MATTERbox Challenge: EMPOWER Leadership Academy for Girls + Minnesota Vikings
MATTER is always searching for new ways to empower youth and show them just how much they MATTER. So when the opportunity to partner with The Minnesota Vikings and EMPOWER Leadership Academy for Girls at one [...]
Summer Harvest 2017: Creating a Summer that Matters
On the morning of June 8th, before the sun had even thought about rising, volunteers were hard at work in the otherwise-empty Mall of America. Only one thing can explain why anyone would crawl out [...]
Xavier Rhodes MATTERbox Challenge + InSports Football Camp
Join Minnesota Vikings Cornerback Xavier Rhodes at US Bank Stadium on June 23rd for a InSports Football Camp + MATTERbox Challenge! Campers get hands-on instruction alongside Xavier Rhodes, with fundamental football skills & drills stations, contests, and [...]
MATTERbox Backpack Deliveries
Every 3rd Thursday of the month is backpack delivery day for the Students at Stonebridge Global School. With a staggering 97% of students eligible for the free/reduced lunch program, HOPEworldwide's MN Chapter has partnered with Stonebridge to [...]
Seccond Annual ‘The Children Matter’ Presented by Gene Simmons
LA rolled out the red carpet again for the second annual The Children Matter event presented by Gene Simmons. The Children Matter is a collaborative initiative between Gene Simmons, Matter, and the Starkey Hearing Foundation, [...]
MATTERbox Challenge: Vikings + InSports Town Take Over
Loaded to the brim with bright orange MATTERboxes, the MATTER truck headed to Morris, Minnesota for the Vikings Town Takeover InSports football camp on May 3! Hosted at Big Cat Stadium, former Viking EJ Henderson [...]
The Gorgui Dieng Project: Update From Senegal
The MATTER team is on the ground in Senegal this week with Gorgui Dieng and Roger & Nancy McCabe to celebrate the exciting progress of The Gorgui Dieng Project in Dakar. Tuesday started with a [...]
2016 Annual Report
In 2016, we made bold moves to ignite a movement of people with the belief that PEOPLE MATTER. Together, we activated healthier lives and eliminated barriers for 2,724,668 people moving them towards a healthier life! [...]
13 Shipments On The Water + 3 To Depart This Week
We're driven to achieve our goal of expanding access to health for 10 million by the end of 2018. So together, with our partners, we're making bold moves to eliminate barriers and move people towards [...]
MATTERbox Challenge: Eastside Boys & Girls Club
Making healthy food choices can be difficult, especially as a kid! That's why MATTER has partnered with the Boys & Girls Club to bring MATTERbox Challenges to clubs in the Twin Cities. Combining upbeat games, [...]
MATTER Presents: The Gorgui Dieng Project
In spite of the wind and sleet, more than 100 guests gathered for a memorable evening to help build a sustainable future for Senegal at MATTER Presents: The Gorgui Dieng Project. "I’m blessed to take [...]
MATTERbox Madness 2017
32 Companies that Matter. 53 Tons of Food. 200K Healthy MATTERbox Meals. One MATTERbox Madness Champion The spirit of competition pulsated throughout TCF Bank Stadium as 32 Companies that MATTER joined forces to activate a healthier community [...]
PROJECT: DANDORA
FROM GARBAGE HEALTH RISES IN DANDORA There is a Kenyan proverb that says “It is the grass that suffers when the elephants fight”. For the poor living in the surroundings of the dump in Dandora, [...]
Top 5 MATTER Moments
1. Healthy Meals for Mogadishu A shipment of FMSC Mana Packs and medical supplies to continue MATTER's & the local MN Somali Community MCAPD (Minnesota Community of African People with Disabilities) work towards rebuilding a [...]
Impact Interview: Ethiopia
Filled to the brim with medical supplies the 2nd shipment for AgapeMED departed the MATTER warehouse headed to Ethiopia. We sat down with Aby Tezera of AgapeMED who has been spearheading everything from funding to [...]
