Prioritizing People
NFG prioritizes organizations and programs that are focused on the success of BIPOC owned and operated small businesses. Broadly, NFG supports programs that help start a business, grow a business,…
Northside Job Creation Team
The Northside Job Creation Team (NSJCT) is a collaboration representing the University of Minnesota’s Urban Research & Engagement Outreach Center (UROC), the City of Minneapolis DEED, Governor’s Urban Initiatives Board,…
DEED Workforce Center
Northside Funders Group invested $27,500 to provide technical assistance, strategic guidance, along with financial support, to the Workforce Center Community Advisory Committee and three designated Community Based Organizations to conduct…
Northside Achievement Zone
When the Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) wanted to attract a national funder to support ground-breaking work to close economic opportunity gaps for boys and young men of color, they thought…
A Fiery Unrest: Why Plymouth Avenue Burned
North Minneapolis is no stranger to social uprisings, a result of centuries of disinvestment, unjust systems of oppression, and a community of activists fighting for social change. History provides us…
Open Letter to Philanthropy: The Cure to Viral Racism Is Within Our Hands
This joint statement was included as part of an article “Asian American Grant Makers Call on Philanthropy to End Violence and Bias on the Rise as Coronavirus Spreads” published in…
COVID-19 Crisis Response
Immediate Financial Relief We heard loud and clear from the small business community that they were facing partial or, in many cases, complete income loss. In addition, those business owners…
Northside Storyville // Ep. 11 // Artist Roundtable
Northside Storyville is a documentary series highlighting the North Minneapolis community. Episode 11 features a roundtable discussion with Northside artists Alicia Volder, Roger Cummings of Juxtaposition Arts, and Brian Few,…
Northside Storyville // Ep. 10 // Small Business Development
Northside Storyville is a documentary series highlighting the North Minneapolis community. Episode 10 features Northside small business owners Anissa Keyes of Arubah Emotional Health, Connie Beckers of Goddess of Glass,…
Northside Storyville // Ep. 9 // Building Wealth
Northside Storyville is a documentary series highlighting the North Minneapolis community. Episode 9 features Village Financial Cooperative and Build Wealth Minnesota. Directed by Free Truth Media Music: I Am by…
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