We are excited to welcome two new team members to the Eden Prairie Community Foundation!
Please join us in welcoming Emily Orr (left), our new Executive Director, and Lizzie Zanto (right), our new Operations & Communications Specialist.
Welcome to the team!
LAST CALL: If you're nonprofit board member new to that role, or just want to be better, register for our $20 June 23 workshop, "Board Boot Camp: Fundamentals of Nonprofit Board Governance." Local & professionally led. Details, registration at https://t.co/pluoEnHQLa
At tonight's City Council meeting Mayor Ron Case proclaimed June 21, 2022, as Mark Weber Day in Eden Prairie!
Mark is retiring after serving as the EP Community Foundation executive director since 2013. Thanks for your numerous contributions to our community, Mark!
Hats off to the 2022 graduates of the Eden Prairie City Government Academy who were recognized at tonight's City Council meeting!
These engaged residents spent six Wednesday evenings learning the ins and outs of local government. Thank you for participating and congrats!👩🎓👨🎓
EPCF trains and deploys volunteer "ambassadors" who connect Eden Prairie's nonprofits for better communication & service to residents. We currently need a couple more ambassadors! More at https://t.co/882HWNeSRq
If you're a board member for a local nonprofit and have thought, "How can I do better?" -- we have the answer. EPCF is holding a June 23 "Board Boot Camp: Fundamentals of Nonprofit Governance" that will sharpen your knowledge https://t.co/pluoEnHQLa
Minnesotans who kept going to work in person at the height of the #COVID19 pandemic can start applying Wednesday for bonus checks as recognition for their work. https://t.co/HmcmHWj1I7
Literal translation of "philanthropy" is "love of mankind." If philanthropy is in your DNA, act on your "love of mankind" by making a donation to EPCF, which identifies and addresses important Eden Prairie needs. Donate at https://t.co/jLFFNsSPhC
From @chipscoggins: For the 50th anniversary of Title IX, Minnesotans at the forefront recall the early battles for gender equality in athletics that have changed the face of the world. https://t.co/4Jzw9l2X5W
Great StarTribune article on Lets' Go Fishing Eden Prairie, which provides Riley Lake pontoon rides to youth, seniors, military veterans, persons with disabilities, and more. https://t.co/zFgGnlwTZ6
An example of "philanthropy at work" is all of the EP Gives attendees who, using bid numbers, made donations to the Foundation to keep its Grant Fund healthy. If you didn't attend EP Gives but can support EPCF granting, please make a donation at https://t.co/jLFFNsShs4
New and even experienced nonprofit board members are signing up for EPCF's "Board Boot Camp," to be held 7:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 23. Are you among them? Hurry, before this helpful, $20 workshop fills. More at https://t.co/pluoEnHQLa
We'd love to put your philanthropy to work. An example of philanthropy at work at EPCF is the generous bequests that have come our way, including one from Mary Jane and Basil Wissner to expand the Dr. Jean Harris Scholarship program. More at https://t.co/kKxEbtKafF
An example of EPCF's work is its granting to fill needs in Eden Prairie. When you donate, assured that you're making a difference. Read more about our latest grant cycle, and consider supporting the Foundation's ongoing work with a donation. https://t.co/GDBG6Xrz2Q