Pack a MATTERbox. Meet Xavier Rhodes, Vikings Cheerleaders & Legends
Pack a MATTERbox. Fuel a Future. Mall of America, Macys Courtyard Sunday, February 19th 2:00 - 5:00 PM Meet Xavier Rhodes, Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders & Legends MATTERbox Cooking Demonstrations by CRAVE Chefs Join Minnesota Vikings [...]
Top 5 Matter Moments
1. Gorgui Dieng, Serge Ibaka & 9 Crown College Students Nine Crown College students from the Congo spent their Saturday afternoon making an impact for their home-country by sorting and packing MATTERboxes of medical supplies [...]
United FC InSports Day
Over 60 Minnesota kids got in the game on the very same practice fields as their favorite professional soccer players at the 2nd Annual United FC InSports Day. InSports days are geared towards exposing kids to [...]
Access to Health Brings Hope & Healing for Women in Haiti
Haiti has the highest incidences of cervical cancer in the world. Cervical cancer takes the lives of more women in Haiti than all other cancers combined, yet it is so preventable! The test is simple [...]
Dignity Deserves A Fighting Chance
"Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare." - Muhamad Ali For 28 year-old Slim, the impact of Fighting Chance has reached far beyond his training inside the ring. When Slim started to box at FC, he [...]
Community Paramedics Use MATTERbox As Teaching Tool With Patients
Community Paramedic. For most, this term conjures an image of emergency, flashing lights, and crisis; but for many, Community Paramedics are part of their health care plan and support team. Allina Health offers a revolutionary [...]
From Minnesota to Timbuktu
Yes. Timbuktu is a real place... Timbuktu conjures up images in our mind of a far off land and long camel caravans out on the edge of the sand-strewn Sahara — a remoteness so legendary that [...]
A Look Back: 2016
With 2017 only a few short hours away, we are humbled looking back at what an what an incredible year of growth and impact 2016 has been for Matter. As we prepare to countdown to [...]
Simple Acts: St. Louis Park Police
For those of you who have given a MATTERbox you know the impact goes far beyond the healthy meals inside, it's a tool to make a connection, open communication, build trust and restore dignity. The gift [...]
Simple Act: Stories That Matter Baby Moses
Our Lady Visitation Maternity Clinic has officially opened and it's first patient, baby Moses, is a true testament to the impact this clinic will have in the community. Baby Moses, only days old, was found abandon [...]
We Give Thanks for YOU, teamMATTER
There's a lot to be thankful for today. At Matter, we're a small team of passionate people trying to do mighty things in the world. Our goal over the next three years is to expand [...]
Vikings Fans Unite to Shatter MATTERbox Record
Xavier Rhodes wasn’t the only Viking to break a record at US Bank stadium Sunday. Before our boys in purple and gold defeated the Cardinals, Vikings fans united on the Commons outside US Bank Stadium [...]
Vikings & Matter Team Up to Expand Access to Health for MN Women
Defending access to health, the Minnesota Vikings & Matter joined forces for the 2nd Annual Vikings Matter Women's Distribution to raise awareness and support for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Tuesday afternoon, purple pride pulsated throughout [...]
A Night To Matter
From the unique venue of the Sun Country Airlines Cargo Hangar, Smack Shack's famous lobster rolls, and a virtual reality experience, to Darius Rucker breaking it down to Blackstreet's 'No Diggity', the 16th Annual ‘A [...]
Photographer Needed for Fundraiser
Sep 20, 2016 Minneapolis, MN Matter is a non-profit on a mission to expand access to health, next door and around the world. Each fall, we host our annual Night to MATTER Gala to raise [...]
Gala 2016 Event Help
Sep 20, 2016 Minneapolis, MN On September 20th, 2016 Matter will host its annual A Night to Matter Gala. This is a night full of stories of impact, awards, dinner, and fundraising. This cocktail attire [...]
Gala Preparation
Sep 12, 2016 to Sep 16, 2016 Saint Louis Park, MN On September 20th, 2016 Matter will be hosting its annual "A Night to Matter" Gala. The week leading up the event there will be [...]
