Minnesota nonprofits getting creative to crawl out of COVID-19 financial hole The coronavirus has wreaked havoc for the nonprofit world, from large health systems to small arts and social service agencies and colleges. These organizations must now figure out how to rebuild after vaccines allow public spaces to open and people form new habits. January 23, 2021 7:15am Text size Copy shortlink:
Nonprofits across the spectrum have tackled the constraints of the pandemic in similar ways with creativity as the watchword.
The work of compiling the annual Star Tribune Nonprofit 100 is always an exercise in looking backward. But relying on 2019 results for 2021 budgeting might edge dangerously close to sepia-hued nostalgia not reflecting the effect of the coronavirus pandemic or the racial unrest of 2020.
On the Street: January 8
The Greater Alexandria Area Association of Realtors was one of 13 associations that participated in a statewide fundraiser. 8:00 am, Jan. 8, 2021 ×
Heather Ahrens, CEO of the Greater Alexandria Area Association of Realtors, and Brian Flaten, 2020 Association President, hold up a certificate for participation in a statewide giving campaign. (Contributed)
Realtor giving campaign raises more than $250,000
Realtor associations around Minnesota have collected over a quarter million dollars in donations for businesses that were damaged during civil unrest in Minneapolis and St. Paul last year.
Starting in June 2020, Minnesota Realtors Rebuilding Community spearheaded the effort to engage realtors on housing issues related to racial diversity, equity and inclusion.