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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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April 17, 2020 at 5:19 PM

Announcing the 1st Wave of Communities First Fund Grantees

Good afternoon Community, It was clear to me from the start that the coronavirus pandemic would change daily life for all Minnesotans—both in the short- and long-term. I also knew that systemic racism would make these changes feel heavier in communities where Bla…

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April 8, 2020 at 3:26 PM

Headwaters April E-Newsletter

Calls to Action: Cancel Rent Cancel Mortgages US Bank: Stop Profiting off Crisis! TODAY, Wednesday, April 8th Noon – 1 p.m.Details on livestream and ways to participate Hosted by InquilinXs UnidXs por Justicia, Jewish Community Action, OutFront Minnesota, TakeAc…

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March 24, 2020 at 9:35 PM

Headwaters Extends Work From Home Practice

Hello Community, My team and I hope you are doing well and caring for each other. I want to let you know that our plan to reopen the office on March 31st has changed. We'll keep working from home through the month of April. The science and growing best practices that point…

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March 18, 2020 at 1:49 PM

The Time to Lean in is Now. Give to the Communities First Fund.

Community, We’re here, and we’re with you. This is the way we’ve always gotten through, and is how we’ll keep getting through the next days, weeks, and months. Like you, Headwaters can see how this current moment is much more than a public health crisis. The coronavirus is…

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March 13, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Headwaters Plan and Response to Coronavirus and COVID-19

Good morning, Community, In response to the current public health situation, Headwaters offices will close, and staff will work from home as of Monday, March 16th. We’ve made this decision for a few reasons. First, to take care of each other and our community. Se…

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March 11, 2020 at 3:30 PM

HFJ March E-Newsletter

March E-Newsletter HFJ Community Innovation Grant Deadline Approaching In the Community   Apply for an HFJ Community Innovation Grant Our Community Innovation Grant (CIG) program provides $500 to $15,000 to support problem solving processes that lead to more ef…

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February 12, 2020 at 3:01 PM

HFJ February E-Newsletter

February E-Newsletter Apply for an HFJ Community Innovation Grant Community Love for Community Organizing! In the Community   Apply for an HFJ Community Innovation Grant Our Community Innovation Grant (CIG) program provides $500 to $15,000 to support problem so…

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January 15, 2020 at 1:45 PM

January E-Newsletter

January E-Newsletter New Staff at HFJ Announcing New Community Innovation Grant Recipients Giving Project Grant opportunity In the Community   New Staff at HFJ Mary Delorié, Kristin Gilbert, and Crystal Wabnum recently joined the Headwaters staff. They bring key…

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January 7, 2020 at 1:45 PM

Congratulate the newest Headwaters Community Innovation Grant recipients!

Headwaters Foundation for Justice invested $130,000 in 13 organizations through its Community Innovation Grant program. The one-year, project-based grants were supported through a longtime partnership with the Bush Foundation. The investments help …

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January 2, 2020 at 3:02 PM

Happy 2020 Headwaters Community!

Happy New Year, Community! While 2020 is still fresh, we want to share our collective thanks. You are our program participants, donors, grantee partners, and activists. You show us what abundance and generosity look like. Minnesota is so much brigh…

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December 23, 2019 at 2:30 PM

There's Time to Give in 2019

Headwaters Community, As 2019 closes, I am closing my fourth month in my new role as executive director. I want to share how struck I am by the gifts that 2019 brought me. I have an amazing, talented staff. We get to learn and work alongside some o…

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December 11, 2019 at 1:50 PM

December E-News

December E-News Winter 2020 Grant Opportunities at Headwaters! Remember Headwaters in your 2019 Year-End Giving Headwaters Holiday Hours In the Community  Winter 2020 Grant Opportunities at Headwaters! Keep your eyes open for these upcoming Headwaters grant oppo…

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November 13, 2019 at 1:01 PM

November E-News

November E-News Welcome two new Headwaters colleagues! Tomorrow is #GTMD19 In the Community   Welcome two new Headwaters colleagues! We’ve grown our team by two! Help us welcome Operations and Development Associate Kristin Gilbert and Program Officer Crystal Wa…

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October 9, 2019 at 12:02 PM

October E-News

October E-News A note from Executive Director Maria De La Cruz Apply for a Spot in the Next Giving Project Cohort and attend an info session Headwaters is Hiring a Director of Individual Giving In the Community   Apply for a Spot in the Next Giving Projec…

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September 11, 2019 at 12:00 PM

September E-News

September E-News A note from Executive Director Maria De La Cruz Apply to be considered for the next Giving Project cohort Meet the latest HFJ Community Innovation Grant recipients MN Organizations: Apply for a Community Innovation Grant In the Community   A no…

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August 27, 2019 at 1:02 PM

Meet the Latest HFJ Community Innovation Grant Program Recipients

Meet the Latest Community Innovation Grant Program Recipients We awarded $130,000 to 13 organizations through our Community Innovation Grant program. The one-year, project-based grants rare made possible by an ongoing partnership with the Bush Foun…

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August 23, 2019 at 1:57 AM

You're invited to a Hello/Goodbye Social honoring Maria and David!

You're invited to a Hello/Goodbye Social honoring the executive leadership of Maria De La Cruz and David Nicholson! With David’s last day as executive director coming up at the end of August and Maria’s first day in her new role just around the c…

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August 14, 2019 at 5:13 PM

August E-News

August E-News Headwaters is Looking for a Program Officer Headwaters is Looking for an Operations and Development Associate MN Organizations: Apply for a Community Innovation Grant In the Community   Headwaters is Looking for a Program Officer We’re currently l…

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July 26, 2019 at 8:08 PM

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