PRESS RELEASE: SUNCOUNTRY AIRLINES® TO SERVE CAUSE COFFEE ON EVERY FLIGHT
SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES® TO SERVE CAUSE COFFEE ON EVERY FLIGHT Minnesota Hometown Airline to serve MATTER Coffee on every flight, raising money to expand access to health locally and abroad. MINNEAPOLIS – September 1, 2016 [...]
Payments for Change – Every Swipe Matters
Persolvent is on a mission to make life easier through innovation and technology. Their new social division, Payments for Change, is taking this to a whole new level. By donating 50% of all processing profits, [...]
35 Companies that Matter
At Matter we believe everyone has the power to change the world, right within their own two hands. At the foundation of every thriving community are companies that leverage their skills, resources, and networks as a force for good.
Fueling Progress in Malawi Through Nutrition
As one of the nations that has been most drastically impacted by HIV/AIDS, Malawi is no stranger to adversity. Whether it’s a mother teaching her child with cerebral palsy to walk or a grandmother [...]
MN Vikings Break MATTERbox Record
Although the season doesn’t kick off for another month, Minnesota Vikings fans and players alike are already showing their purple pride at Vikings Training Camp in Mankato, MN. The Vikings are taking a [...]
Rock to Change The World
Rock N' Roll Hall of Famers KISS, #Rock2ChangeTheWorld with a rare unmasked performance, raising over 1 million in contributions to further the work of Matter and Opportunity International. The band who ignited the 80’s youth rock [...]
The Sound of Silence
Only one muffled cry could be heard. A sound so soft, it could only have come from a very new life. Yet, this sound was eerily loud in a hospital hallway that otherwise was deathly [...]
MATTERbox Challenge: Target Edition
"Companies that Matter" recognize, the power to make a difference within their community and around the globe is in their own two hands. In light of recent heartache, loss and tragedy in our community, Target [...]
InSports Foundation uses MATTERbox in Summer Sports Camp
All kids desire and deserve to be active. Unfortunately, monetary constraints oftentimes prevent the formation of a healthy active lifestyle, leading to problems later in life. With over 328,500 Minnesota students receiving free and reduced [...]
MATTERbox Story: St. Louis Park Police Officer
One evening, I was dispatched to suspicious activity at an apartment complex. The resident mentioned that she had a suspicion that a homeless person was rummaging around residences storage lockers and thought someone was living [...]
Matter Joins KSTP in ‘Summer Harvest For Kids’ Campaign
During the school year, 328,500 children across the state of Minnesota receive free and reduced lunches through their schools. But once summer arrives, only 15% of these kids continue to have access [...]
The Gorgui Dieng Project: Senegal Event
On behalf of the entire Matter team, we would like to thank those who celebrated The Gorgui Dieng Project: Senegal at a special event at the home of Dennis and Megan Doyle. We [...]
The Gorgui Dieng Project: Senegal Event
On behalf of the entire Matter team, we would like to thank those who celebrated with us at The Gorgui Dieng Project: Senegal special event. We are honored to partner with Minnesota Timberwolves Center Gorgui [...]
The 411 on Diabetes Prevention
Happy Diabetes Alert Day! March 22, 2016 has been proclaimed Diabetes Alert Day. This is a day to call attention to diabetes and prediabetes and encourage people to find out if they have either of [...]
Employee Engagement 101: Heads, Hands & Hearts
Just for the record, we are by no means Human Resource experts. We do not have advanced training or degrees in Human Resource Management, Talent Development or Retention. No one on our team has worked [...]
Kenya & Tanzania Insight Trip
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Mattercise
Did you know 60% of Americans work in a cubicle? That’s over 40 million people! A recent study by the American Heart Association has linked the sedentary office lifestyle as a cause of [...]
Why Matter? Why Minnesota?
“What do you have in your own two hands?" This foundational question is the soil from which we have grown to become Matter. Our founders not only looked at what resources and skills they had [...]
5 Tips & Tricks to Drink More H2O
Did you know your body is 60% water? Drinking the recommended 8 glasses of water can be a daunting, not to mention tasteless task. Even knowing about the many benefits of meeting your daily H2O [...]
A Night to Matter
Thank you for making A Night to Matter such a success! On behalf of the entire Matter team, we want to say a big thank you to our entire community of supporters who attended, [...]