Springboard for the Arts is an economic and community development organizations for artists and by artists. They work to build stronger communities, neighborhoods, and economies, believing that artists are an important leverage point in that work. They aim to cultivate vibrant communities by connecting artists with the skills, information, and services they need to make …
Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) is a non-profit community media center that empowers people to use media and communications to better lives, use authentic voice to tell a story, and build common understanding. Founded in 1984 to offer a media voice to underrepresented people, SPNN has since become a national model in elevating community-based media …
Park Square Theatre opened in 1975 as a small, 80-seat theater in the Park Square building of downtown St. Paul. Since then, they’ve moved into a larger facility boasting a 350-seat proscenium stage and a 200-seat thrust stage. Park Square Theatre is now one of Minnesota’s top employers of local stage talent — 64 percent …
Paramount Center for the Arts is a community arts facility that provides opportunities for artistic production, creative exploration, arts education, and the enjoyment of arts and entertainment. Located in the historic, renovated Paramount Theatre in downtown St. Cloud, Paramount lends its stage to numerous community groups, as well as professional touring musicians and theatrical groups. …
The Minnesota Sinfonia is a professional, nonprofit chamber orchestra offering free-admission concerts and educational programs in and around the Twin Cities, playing for over 27,000 people each year. The only professional orchestra of its kind, The Sinfonia welcomes children to all of its free performances, and dedicates over half of its educational services to inner-city …
Throughout its 30+ year history, Lanesboro Arts has woven the arts into the fabric of the community by building a vast network of artists and community partnerships. Layers of impact start to compound on each other, building a deeper sense of cultural identity for residents and creating more opportunities for the artists that make this …
The Corcoran Neighborhood Organization (CNO) came into being in 1975 through a grassroots effort by neighborhood residents to establish Corcoran Park on the site of a closed school. Building on this victory, CNO has continued to unite and equip neighbors to improve and protect the neighborhood. CNO serves as a nonpartisan information source, spokesperson, and …
The Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) is an independent, citizens’ environmental organization for clean water, clean air, clean energy, and a healthy environment. MCE works with the Mississippi River Collaborative to protect and restore wetlands. The state of Missouri contained about 4.8 million acres of wetlands prior to European settlement. By the 1980s about …
Illinois Stewardship Alliance is a membership-based organization that cultivates a local food and farm system that is economically viable, socially just, and environmentally sustainable. They seek to build a world where soils are treated as a precious resource, local food producers earn a fair, living wage, local food education is integrated into all levels of …
The Environmental America Research and Policy Center works to educate the public and win tangible results for clean water through their research and advocacy work. A diverse array of people and organizations across Minnesota have joined Environment America in advocating for clean water, including over 40 local elected officials, 35 local small business owners, and …