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09/10/2024

MACC will be taking an extended hiatus from Facebook. Our other channels will still be active, however. To continue seeing our content please visit the pages below:

Instagram: .mn https://www.instagram.com/macc.mn/
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LinkedIn: Metropolitan alliance of Connected Communities: https://www.linkedin.com/company/macc-mn/?viewAsMember=true

Catch up with us over there!

09/06/2024

Meet our Panelists for our weeklong Data Justice Futures: Data Justice in Philanthropy
Meet our third panelist: Tsega Tamene!

Tsega Tamene is a sister, daughter, friend, and more. Born to Ethiopian immigrants in Germany and then raised in Minnesota, Tsega calls many places and people home. She has lived, worked, learned, and played in Ethiopia, India, Vietnam, South Africa, Tanzania, and more. Her commitment to healing and justice is global and local, centering communities most impacted, and requiring her own liberation. She brings 10+ years of expertise in global public health, applied research, organizational capacity-building, and community-led social change. Tsega previously served as Head of Advancement at Pillsbury United Communities, across their 4 neighborhood centers and 8 social enterprises, serving over 50,000 individuals and their families each year. In previous roles over the past 5+ years at Pillsbury United, Tsega founded the Twin Cities Community Health Worker Hub, a data-driven model for sustainable and equitable community-based care.
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

Get excited! Data Justice Futures: Data Justice in Philanthropy event is coming on September 17th from 1-3pm and it's all virtual!
Learn more and register on our website here: https://macc-mn.org/DataJusticeFutures.aspx

This event is in collaboration with

09/05/2024

The Report to Members is officially out! Read all about our third featured story, Celebrating 25 Years with a New Space and Renewed Purpose!

As MACC celebrates its 25th anniversary, we're embarking on a new chapter marked by a new strategic framework AND fresh new digs! 25 years ago our journey began downtown at 414 South 8th street. At that time MACC Member The Family Partnership generously shared their space to incubate the newly-created MACC organization. This "childhood home" was where our first dedicated staff members worked, helping to grow the network.

Over the years, MACC evolved and grew. Slowly we took over the first floor, and then eventually the 2nd floor too! Our old space, while full of memories, also had a growing list of maintenance challenges and no longer fit our hybrid workforce.

We needed a space that was not only accessible and member-friendly, but also inviting and functional. It needed better parking, flexible meeting spaces, modern technology, and a central location for our geographically diverse network. It was a tall order, but our staff Space Planning Committee took on the challenge.

Visit our webpage for the official report!
https://macc-mn.org/ReporttoMembers2024.aspx

09/05/2024

Meet our Panelists for our weeklong Data Justice Futures: Data Justice in Philanthropy
Meet our second panelist: Katie Vickery!

Kate is a Program Officer at HFJ, facilitating community-led grantmaking programs and building deep relationships with our grantee partners. She comes to Headwaters with a long history in non-profits, having worked in land conservation, immigrant rights, cooperatives, criminal justice, community development, and voting rights. Her love for the people driving community change has led her to Headwaters, where she works to resource organizations that she knows are systematically under-resourced. Kate is a midwestern-southerner, with roots in Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas and Alabama. She loves hosting people around her table, eating delicious food, and making pie, which she believes is the perfect breakfast. She raises two young people with her partner, and lives in South Minneapolis near Lake Nokomis. She practices community building with her neighbors and is deeply invested in the work of healing white culture so that we all may be free.
Headwaters Foundation for Justice

Get excited! Data Justice Futures: Data Justice in Philanthropy event is coming on September 17th from 1-3pm and it's all virtual!
Learn more and register on our website here: https://macc-mn.org/DataJusticeFutures.aspx

This event is in collaboration with

09/05/2024

The report to members is here! Read all about our second featured story, the member Summit!

Our recent 2024 Member Summit was a powerful opportunity to tangibly show how our strategic priorities are shaping the collective work of our network.
Each year the Summit is our space to gather together our network of 60+ organizations, bring in new perspectives, and build collective knowledge and energy around our network's shared priorities.
We were excited to carry forward the joy and energy from our 2023 Summit with a mix of virtual and in person sessions, time to focus on our personal and collective wellbeing, and ideas and speakers to challenge the status quo!

Each day of the 2024 Summit focused on a different area of our shared work.

Visit our webpage for the official report!
https://macc-mn.org/ReporttoMembers2024.aspx

09/03/2024

Meet our Panelists for our weeklong Data Justice Futures: Data Justice in Philanthropy
Meet our first panelist: Michelle Shevin!

Michelle Shevin is a Senior Program Manager with the Technology and Society team. She is a technologist and researcher obsessed with shifting systems and the interplay of technological, regulatory, and cultural change. Prior to joining Ford, she worked in technology futurism, open innovation, and strategy consulting, helping organizations and institutions across sectors adapt and thrive. She manages the Public Interest Technology Catalyst Fund, a historic investment in cross-sector infrastructure to center public interest values in the design, development, deployment and maintenance of technology systems across sectors. She holds an MA in security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School and a BA in Anthropology: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology from Barnard College, Columbia University.
Ford Foundation

Get excited! Data Justice Futures: Data Justice in Philanthropy event is coming on September 17th from 1-3pm and it's all virtual!
Learn more and register on our website here: https://macc-mn.org/DataJusticeFutures.aspx

This event is in collaboration with Twin Cities Innovation Alliance

08/30/2024

MACC network we have something very special to bring to you. Our 2023 Annual Report is here! Stay tuned for the official launch but take peek inside of what's to come as we count down!

