Background: Founded in 1953 and independently endowed by William and Maude McKnight, the Minnesota based family foundation has assets of approximately $2 billion and granted about $85 million in 2012. The McKnight Foundation concentrates resources in the arts, early literacy, the environment, the region and communities, neuroscience and crop research, and select efforts in Southeast… Read more »

Develop and oversee programs to carry out mission of Friends; monitor policies that impact parks; expand membership base; create print & electronic communications; support and carry out board initiatives; advocate at city, county and state level for policies that carry out the mission of the Friends. Advocacy: attend meetings, review report, prepare and deliver testimony,… Read more »

AmeriCorps National has 28 Minnesota GreenCorps AmeriCorps member openings to fill. Minnesota GreenCorps is a statewide AmeriCorps program coordinated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The mission of MN GreenCorps is to preserve and protect Minnesota’s environment while training a new generation of environmental professionals. MN GreenCorps members are placed with local governments, non-profits, and… Read more »