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Anil Hurkadli and Trina Olson return to Fast Forward to discuss the current relationship between Minnesota's philanthropic community and Minnesota's LGBTQIA+ communities. They talk about their ongoing work on the Better OUTcomes Initiative.   Trina Olson is Co-Founder and Principal at Team Dyamics Anil Hurkadli is Learning and Strategy Officer at Thrivent Foundation The Better OUTcomes Initiative is a multi-year philanthropic movement to increase funding to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, Two-Spirit and allied people and groups as well as strengthen better philanthropic practices for grantmakers based in Minnesota.   http://boi.pfundfoundation.org/

This is a live recording of the 2018 Annual Conference opening plenary session on the State of Philanthropy. This panel features: Diana Anderson, President/CEO Southwest Initiative Foundation Manisha Bharti, Chief of Strategy & Programs, GHR Foundation Trista Harris, President, Minnesota Council on Foundation Anil Hurkadli, Learning & Strategy Officer, Thrivent Financial Foundation Lulete Mola, Director of Community Impact, Women’s Foundation of Minnesota  Dana Nelson, VP Legacy & Community Partnerships, Super Bowl 52 Legacy Fund Moderator, Levi Weinhagen, MCF

Me'Lea Connelly, Director of the Association for Black Economic Power, and Patrick Troska, Executive Director of the Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation of MN, discuss their partnership on the Village Trust Financial Cooperative.  http://bit.ly/villagetrustfinancialcoop The Association for Black Economic Power (ABEP) is working to establish Village Trust Financial Cooperative, Minnesota’s only Black-led financial institution. This concept was born 18 months ago in response to the killing of Philando Castile, as a way to use our economic power as a form of resistance to build the financial resilience of our communities, and insulate against extraction and divestment. This is not a new concept, but a strategy with a legacy woven throughout Black history. Financial liberation through institutional power has long been successfully used in lifting communities from economic pain into promise. With the support of The Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota, we have spent the last 12 months doing

CEO of Social Impact Strategies Group, Y. Elaine Rasmussen has over 20 years experience in building transformational relationships and cultural competency in corporations, philanthropy, government, and nonprofits.  On this episode, Elaine talks about the work of connecting entrepreneurs with investors and about the ConnectUp! conference happening in connection with MCF's annual conference in March! On March 14-15, 2018 in conjunction with Minnesota Council on Foundation’s Conference, ConnectUP! MN will bring together socially responsible entrepreneurs, investors and key players in the entrepreneur ecosystem in a supportive, inclusive community. Through interactive sessions attendees can connect, learn, share, partner and catalyze investments to actively create a more inclusive Minnesota economy.

When it comes to voting, Minnesota makes it easy.  That was the headline in a November 2016 New York Times article about Minnesota's tradition of high voter participation. Some of the reasons cited in the story for high turnout were rooted in Minnesota values for effective government, community education and civic engagement.  Also noted is "Minnesota’s voting laws have long focused on removing barriers. In 1974 it became just the second state to embrace same-day registration, which remains essential: In 2012, close to one in five voters registered on the day they cast their ballots."  Joan Growe, Minnesota's former Secretary of State (1975 to 1999) as a state legislator supported the Minnesota same-day voter registration law (the first in the country) and later, as Secretary of State, worked to implement it. At her side expanding voter participation in Minnesota was Joe Mansky, now Ramsey County Elections Manager. In this conversation with Joan Growe and Joe Mansky we learn from the people who were there and

Anil Hurkadli and Trina Olson talk about ideas surrounding identity and fundraising strategies in philanthropic work. They talk about ideas specific to LGBTQ+ communities as well as broader issues in the sector. Trina Olson is executive director of PFund Foundation. Anil Hurkadli is program officer at Thrivent Financial Foundation. This is part three of a three part series of podcast recordings with Trina and Anil on working with and for LGBTQ+ communities. Part 1: http://mncouncil.libsyn.com/lgbtq-myths-misconceptions-fast-forward Part 2: http://mncouncil.libsyn.com/lgbtq-part-2-with-anil-trina-fast-forward  

Anil Hurkadli and Trina Olson talk about ideas surrounding identity and fundraising strategies in philanthropic work. They talk about ideas specific to LGBTQ+ communities as well as broader issues in the sector. Trina Olson is executive director of PFund Foundation. Anil Hurkadli is program officer at Thrivent Financial Foundation.   Part 1 of this 3 part series can be found here: http://mncouncil.libsyn.com/lgbtq-myths-misconceptions-fast-forward

