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August 30, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Announcing the 2022 Black Seed Fund Grant Recipients

Dear John, Headwaters is proud to celebrate this year's Black Seed Fund grantees and grantmakers. The Black Seed Fund supports Black-led organizations whose work amplifies the political, cultural, and economic power of Black comm…

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August 16, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Join us on September 8 to celebrate forward!

Dear John, Join us for a special celebration honoring the contributions of Maria De La Cruz, Allison Johnson Heist, and Julie Remmelts as they transition out of Headwaters! Join us on the evening of Thursday, September 8 at PAIKKA in St. Paul for time in commu…

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  Maria De La Cruz · [email protected]

July 27, 2022 at 2:00 PM

A note to say farewell and thank you

Dear John, As this chapter in my life comes to a close, I have been reflecting on my path to Headwaters and my work over the past 8 years. I am filled with mixed emotions of joy, sadness, and gratitude. So, as I transition out of m…

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July 20, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Celebrating new grantees and longtime leaders

Headwaters Community News Foundation News: transitions on staff 2022 Giving Project Grantees Job opportunities from the Headwaters community July community events Foundation News: transitions on staff This month, we sh…

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  Maria De La Cruz · [email protected]

July 14, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Announcing my departure from Headwaters

Dear John, I am writing to share that I have decided to leave Headwaters Foundation for Justice. Being part of this institution and the communities we serve has been life changing. I’ve been lucky to spend the past 8 years with you…

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  Maria De La Cruz · [email protected]

July 1, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Foundation News: Farewell to Allison Johnson Heist

Dear John, Allison Johnson Heist joined Headwaters in January 2015 through the Ron McKinley Fellowship at the Minnesota Council on Foundations. For over 7 years, she has dedicated herself to transforming philanthropy. Allison is mo…

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June 28, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Announcing the 2022 Giving Project Grant Recipients

Community -  The 2022 Giving Project came to an exciting close earlier this month. Thanks to the work of the 20 community members in the cohort, Headwaters has invested in 17 BIPOC-led organizations fighting for justice in our re…

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June 8, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Catching up with community

Headwaters Community News Gratitude for our donors Roula and Bilal Alkatout are philanthropic adapters Fund of the Sacred Circle featured in Sahan Journal Job opportunities from the Headwaters community June community events …

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May 11, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Spotlighting economic justice and worker organizing

Headwaters Community News Spotlighting economic justice and worker organizing WATCH - Tributary Talk: The Donor’s Role in Resourcing Movements This is what Native philanthropy looks like Job opportunities from the Headwaters commu…

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April 26, 2022 at 2:00 PM

This is what Native philanthropy looks like

Community -  Today we are celebrating our newest Fund of the Sacred Circle (FSC) grantees and the Native community grantmakers who selected them. The grantmakers chose 19 Minnesota-based organizations to receive multi-year genera…

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April 13, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Spotlight on the Headwaters community

Headwaters Community News Emma Olson aims to be a steward for her community Welcoming Bilal Alkatout to Headwaters Job opportunities from the Headwaters community April community events Emma Olson aims to …

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  Director of Individual Giving Mary Delori · [email protected]

April 6, 2022 at 1:00 PM

Last Call: RSVP for the April 13 Lunchtime Tributary Talk

RSVP Here Community,  There is a lot of interest in next Wednesday's Tributary Talk event: The Donor’s Role in Resourcing Movements! If you haven’t already registered we hope you take the time to do so …

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April 4, 2022 at 12:00 PM

Bilal Alkatout joins HFJ staff as Associate Director of Program and Grantmaking

The team at Headwaters grows by one today, so please help us welcome our new Associate Director of Program and Grantmaking Bilal Alkatout!  Bilal is a respected and familiar face in local philanthropy. He started his grantmaking career as a…

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  Headwaters Program Team · [email protected]

March 15, 2022 at 4:30 PM

Three Days Left to Nominate to the Black Seed Fund

Hello Community,  This Friday at 5 p.m. is the last day to nominate a Black-led organization you love for a Black Seed Fund grant. Take a few minutes out of your day to let us know whose work we should learn more about—and participate in a …

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March 9, 2022 at 6:55 PM

Event Registration Link Fixed: What is a donor's role in movements?

