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Our Viewpoint

Our Viewpoint is a collection of speeches and opinion pieces by McKnight staff that help articulate the Foundation's position on community, regional, and state issues. (Where noted, Adobe Acrobat Reader is required; free download here.)


Our Voice

Kate Wolford: The hour is late for Central Corridor
May 2, 2008 - Commentary, Star Tribune. If we don't seal the deal on this light-rail line, we've much to lose: Federal funding, new jobs, a brighter future.
Our Voice: Time-Tested Models in Regional Community Philanthropy
April 2008 - This essay by McKnight president Kate Wolford appeared in the Council on Foundation's journal Philanthropy and Rural America.
Foundation heads: The state of the state
February 9, 2008. Commentary, Star Tribune. Four Minnesota philanthropic leaders give their opinion on the direction the state is headed in. Read the related editorial.
Our Voice: Letter to Minnesota's Congressional Delegates
October 2007 - McKnight calls U.S. lawmakers to action, to tackle global climate change.
Our Voice: Testimony before the Minnesota State Government Operations Finance Committee
March 26, 2007 - Region and communities program officer Eric Muschler provides professional analysis on the value of integrated community-based development.

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Speeches

Kate Wolford: Address to the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
January 23, 2007 - McKnight's president speaks at the January MNCN Philanthropy Leaders Breakfast.
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund Anniversary
December 7, 2006 - Kate Wolford, McKnight Foundation President. Speech at the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund's tenth anniversary celebration.
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