GHR Foundation and OpenIDEO choose 5 Social Innovators as winning cohort in inaugural million dollar BridgeBuilder Challenge! Mark Guy, senior program officer at GHR Foundation, talks about how the BridgeBuilder Challenge was devised and created, what's happening with the inaugural cohort and shares some plans for future versions of the challenge. Mark Guy is a senior program officer for GHR Foundation's global development program where he focuses on leveraging child protection interventions that strengthen families, respond to children outside of family care and drive further evidence of innovative, pro-family approaches. He also supports global and domestic early childhood development programs for Better Way Foundation.

  Ms. Mariam Noland is the founding and long-time president of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. She built the organization from its founding to $780 million (in 2015) assets for the southeast Michigan metropolitan region, which includes the City of Detroit. A part of her extraordinary leadership has been in working with other community foundations across Michigan to build community-based philanthropy. Ms. Noland was a leader in strategy setting for all of the community foundation related ventures over the past 30 years, and as a member and former chair of CMF’s board, a leading contributor to the development of the philanthropic community in the state.

Mike Ricci shares the very compelling story that made him transition from working at a wealth management firm to becoming director of professional outreach and investments at the Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota.  Mike has a dual role at CCF. As Investment Officer, Mike provides consistent stewardship of your CCF investments. He also collaborates with the Foundation’s Investment Committee to execute and maintain the long-term investment strategy needed to manage assets in perpetuity. As Director of Professional Outreach, he spends time cultivating awareness of CCF and its work with wealth managers, accountants, bankers, and attorneys. In this capacity, he aims to broaden CCF’s reach to potential donors who wish to align their philanthropy and Catholic faith to meet the needs of the community.

“We’re much more interested in quality rather than quantity.” Awale Osman, Community Innovation Associate at the Bush Foundation, speaks with high school student Kyue his early path through education as an immigrant, why community plays such a large role in his work and laugh and about the programs he works on as a Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellow at the Bush Foundation. Awale Osman has a variety of experiences expanding community organizing and program development in nonprofit, K-12 and higher education spaces. Awale has lived disparate experiences—from war-torn Somalia, to Kenyan refugee camps, to English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) in  American classrooms, to high academic honors—and created much change—expanding after-school opportunities for youth in Twin Cities suburbs, building capacity and confidence in the youth of Rochester, MN, impressing upon U.S. congressmen the value of federal department of education TRIO programs, opening the campus climate for underserved students and increasing th

“Overall, the LGBTQ community is more likely not just to live in poverty but to live in extreme poverty.” – Trina Olson Trina Olson, executive director of PFund Foundation, and Anil Hurkadli, program officer at Thrivent Financial Foundation, sit down with MCF’s Levi Weinhagen to talk about persistent myths and misconceptions about the LGBTQ community. Trina and Anil talk about why these myths exist, where they come from, what they do and how folks inside and outside philanthropy can work beyond the myths to build relationships with and create programs that serve real people. Part 2 of this conversation series is HERE  Part 3 of this conversation series is HERE   In this conversation Trina and Anil mention several resources and significant figures connected to LGBTQ movements, issues and understandings. Bayard Rustin Contigo Fund Paying an Unfair Price A Broken Bargain No Golden Years at the end of the Rainbow

This is a live recording of the 2017 Annual Conference opening plenary session on the State of Philanthropy. This panel features: David Biemesderfer, president and CEO, Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers. Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota State Representative and board member, The Minneapolis Foundation. Gayle Ober, president, George Family Foundation. Trista Harris, president, Minnesota Council on Foundations. Moderator, Levi Weinhagen, communication and media specialist, MCF.  

Patrick Troska talks candidly about going through a new strategic planning process and the role deeper understandings of equity has played in refocusing the work. Patrick Troska is the Executive Director at the Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota. Troska also serves as point person for the Foundation's funding strategies in the areas of housing and transit. He has been with the Foundation since 2000, when he came on board as a program officer. In January 2005, Troska was promoted to senior program officer with responsibilities to oversee all aspects of the Foundation's annual grantmaking program, including reviewing all final reports submitted on grants made by the Foundation. From 1997 to 200, he was a fund distribution and community initiatives manager for the United Way of the Saint Paul area. Troska began his career in youth services where he held several positions with the Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, and the Minnesota Children's Museum. He earned his B.A. from St. J