Headwaters Community News Registration Link Fixed! The Donor’s Role in Resourcing Movements Registration Link Fixed! The Donor's Role in Resourcing Movements If you're interested in the April 13 Tributary …

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March 9, 2022 at 3:28 PM

What is a donor's role in movements?

Headwaters Community News Register: The Donor’s Role in Resourcing Movements From the Desk of President Maria De La Cruz Black Seed Fund Nominations Close March 18 Job opportunities from the Headwaters community March community ev…

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  Director of Individual Giving Mary Delori · [email protected]

March 8, 2022 at 6:25 PM

Let's Talk About the Donor's Role in Resourcing Movements

Hello Community,  At Headwaters we work closely with our donors to amplify the power of community to advance equity and justice. Because we want to share our ideas about how some of our work gets done, you’re invited to the second install…

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  Headwaters Program Team · [email protected]

February 22, 2022 at 2:45 PM

Nominate! Imagine with the Black Seed Fund.

Hello Community, Earlier this month we launched the Black Seed Fund grant. It’s been exciting to see the community responses and nominations come through—especially because parts of this grantmaking process are new to us. With about a month…

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February 9, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Changing how we work for good

Headwaters Community News Our shift to 4-day work week Janiece Watts combines wisdom and power Accepting nominations for the Black Seed Fund 2021 Community Innovation Grantees Headwaters receives major Bush Foundation support Job …

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  President Maria De La Cruz · [email protected]

February 1, 2022 at 2:00 PM

What You Need to Know About the Black Seed Fund Grant

Good morning, HFJ Community, I have big news!  The Black Seed Fund is our newest grantmaking fund, and it officially launches today. There’s a lot to share about this new grant opportunity—one that supports Black-led organizations that ar…

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June 15, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Announcing Transformation Fund Grant Recipients and Community Grantmakers

June 15, 2021 John, Through our Transformation Fund, and with leadership from a group of community volunteer grantmakers, Headwaters Foundation for Justice (HFJ) is deeply investing in 22 organizations or coalitions that are led by and for Black people, …

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May 12, 2021 at 3:52 PM

HFJ May E-Newsletter

May E-Newsletter  We’re Looking for a Program Associate We Welcome Fiscal Year End Gifts Job Opportunities from the Headwaters Community Events, Calls to Action, and Resources　　 We're Looking for a Program Associate  Headwaters is looking someone passiona…

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April 20, 2021 at 9:04 PM

About the Chauvin Verdict: a message of solidarity from HFJ

Dear Community,　 Somewhere in Minneapolis right now, a group of jurors is about to announce their verdict in the Chauvin trial. Armed National Guard troops and local law enforcement, coordinated under　Operation Safety Net, occupy our neighborhoods where the commu…

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April 14, 2021 at 5:13 PM

Headwaters April E-Newsletter

April E-Newsletter  Welcome Three New Colleagues! We’re looking for a Donor Systems Associate and a Program Associate HFJ Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Report Now Available Online Justice for Daunte Wright: Community Support and Mutual Aid Events, Calls to Action, and…

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March 31, 2021 at 3:01 PM

Headwaters Welcomes Three New Staff

Earlier this month, Headwaters welcomed Ewan Scotto, Duaba Unenra, and Elizabeth Zalanga to our team. We want to introduce them to you, Community! Ewan Scotto is our new Communications Associate. They are a Giving Project Program alum who has spent the …

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  Maria De La Cruz · [email protected]

February 16, 2021 at 3:01 PM

A Learning Year in Review: Tributaries February 2021

Inhale through your nose. Pause and count to four. Now, exhale and blow out your breath through your mouth. Notice if your shoulders are bunched up near your ears. Relax your shoulders and stretch your neck. Scan the rest of your body. Where are you feeling tensi…

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February 10, 2021 at 4:30 PM