Here's the story of the genesis of our Strategic Framework!

Celebrating 25 Years: A Journey of Renewal and Transformation
Since our founding 25 years ago MACC has continuously evolved to meet the changing needs of our network.
The Pandemic showed the vital role nonprofits play in helping our communities reclaim the resources they need to weather storms and build connection, wellbeing, and power. The Pandemic also crystalized the need for our network to challenge the status quo and take on the systemic barriers blocking meaningful, lasting change in our sector.
We needed a strong foundation to build on and create momentum for the years of deep systems work ahead. The journey to our new Strategic Framework took nearly two years and was grounded in continuous engagement with our staff, network, and key sector partners.
Our new Mission, Vision, and Commitment to IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility) represent a shared agreement between MACC and our network about what we value and the change we're working toward. Our Strategic Framework anchored by our two priorities, Systems Change and IDEA, lays out a path for how we get there.

Links to the site with all of the stories will be in the comments section when we launch so stay tuned!

08/30/2024

MACC is partnering up with Twin Cities Innovation Alliance to present: Data Justice Futures: Data Justice in Philanthropy!

FREE!!!
Virtual
September 17th
1 - 3 pm (CDT)

This event is for folks in nonprofit and funding spaces who want to understand the unique role of philanthropy in supporting Data Justice.

Hear from a panel of Funders leading the way in centering justice when they’re asking for, sharing, and using data! Hear new perspectives on how philanthropy and funders can center justice, transparency, and accountability in the ways they support their grantees and communities.

Learn how you can take action and activate others to help shape the future of Data justice in Minnesota!

Learn more about the event: https://macc-mn.org/DataJusticeFutures.aspx

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7917217693589/WN_WaA4byjaSsijWz9HN2by6A #/registration

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08/28/2024

Tune in to hear from Molly Peterson, Director of Adult Mental Health Programs at NAMI Minnesota, joining MACC Program Manager, Laurel Hansen to talk about the importance of overall mental health and how it relates to the workplace. Peterson explores what it means to set boundaries for your well-being and that it's okay to uphold them in the workplace. It's okay to say "no" if it means the overall health of your well-being Being conscious of your own mental health and what capacity you have to keep it healthy is what matters most and that shouldn't stop at work. Learn more about practicing mental health and what that looks like in the workplace.

Listen to the podcast here: https://youtu.be/KwYt74XcUYo

Visit the full workforce hub here: https://www.macc-mn.org/WhatsNew/AskMACCWorkforceSolutions.aspx

Tune in to hear from Molly Peterson, Director of Adult Mental Health Programs at NAMI Minnesota, joining MACC Program Manager, Laurel Hansen to talk about th...

08/27/2024

Minnesota is getting more privacy rights for web users to protect their data from data brokers to protect against advertising. These are the kind of advancements we want to see as Data Justice continues to be a prevalent topic within the nonprofit sector.
“When Minnesotans engage with tech platforms, they deserve to know what data is being collected, where it is being stored, whether it is secure, and whether their data is being sold."
See the full article here: https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2024/07/minnesota-app-web-users-web-soon-have-enhanced-internet-privacy-rights/
Learn more about Data Justice in Minnesota at MACC's upcoming event, Data Justice Futures!
Learn more on our website: https://macc-mn.org/DataJusticeFutures.aspx

Home page for the Data Justice Week of Action

08/22/2024

Our non-profit sector takes a lot of influence from the corporate world that very often pushes forth inequity and challenges for growth. Many of these issues come from a disconnect between organizations and boards and funders within our sector.

"A 2015 Stanford Business School study found that board directors often lack the skills, experience, and knowledge about the communities served, as well as a solid understanding of their organization’s mission and strategy to address the communities’ needs…oversight and accountability are important, but boards rarely have enough insight into an organization’s daily operations to handle these duties effectively."

These issues stand strong today and hinder growth for organizations in the non-profit sector.
Corporate influence in the nonprofit world is far from altruistic and we're being set back by those systems in place. More work needs to be done to embrace alternative structures in our sector so our system work for and with the people.

Read the full article here:

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/challenging-corporate-influence-in-the-nonprofit-sector/

08/21/2024

Happy hump day! It's workforce Wednesday!
Check out this weeks article from MACC friend all about Executive Leadership!
Read Vu's take on executive searches and leadership transitions in our nonprofit workforce. This article sheds light on considering new structures in leadership recruitment and sparks a conversation about power, roles, and those who attain it.
https://nonprofitaf.com/2021/04/10-ways-to-make-executive-leadership-searches-and-transitions-better-and-more-equitable/

Check out the full workforce hub here: https://www.macc-mn.org/WhatsNew/AskMACCWorkforceSolutions.aspx

Enjoy!