"I wouldn't ask somebody to run through a wall if I didn't run through it with them." Jesse Ross is Policy Associate at the Minneapolis Foundation and a Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellow In this episode of the podcast, Jesse talks about how coming from many years working for nonprofits makes him able to understand how foundations and nonprofits view one another and where communication could be improved. He talks about his passion for building relationships, partnerships and community. And he talks about a few specific programs he's really excited to be working on.  Jesse’s heart is centered on community development, with 12 years of experience in nonprofit and community-based organizations throughout North and South Minneapolis. Jesse works on both program development and direct community engagement, with the goal of empowering people to effectively impact their own communities. Jesse previously worked for Young Life, a global nonprofit organization, and TreeHouse, a local faith-based nonprofit, where his area

"Some foundations deal with disruptions well and some don't." Bruce Thao talks about coming into F.R. Bigelow and Minnesota Philanthropy Partners as a Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellow. He shares his excitement about the new Linking Leaders initiative, talks about building relationships with his cohort of fellows and with his philanthropic colleagues. Bruce also shares thoughts on the state of philanthropy under a new federal administration and the importance of having genuine relationships within the communities you're trying to build and work beside. *** As a Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellow through the Minnesota Council on Foundations, Bruce serves as a Program Associate at the F. R. Bigelow Foundation. At the Foundation, Bruce directs leadership initiatives for communities of color in Saint Paul's East Metro area, spearheads funding initiatives to support innovation in leadership development, and supports the Foundation’s grantmaking to address a variety of human service and capacity needs. Bruce holds a

On this episode, Katie Troyer talks about working on an international team connecting employees with their own personal philanthropic goals and she talks about the relationship she shares with her fellow Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellows.  Katie Troyer is an Employee Engagement Associate with the Medtronic foundation and part of the 2016 cohort of Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellows. Katie has dedicated her career to connecting community members with resources and opportunities. Prior to joining the Medtronic foundation, Katie served as the Director of Diversity and Inclusion for Governor Mark Dayton. In this role, she worked to develop and implement strategies for Minnesotans from communities of color, the LGBTQ community, and the disabilities community to gain employment, contracting, and engagement opportunities within state government and to create an organizational environment of inclusivity. Previous to this role, Katie worked with adults with developmental disabilities to provide support of their persona

On this episode, Sonja Moore talks about the Grotto Foundation’s ongoing strategic planning process, rethinking program focus and having realistic conversations about equity in philanthropy. Sonja Moore became the Grotto Foundation’s fourth Executive Director in 2014. Previously, she served as Director of Partner Relations at MN Philanthropy Partners, helping fund holders at The Saint Paul Foundation and Minnesota Community Foundation achieve their philanthropic goals. Sonja also has nearly a decade of fundraising experience working for Shattuck-St. Mary’s School in Faribault, Minnesota and the Blake School in Hopkins. Earlier in her career, she was an educator, teaching both Spanish and English to a multitude of age groups ranging from preschool children in a bilingual elementary school to octogenarians at a Community College. She received her Bachelor of Arts in international relations from The American University in Washington, D.C. She also received a Master of Arts in education from Chapman University. S

The Bush Foundation is accepting applications for the 2017 Bush Fellowship from August 30 through September 29, 2016, so Bush Leadership Programs director Anita Patel sat down with MCF to talk about the goals of the program, share ideas on how to approach applying for the fellowship and discuss the work that's been coming from current and past fellows. As Leadership Programs director, Patel works with a team to equip, inspire and connect leaders to strengthen our region. As someone who grew up in greater Minnesota and went to high school in Granite Falls (Archibald Bush’s hometown), Patel believes in the talent that lives across the Bush Foundation region and is excited to invest in the success of our communities.

“We’re going to stay here. But we want to get bigger impact.” On this episode of Fast Forward, Tawanna Black talks about what it takes to build a partnership with the public sector like she has done between the Northside Funders Group and the City of Minneapolis. She discusses how to get at changing the way philanthropy works inside public sector institutions beyond policy change but also helping reshape their grantmaking. She shares the four levers of the work of the Northside Funders Group, dives into the very real challenges of sustainability and speaks openly about how to keep fear of failing from preventing risk taking. Tawanna is the executive director for the Northside Funders Group, a collaborative of 19 corporate, community and private foundations and public sector investors committed to aligning investments to catalyze comprehensive, sustainable change in North Minneapolis.