February e-newsletter

February E-Newsletter Giving Project Grant Info Session and Application Deadline Events, Calls to Action, and Resources  Giving Project Grant Info Session and Application Deadline Giving Project Grants invest in Minnesota-based organizations that are led …

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  Program Director Allison Johnson Heist · [email protected]

February 9, 2021 at 4:31 PM

A Note About HFJ's 2021 Giving Project Grant

Dear Headwaters Community, The application deadline for a 2021 Giving Project grant is next Thursday, February 18. Headwaters wants BIPOC-led organizations that use community organizing as their primary strategy to advance justice to apply for these $15,000 gener…

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  Maria De La Cruz · [email protected]

January 19, 2021 at 10:45 PM

Giving Project Grant Opportunity Now through February 18

Hello Community, I’ve been thinking about you. I hope you are staying healthy, safe, and connected. I want to make sure that our BIPOC-led organizations know about this year’s Giving Project Grant opportunity. Headwaters offers these general operating grants to s…

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January 13, 2021 at 7:31 PM

January E-News from Headwaters

January E-Newsletter Apply for a Giving Project Grant　 HFJ Is Hiring a Program Officer, Black Movement Ecosystem The Transformation Calendar: Online Edition Events, Calls to Action, and Resources  Apply for a Giving Project Grant Giving Project Grants inve…

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  Maria De La Cruz · [email protected]

November 30, 2020 at 4:22 PM

Tributaries: November 30, 2020

As I write this piece, cases of coronavirus continue to rise, both here in Minnesota and across the country. Like you, I am managing so much uncertainty. My wife, my kids, and I are all working and schooling from home. We’re stocking up on the essentials and adju…

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November 25, 2020 at 11:43 PM

December 3 Tributary Talk Postponed Until Further Notice

Hello Community, You might know that we’ve been planning a Facebook Live get-together for December 3. We wanted our first-ever Tributary Talk between President Maria De La Cruz and Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment Executive Director Nausheena Hussa…

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November 11, 2020 at 8:16 PM

Headwaters November E-Newsletter

November E-Newsletter RSVP for December 3 Tributary Talk with Maria De La Cruz and Nausheena Hussain Attend the Giving Project Info Session TOMORROW, November 12 Funding opportunity! Accepting The Transformation Fund applications beginning November 17 #GMTD2020 …

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November 9, 2020 at 9:31 PM

Giving Project Info Session Coming up This Thursday Nov 12

Good morning Community, We're starting the week feeling extra grateful for the grassroots organizers who continue to lead us toward transformative change. We all have opportunities to play a role in local movements, and our 2021 Giving Project just might be the r…

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November 4, 2020 at 2:30 PM

What We DO Know: a post-Election Day note from HFJ Staff

Good morning Community,  Did you manage to get some rest last night? What’s your plan to take care of yourself and your people today? Here at Headwaters, we’ve organized an optional Zoom staff meeting this afternoon to provide mutual support and to just be togeth…

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  Maria De La Cruz · [email protected]

October 29, 2020 at 2:30 PM

Tributaries: October 29, 2020

Recently, one of my board colleagues at Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice talked about the dissonance she is experiencing between her head knowledge and her heart knowledge. As I listened to her, I felt like the air had just been knocked out of me. What she …

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October 14, 2020 at 11:50 AM

October 2020 HFJ E-Newsletter

October E-Newsletter Join the 2021 Giving Project Cohort: Attend an Info Session The Transformation Fund Application Launches in November Meet Program Assistant Lillian Gray Meet Our Four New Board Members Events, Calls to Action, and Resources HFJ Grantee Partners in…

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  Board Co Chairs Avi Viswanathan and Coco · [email protected]

October 7, 2020 at 1:02 PM

Grantmaking Year in Review: an HFJ update

October 2020 Beloved Community, The summer was full of pandemic, physical distancing, mutual aid, and righteous anger. Through it all, HFJ grantee partners continued to care for community, fight for liberation, and call out for justice across Minnesota. Sometimes…

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September 9, 2020 at 2:01 PM

