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The Latino Economic Development Center Assists Businesses and Entrepreneurs with Grants, Training and Support
By Patrick Condon Photography by Ackerman + Gruber
Bush Fellow Mukhtar Ibrahim’s Sahan Journal uses a donor-driven financial model to spotlight stories often overlooked by other news outlets.
By Frederick Melo Photography by Jaida Grey Eagle
Bush Fellows Dr. Brittany Lewis and Dr. Joi Lewis collaborate to produce transformative healing sessions for Black Minnesotans.
By Harry Colbert, Jr. Photography by Chris McDuffie
Hope Community’s innovative path to homeownership creates new opportunities for building wealth and inspires community partners to think big.
By Sarah Chandler Illustrations by Andrés Guzmán
Oyate Hotanin uses public art, coalition building and policy advocacy to transform the Ramsey County juvenile justice system.
By Jaida Grey Eagle and Amy Nelson
The Wolakota Project aims to reform the sacred union between buffalo and the Lakota people.
By Marcie Rendon Photography by Zach Straw
A catalyst is an agent that provokes or accelerates significant change or action. And that’s just what the Catalyst Initiative was designed to do when the George Family Foundation launched it in 2014.
By Mo Perry Photography by Carina Lofgren
Marcus Owens (BF'17) leads the African American Leadership Forum into a new era for Black opportunity and connectivity.
By Michael Kleber-Diggs Photography by Pierre Ware
Tuttle Rural Innovation Center rescued an abandoned school to engage a North Dakota community.
By Kayla Schmidt All photos courtesy of TRIC
Trailblazing Hmong leader Bo Thao-Urabe (BF’19) and the Coalition of Asian-American Leaders help communities join forces to rise above adversity.
by Susan Du Illustrations by Khou Vue
Appetite for Change puts North Minneapolis in control of its own food spaces.
by Mecca Bos Photography by Ackerman + Gruber
With the Neighborhood Development Center, Mihailo “Mike” Temali (BF’98) works with urban communities to help them grow from within.
by Sarah Chandler Photography by Hunt + Capture
