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Buy Nothing meets GoFundMe: How a new Eden Prairie website aims to 'revolutionize' philanthropy
RedLadder is a new online marketplace where people trade free household items, resulting in donations to Twin Cities nonprofits.
Some of Minnesota's largest companies have quietly closed their foundations
3M, General Mills and Thrivent have closed their foundations in recent years, changing how they give back to the community.
An 18th defendant pleads guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud case
Hoda Abdi, 53, of Burnsville pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Minnesotans traveling to see Monday's solar eclipse hope to catch 'cosmic dance'
Many Minnesotans are embarking on road trips across the country to witness three or four minutes of a total solar eclipse on Monday.
Minneapolis media arts nonprofit Pollen Midwest shuts down after nearly 15 years
The small nonprofit was well-known in the nonprofit sector for its events, storytelling and jobs board.
Bloomington nonprofit leader tied to Feeding Our Future agrees to step down
In a settlement agreement, Ayan Abukar agreed to step down from the nonprofit she continued to be involved with despite federal criminal fraud charges.
YWCA Minneapolis sells Uptown fitness facility to nonprofit creating workforce development hub
Tending the Soil, a coalition of nonprofits and unions, plan to close on the sale in June.
Homelessness in Minnesota declined slightly in 2023, according to new study
For the first time in five years, Wilder Research has released a count of homelessness in Minnesota.
Minneapolis nonprofit Project Success expands to Mankato schools after $3M donation
Its largest donation ever will allow Project Success, which provides free classes to Minneapolis students, to expand its programs to Minnesota students outside the Twin Cities.
MacKenzie Scott gives $20 million to 10 Twin Cities nonprofits
The donations, announced Tuesday, from the Seattle billionaire will help Minnesota nonprofits expand their work.