
Evolving American philanthropy
There is a troubling paradigm that enforces a hierarchy of generosity in the field, which assumes that people who look like me are just charity cases, not generous donors.

Diversified workforce
We talk about Latinos as the workforce of tomorrow ... but in policy-making there is limited intentional direction about how to engage those groups.

Minnesota-friendly signs
The conversation about immigrants and refugees has been so violent and vulgar. There is something about a quiet symbol of acceptance.

Farm activist Lou Anne Kling: From pastures to protests
Photo Rob Amberg
They weren't going to take that farm away…

Women Wage Peace
Women Wage Peace, which was founded on the premise that Israeli and Palestinian people had lost hope that there would ever be an agreement, and that women could change that attitude by instilling hope in the population.

Ellen Kennedy: Eliminating discrimination against women
The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

Dr. Edwige Mubonzi: Mobile doctor
Taking a stand for women and girls in war-torn Africa

Dignity Center
An oasis of belonging for homeless people built by relationships

Everytown for Gun Safety in Minnesota: “Not a fringe issue”
Currently, says Commers, there are three types of sales that do not require background checks in Minnesota: gun show sales, online sales, and individual-to-individual sales. "Are you OK with it if 60 percent of the drivers on the road with you have had the road test?"

Marit Brock: Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense
Marit Brock. Photography by Amber Procaccini. "Nearly three-fourths…

Pence from heaven
Mary's Pence invests in women — literally

CEED: Seeding Environmental Justice
Ecosystem content is made possible by Organic Lawns by…


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