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!
Bringing the Youthprise Mission to Life
After a year of planning, Youthprise is ready to launch. Over the coming years, we will partner with committed stakeholders in the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota—young people, families,...
A Message from Wokie Weah
Dear Friends: Something remarkable is happening right here in Minnesota. It’s an emerging vision that is just now coalescing, and a bold collaborative model that’s igniting unprecedented alliances and...
Youthprise Announces its Leadership Team
October 17, 2011—Youthprise, Minnesota’s newly established organization created to accelerate leadership and innovation beyond the classroom, today announced that it has completed the hiring of its leadership team. Youthprise...
The 12th annual Lights On Afterschool is Oct. 20, 2011
Lights On Afterschool is a national event to help raise awareness about the importance of afterschool and community-based programs during the non-school hours. There’s still time! We encourage local...
Get a peak into the vision and energy behind Youthprise
Colleagues of all ages shared in the festivities, as leaders laid out the vision at the Youthprise launch.
Today is the day…
Today is the day for a new organization, formed by the McKnight Foundation, focused on accelerating leadership and innovation beyond the classroom. Watch and learn more.
August 9 Official Launch of OST Minnesota (working title) and Unveiling of New Name
August 5, 2011, Minneapolis – OST Minnesota (working title) officially launches at a celebration event held at the McKnight Foundation on August 9 and will unveil new name and...
Youth Community Connections Merges with Youthprise
June 23, 2011, Minneapolis – Youthprise is the new home for Youth Community Connections, a statewide alliance focused on youth development. Youthprise is the new home for Youth Community...
Wokie Weah hired to lead new nonprofit to support youth beyond the classroom.
March 10, 2011, Minneapolis – Ms. Weah brings energy and extensive experience to increase out-of-school opportunities for youth. This week, the board of directors of “OST Minnesota” (working name)...
McKnight to establish nonprofit focused on Twin Cities youth.
December 8, 2010 – New organization will manage and build upon McKnight’s ongoing support for direct service, out-of-school time programs and field building Next year, The McKnight Foundation will...