On March 7th, more than one-hundred people descended on the Mall of America® to compete in MATTER’s tenth annual MATTERbox Madness. Held in the Huntington® Bank Rotunda, sixteen teams of employees from companies across the Twin Cities, all with amazing team spirit, raced against each other in a bracket-style competition to assemble boxes of beneficial […]
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The tenth annual MATTERbox Madness is right around the corner! On March 7th, sixteen companies will once again meet at the Mall of America® for a friendly competition to pack 10,000 MATTERbox snack packs for hungry children this summer. MATTERbox Madness 2024 brings teams of employees together from some of Minnesota’s most generous companies to
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Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do at MATTER. Our mission of helping people launch projects that improve communities moves forward only as we join hearts and hands in partnership with other like-minded individuals and organizations. Recently, MATTER collaborated with Treasure Island Resort and Casino, Prairie Island Indian Community, and The Minnesota Timberwolves
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As the crisp air of the holiday season begins to envelop us, the spirit of giving and unity gently nudges at our hearts. Participating in a food packing event like the MATTERbox Pack-A-Thon becomes a heartwarming and impactful way to spread joy and meals for families and children within our communities, ensuring that the essence
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Have you asked yourself, “Where has the summer gone?” I have! It went so quickly this year. But as the saying goes, “Time flies when you are having fun!” And that’s exactly what the MATTERbox team has been doing. With 16 packing events in just the last two months, our partners provided thousands of summer snack packs for
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Meeting Amanda Escen for the first time, you’d never guess she’s the mover and shaker behind one of MATTER’s most successful initiatives of the last decade. Humble and unassuming, she shies away from the spotlight, preferring instead to make her mark behind the scenes. And she surely has made her mark here in Minnesota and
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MATTERbox Update – June 2023 Summer is almost officially here! For many kids in Minnesota, that means long, sunny days of playing outside, swimming in lakes, going to camps, and doing all the things that make summer so fun. Sadly, though, there are tens of thousands of kids in Minnesota that won’t enjoy these summer
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MATTERbox Update – May 2023 Now that we’re into May, summer is right around the corner. Along with everything wonderful we associate with summer, for many in our country, especially children, summer means long days with little to eat. Our dedicated community partners work hard to address this tragic situation. Every summer, we receive requests
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Employee engagement is a crucial aspect of business success and critical for fostering a positive culture for many companies today, leading to increased productivity in the workforce, increased employee retention, and strengthened job satisfaction. According to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace 2022, just 21% of employees are engaged at work. And according to a
Tools for Employee Engagement: Is Your Workforce Committed? Read More »
2022 was an amazing year. People came together like never before to support MATTER’s mission of launching projects to improve communities. Collaborating with our 450 donors, 75 corporate partners, 48 community partners, and 9,000 incredible volunteers, we impacted 3.2 million people this year! Here are a few highlights of what we accomplished together: MATTERbox 75
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