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The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) has selected four Minnesota nonprofits that have made outstanding contributions to our state’s high quality of life as recipients of 2019 Nonprofit Mission Awards. Presented each year since 1987, the Nonprofit Mission Awards recognize and honor the contributions of Minnesota nonprofits in the areas of […]

This presentation will discuss the importance of culturally responsive interventions and considerations for using technology when working with Latin@ communities. More specifically, it will review the development of Culturaciόn: Cultura y Relaciones Intimás (Culturaciόn) an application created by a community -university-partnership approach between Esperanza United (formerly Casa de Esperanza) and Duke […]

Women of color are underrepresented in leadership roles in all fields. This strength-based, participatory research explores the factors that have supported the leadership and growth of 50 women of color leaders across the country. 84% of participants shared that a mentor contributed to their success. We will discuss the significance of […]

This three-part conversation series will explore the way gender-based violence work has changed for advocates, institutions, and communities in response to 2020’s recent events. The first episode in this series will focus on how advocacy and other on the ground services, like shelters, have adapted this year to address health, safety, […]

This webinar will provide participants who work in a culturally specific organization with general considerations when working remotely from home. The presentation will include a review of trauma, historical trauma and their implications on direct service providers during this time of COVID-19; self-care; how to document work; and strategies to maintain […]

Immigrant and migrant women are more likely than average nativex-born women to experience sexual harassment at work, and are less likely to report it. During this webinar, participants will learn about the prevalence of sexual harassment in agriculture, the legal process for making complaints about workplace harassment and discrimination, and practical […]

For the past year in Minnesota, Esperanza United (formerly Casa de Esperanza) and Centro Tyrone Guzman have been collaborating to facilitate groups for Latin@ youth to explore healthy masculinity. During this webinar, presenters will share best practices, lessons learned, challenges, and adaptations they made to engage Latino boys in learning about […]

This presentation will cover human trafficking, generally, in the LGBTQ communities, and specifically in LGBTQ Latinx communities. Authored and presented by members of the Gender, Sexual and Romantic Minorities (GSRM) working at the National Human Trafficking Hotline, operated by Polaris. Polaris is a leading NGO in the anti-trafficking field, and the […]

This webinar will engage organizations in the basics of working with LGBTQ + people of color. Our presenters will review broad concepts as well as specific policies and practices that contribute to a welcoming environment for LGBTQ+ people of color. 

The anti-human trafficking field has grown exponentially in the last decade. We now have a better understanding of how traffickers exploit systems and recruit their victims. Through this webinar two members of the Disruption Strategies team at Polaris will share some of those recent findings as well as resources that are […]