN — To expand voice mail for homeless and low-income people who have achieved their goals but are still unable to afford a phone

Saint Paul, MN — For the Jewish Family Services building

Bismarck, ND — For workshops in curriculum development, teaching and learning strategies, and assessment of student learning, and for advanced training for faculty in vocational areas

Minneapolis, MN — To develop an Indian child welfare certificate program in Northern Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN — To improve students' abilities to think conceptually and independently through a program of collaborative faculty/student study and research

Woodbury, MN — For the Hmong Circle of Peace restorative justice program

Hopkins, MN — To increase a supported education specialist position to full-time

Sioux Falls, SD — For temporary funding of a youth drop-in center

St. Louis Park, MN — To start a new family reunification program for women recovering from chemical and physical abuse

Saint Paul, MN — For a capital campaign to relocate the West Side dental clinic, open a new clinic in Minneapolis, and expand the clinic on St. Paul's West Side

Saint Paul, MN — To support a capital campaign to remodel client service and gathering spaces in a shelter for victims of family violence

Excelsior, MN — For a collaboration of five agencies to plan a program to reduce human exposure to toxics through public education, research, and policy development

Minneapolis, MN — Toward a five-year initiative to help girls improve their future economic security

New Orleans, LA — To prepare students to work in teams in the modern workplace by encouraging faculty and student collaborative research and teaching projects

Rapid City, SD — To construct a building for an organization that provides programs and services for youth and families

Minneapolis, MN — To implement a strategic plan

Stillwater, MN — To expand restorative justice and other youth services

Minneapolis, MN — To provide transition funding for a health and wellness clinic for homeless teens

Saint Paul, MN — For a project to increase contributions from individuals