MATTERhouse: Building A Home That Gives Back
MATTER is excited to introduce the newest member of our team, Vicki Bachmann. Vicki comes to MATTER with extensive experience in corporate and nonprofit organizations. As Vice-President of Business Partnerships, Vicki will advance our corporate [...]
The Chaya Tree Story: Plant A Tree. Change A Life.
Zimbabwe is suffering from one of the country’s worst droughts in 40 years. For the women of Zimbabwe who are responsible to grow the food that feeds their families, hopelessness is setting in. Their small [...]
Eddy Cyphers: Volunteer Leaves A Legacy From Minnesota To Africa
On August 6, 2020, MATTER lost one of our dear friends and dedicated volunteers, Eddy Cyphers. Eddy became part of the MATTER family over three years ago when he reached out to us hoping to [...]
Join teamMATTER: Help Kickstart Amazing Projects & Improve Communities
It’s easy to feel discouraged about our world these days. The challenges we face seem to grow greater by the day. But here’s the good news. Where there are great challenges, there are great opportunities. [...]
Minnesota Timberwolves Family: MATTER 2020 Community Assist Award Winner
“We had cars lined up literally for blocks...Imagine parents and kids in their cars, not knowing where they are getting their next meal. Then having Crunch, Lynx players and staff from MATTER and the Timberwolves [...]
MATTERhouse: Building More Than A Home
More than 20 years ago, MATTER’s founders, Megan and Dennis Doyle asked themselves this simple yet profound question: “What do we have in our own two hands that can change the world?” As commercial real estate developers, they looked around and found their [...]
You Matter Here: Giving Back Provides Purpose and Hope
This week's blog is written by Lindsey O'Connor who was recently part of a MATTER virtual packing event hosted by her company. Lindsey is a food and beverage trend researcher by day, diving deep into [...]
Telemedicine In Kenya: Big Idea Creating Access To Healthcare
One of the many ways COVID has changed our world since its recent arrival is how it’s altered our practice of healthcare. With the necessity to restrict in-person visits, clinics and hospitals turned to telemedicine, [...]
Medical Equipment & Supplies Deliver Hope To Zimbabwe
On a beautiful summer day in 2018, a container load of medical equipment and supplies from MATTER was being unloaded at Victoria Falls Hospital in Zimbabwe. Winnie, one of the hospital's nurses, stood watching from a distance hardly [...]
Regenerate Senegal: Farming, Friendships and a Bright Future
For small chicken farmers in Senegal, the proverbial question is not, “What came first, the chicken or the egg?” It’s “What will come first to kill our chickens?” Tragically, Senegalese farmers lose half of their flock to disease, stress, heat and a myriad [...]