Blog
Welcome to our blog! Here you can expect to find posts about current grant opportunities, job openings, staff perspective pieces, and youth-created digital stories and podcasts. Enjoy!
5 Questions with Libby Rau, Senior Innovation Officer
Libby Rau has been a supporter and a team member of Youthprise for nearly 10 years! As the Senior Innovation Officer, she provides strategic thinking and innovative strategies for...
5 Questions with Melissa Mitchell, Director of Partnerships
As our Director of Partnerships, Melissa Mitchell is responsible for managing partnerships or relationships with key youth serving orgs in the state, and making sure youth are properly connected...
Youthprise: Disrupting with Purpose Event Series
On September 21st, we held the second event in our Youthprise: Disrupting with Purpose series hosted by Lissa Jones-Lofgrenis, host of the KMOJ Radio show Urban Agenda!
General Operating Grants – Request for Proposals
General Operating grants provide funding to Minnesota based youth-serving non-profit organizations. The funding is focused on providing support for mission-related core functions that enhance organizational or programmatic operations.
5 Questions with Nadia Linoo, Research Manager
Have you met Nadia? If not, it’s about time you do! As the Youthprise Research Manager, she keeps our YPAR (Youth Participatory Action Research) program running smoothly!
Job Posting: Research Associate
Youthprise is seeking a Research Associate to join our growing team!
Youthprise: Disrupting with Purpose Event Series
Registration for the Youthprise: Disrupting with Purpose series is NOW OPEN! Focused on racially diverse youth-advocacy and leadership, we kick-off our series on Tuesday, August 17th with a conversation...
5 Questions with Colleen Jordan, Nutrition Program Coordinator
In the last year our nutrition program has surpassed all projected milestones, serving over 2 MILLION meals, and behind that success are three key players! This week we want...
Saint Paul Public Schools Summer Enrichment Programing Grant – Request for Proposals
OPEN NOW! Youthprise and St. Paul Public Schools have partnered to provide funding for youth serving organizations to provide summer enrichment activities to St. Paul Public School students.
5 Questions with Tracey Mittelstadt, Finance Director
Every business needs someone to be in charge of all the financials, and here at Youthprise, we're so lucky to have Tracey in the driver's seat! This week, we'll...