Earlier this month, MATTER's board of directors elected Amanda Escen as board chair. Amanda assumes the position from Casey Carl, who will continue to serve on the MATTER board. As MATTER's first female board chair, Amanda brings a wealth of experience to her new role. She currently serves as the Manager of Investment Operations at [...]
Recently, Tami Hedrick joined MATTER as our new national development director. Here are some Q&A to help you get to know her better! Welcome to MATTER Tami. Can you tell us a little about your professional background? I am so excited to be part of the MATTER team! For the last several decades, I worked [...]
MATTER is excited to announce the election of Chipo Mtasa to the MATTER Board of Directors. Chipo is the Managing Director of TelOne, one of the largest telecommunication entities in Zimbabwe. Her selection to the board reflects MATTER’s continued efforts to expand and deepen partner relationships in Africa. Casey Carl, MATTER Board Chair, expressed the [...]
Selection of Target’s Former Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer Further Strengthens MATTER’s Focus on Strategic Growth MATTER announced today that Casey Carl, former chief strategy & innovation officer of Target Corporation, has been elected as board chair. Casey’s selection reinforces the organization’s focus on innovation while strategically growing to deliver solutions that give people locally, [...]
MATTER and Latitude recently teamed up again to present the second annual Gorgui Dieng Foundation event on March 6, 2018. More than 200 supporters gathered for the event, held at Latitude's North Loop event space, Elevate by Latitude, to raise $500,000 for hospital and farm projects in Senegal. "I always had it in my mind [...]
DIY is all the rage these days. Whether it’s furniture, home repairs, gifts or decor, everyone wants to Do-It-Yourself. Now, MATTER has incorporated this concept in our latest initiative. Announcing the DIY MATTERbox. This novel approach to our successful MATTERbox program will activate healthy eating in communities far beyond MATTER’s immediate reach; and indeed, all [...]
Professional athletes are known for their exceptional skill, rigorous training and raw talent. That's what sets them apart from everyone else. And within the professional athletic world, there are those whose compassion and generous spirit set them apart from their peers. MATTER is proud to partner with three such athletes this year: Bismack Biyombo of [...]
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** MATTER RECEIVES $40,000 GRANT FROM THE PENTAIR FOUNDATION St. Louis Park, MN | October 30, 2017 | www.matter.ngo October 30, 2017 (St Louis Park, MN) - MATTER is pleased to announce it is a 2017 grant recipient of The Pentair Foundation. The $40,000 grant will support MATTER’s Lukosi Community Demonstration Farm project [...]
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** MATTER IS A SMART GIVERS CHARITY REVIEW COUNCIL MEETS STANDARDS® ORGANIZATION! St. Louis Park, MN | October 3, 2017 | www.matter.ngo October 3, 2017 (St Louis Park, MN) - St. Louis Park-based global nonprofit MATTER is thrilled to announce that MATTER received Charities Review Council’s Meets Standards® seal, a visual marker on [...]
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Gene Simmons & Ace Frehley Will Perform Together For The First Time in Sixteen Years For ‘The Children Matter’ Benefit Concert For Hurricane Victims with special guests Don Felder & Cheap Trick St. Paul, MN | September 20th, 2017 | www.thechildrenmatter.ngo September 11th, 2017 (Minneapolis, MN) – Today, Gene Simmons (KISS Co-founder, [...]