September E-Newsletter

September E-Newsletter Coming Soon: 2021 Giving Project Tributaries: September 1st, 2020 Edition Events, Calls to Action, and Resources from Our Grantee Partners Coming Soon: 2021 Giving Project The Giving Project brings a multiracial, cross-class group of peopl…

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August 28, 2020 at 9:00 AM

An Update About HFJ's Remote Work Plans

Hello, Community: The coronavirus pandemic continues to threaten the community’s health. The Minnesota Department of Health still reports new cases daily, and Governor Walz’s statewide mask mandate is still in effect. To keep ourselves and our community safe, Hea…

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August 12, 2020 at 8:00 PM

August e-newsletter

August E-Newsletter The Transformation Fund: Rapid Response Grantmaking Continues Introducing Tributaries: a Headwaters Storytelling Project Events, Calls to Action, and Resources from Our Grantee Partners The Transformation Fund: Rapid Response Grantmaking Cont…

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July 15, 2020 at 6:47 PM

The Transformation Fund: Rapid Response Grantmaking Continues at HFJ

On Sunday, May 31st, Headwaters responded to the murder of George Floyd by setting up The Transformation Fund. We wanted to move money quickly to frontline organizations as they kept fighting against an ongoing culture of institutional violence and white supremac…

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  Maria De La Cruz · [email protected]

July 14, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Introducing Tributaries: a story sharing project at HFJ

Good morning Community, I have written and re-written this first paragraph too many times to count. This post was supposed to be the inaugural piece for Headwaters’ new project Tributaries, which aims to amplify what makes our leaders, movements, and futures so i…

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July 8, 2020 at 8:59 PM

July E-Newsletter

  July E-Newsletter Announcing the 2020 Giving Project Grant Recipients and Cohort Participants Here are the Summer 2020 HFJ Community Innovation Grant Recipients Events, Calls to Action, and Resources from our Grantee Community We gave 14 Minnesota-based grassroots o…

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July 7, 2020 at 1:30 PM

Announcing the Summer 2020 HFJ Community Innovation Grant Recipients

Headwaters recently awarded Community Innovation grants, totaling $303,500, to 21 organizations. An ongoing partnership with Saint Paul-based Bush Foundation made the grants possible. The investments will help grantee partners and their communities find more effe…

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  Melissa Rudnick · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 5:16 PM

Announcing the 2020 Giving Project Grantee Recipients and Cohort Participants

Headwaters recently gave 14 Minnesota-based grassroots organizations Giving Project grants. A 19-member Giving Project Program volunteer cohort made the general operating investments possible. The cohort started meeting at the Headwaters office starting in Januar…

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  Maria De La Cruz · [email protected]

June 1, 2020 at 1:20 AM

A message from Executive Director Maria De La Cruz

Dear Beloved Community, On Monday, May 25, George Floyd was murdered by Derek Chauvin. The former Minneapolis Police Officer kneeled on George Floyd’s neck and within nine minutes he no longer had a pulse.   Over the past week, I have receive…

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May 28, 2020 at 10:58 PM

A Message of Solidaity from the Headwaters Staff

Artwork by Andres Guzman Dear Community,　 George Floyd should be alive today. He mattered, his life mattered. Period.　 We are heartsick, rageful, and overwhelmed. Our communities are in deep pain, and our cities are burning.　　 So what now? While we don’t…

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May 13, 2020 at 5:24 PM

May E-Newsletter

May E-Newsletter 2nd Wave of Communities First Fund Grant Recipients The Work Continues at Headwaters: a note from Director of Individual Giving Mary Delorié Community Events and Calls to Action 2nd Wave of Communities First Fund Grant Recipients We recently ann…

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  Maria De La Cruz · [email protected]

May 1, 2020 at 5:38 PM

Announcing the 2nd Wave of Communities First Fund Grant Recipients

Good afternoon Community, I hope you’re finding new ways to stay connected while being physically distant. Lately, I’ve been enjoying long walks with my wife and dinnertime with our kids—things I’ve always enjoyed, but appreciate more deeply now as I do my best t…

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