Must nonprofit status mean starvation wages? Not at all. In fact, Minnesota data show that nonprofits have closed the gap in wages with the public sector and are only $4,000 shy of the average private, for-profit sector wage level.
We know that the nonprofit sector’s role in US economic life is expanding. But did you know that this expanded role includes becoming the developer of mall-supported waterparks?
In Minneapolis, a city report outlines a vision to ensure that the city’s 70 neighborhood associations reflect the diversity of the communities they claim to represent. But the report’s recommendations have spurred neighborhood association resistance.
Stories are rolling in about 2018 year-end fundraising, and they are interesting but by no means decisive. In the Twin Cities, nonprofits report steady donations despite the 2018 tax law changes. Of course, many factors beyond tax deductions influence giving.
This month, Minneapolis became the first major US city to abolish R-1 (single-family home) zoning. By doing so, the city hopes to increase housing affordability while also reducing residential segregation.
In Minneapolis, nonprofits, government, and local American Indian leaders have come together for a well-rounded approach to finding homes for American Indian residents who are homeless.
At an annual conference of co-op educators and developers from Canada, the United States, and Puerto Rico held last month in Minneapolis, co-op leaders came together to examine ways to build a more racially inclusive co-op movement.
Every locality is different, but in the Twin Cities, the relative trajectories of the United Way and the donor advised funds at local foundations appear to be crossing.
People of color own 29 percent of all firms in the US but employ only 11 percent of workers, a result that stems from existing racial wealth disparities that reduce access to capital. A growing number of nonprofits, however, are seeking to fill this gap.
In Minnesota, 70 local nonprofits are coming together to develop a joint service cooperative that could increase nonprofit visibility by providing a “common door” while also reducing nonprofits’ administrative expenses through common service provision.
