Lisa and Katie strongly believe in philanthropic giving:
Episodes feature a unique non-profit organization with the hope of bringing greater awareness to the needs within our community.
Please scroll down to see our spotlighted organizations
Our Non-Profit Spotlights
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Tubman
To advance opportunities for change so that every person can experience safety, hope, and healing.
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Pr%f Alliance
Proof Alliance, formerly the Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, has been delivering awareness and education to pregnant individuals, and hands-on hope to those living with FASD.
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Gilda's Club Twin Cities
Gilda’s Club is for everyone—men, women, young adults, teens and kids—those currently impacted by any type of cancer and those who care for (and about) them.
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Cancer Legal Care
Everyone diagnosed with cancer needs both MEDICAL and LEGAL care to face all of cancer’s challenges.
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Open Arms of Minnesota
To nourish body, mind and soul.
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Mission Animal Hospital
Mission Animal Hospital in the Midwest's first not for profit full service veterinary hospital. Mission is dedicated to meeting the need for affordable pet care in the Twin Cities, offering quality veterinary services at a reasonable price.
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Sharing and Caring Hands
Sharing and Caring Hands was founded in 1985 by Mary Jo Copeland as a safety-net organization to help those who could not obtain help from the welfare system. We exist as a vehicle for volunteers to commit their time and resources to make a difference in the lives of the people of the community.
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Loaves & Fishes
To provide healthy meals to Minnesotans in areas where need is greatest.
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Legal Aid: Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid is a nonprofit law firm providing free legal advice and representation despite income level, disability, and other mitigating barriers.
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The Jack Jablonski BEL13VE in Miracles Foundation
This Foundation was formed around the ever-growing community of Bel13vers, uniting them under the mission of advancing research and innovative treatments that will achieve results that bring recovery into the spinal cord injury conversation and into reality.
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Firefighters for Healing
We provide resources & support to burn survivor families and help firefighters, paramedics and law enforcement pivot after line of duty injuries or illness.
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Rethink the Win
The mission of Rethink the Win is to inspire solutions leading to more positive experiences during this short time in the sporting lives of our kids.
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to cure cystic fibrosis and to provide all people with CF the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives. Together, let’s make CF stand for Cure Found.
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Nexus Family Healing
Changing the course of a child’s life by stabilizing families and strengthening mental health.
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ICA Food Shelter
To create a healthy and stable community for all
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Redleaf Center for Family Healing
The Redleaf Center for Family Healing saves and improves lives through multi-generational mental health, parenting, and mind-body-spirit support for individuals during pregnancy and parenting of young children.
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Northside Achievement Zone
The Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) exists to permanently close the achievement gap and end generational poverty in North Minneapolis.
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Connections for Abused Women and their Children
CAWC is committed to ending domestic violence.
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Planting People Growing Justice
Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute is inspiring everyday people to seek out the leader within and lead change around the world.
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Cancer and Careers
Cancer and Careers empowers and educates people with cancer to thrive in their workplace, by providing expert advice, interactive tools and educational events.
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Joy Collaborative
Creating environments for youth with life-limiting conditions. Because everyone deserves a space where they can be themselves.
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Twins Community Fund
Twins Community Fund’s mission is to enrich local and regional communities by providing resources for the healthy development of children and families through an association with baseball, softball, and the Minnesota Twins.
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Fast Break Foundation
Pack Gives Back is the social responsibility platform for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Lynx, T-Wolves Gaming and Iowa Wolves. The platform encompasses all the franchises’ efforts surrounding social and community impact inclusive of the organization’s employees, partners, players, and the Fastbreak Foundation. Pack Gives Back initiatives will support its communities 365 days a year with the crossover of NBA, WNBA, NBA2K League and G-League seasons. In Partnership, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Lynx, Iowa Wolves, T-Wolves Gaming and the Fastbreak Foundation
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Kesem
Camp Kesem supports children through and beyond their parent’s cancer with free, fun-filled creative programs and a lasting community.
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Smile Network
A Minnesota based non-profit that provides cleft lip repair & cleft palate repair surgeries to children and young adults in developing countries.
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Girl Scouts - River Valleys
At Girl Scouts River Valleys, we are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for every girl and her family.
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Appetite For Change
Using food as a tool to build health, wealth, and social change in North Minneapolis. Bringing people together to learn, cook, eat, and grow food, creating change that lasts.
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Planned Parenthood
To ensure all people have access to the care and resources they need to make informed decisions about their bodies, their lives, and their futures.
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TeamWomen
TeamWomen is dedicated to empowering women through mentoring, professional development and connectedness. The Empower Leadership Academy for Girls provides girls, in grades 5-12, the tools and support they need to become the next generation of leaders.
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The Sanneh Foundation
Empower youth by supporting and promoting educational attainment through in-school and after-school support.
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Colombus Children’s Foundation
We bridge the treatment gap for children with ultra-rare genetic diseases giving them hope to live their lives to the fullest.
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World Central Kitchen
Immediately serving chef-prepared meals to communities impacted by natural disasters and during prolonged humanitarian crises.
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Second Harvey Heartland
Our Mission: End Hunger Together. Second Harvest Heartland believes no one should ever go hungry. Helping hungry neighbors find their next meal—so they can thrive at work, in the classroom and in their communities—is what drives Second Harvest Heartland, its partners and supporters.
https://www.2harvest.org
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SAVE
SAVE was one of the nation’s first organizations dedicated to the prevention of suicide. It is based on the foundation and belief that suicide is preventable and everyone has a role to play in preventing suicide. Through raising public awareness, educating communities, and equipping every person with the right tools, we know we can SAVE lives.
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Housing First Minnesota Foundation
The Housing First Minnesota Foundation, in affiliation with HomeAid America, is a nonprofit organization that builds and remodels transitional housing for Minnesotans in need. They believe every individual has worth and human dignity and deserves the basic provision of shelter as a necessity of life.
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My PowerPak - City of Hope: Dr. Marcucci
Please go to the link below to truly understand how to impact the treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia NOW
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My Very Own Bed
At My Very Own Bed, we deliver on a promise to give children their very own bed—a place to sleep, dream, and recharge.
https://www.myveryownbed.org
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Pinky Swear
Pinky Swear's mission is helping kids with cancer and their families with financial and emotional support.
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Minnesota Masonic Cancer Charities
Minnesota Masonic Charities (MMC) is one of the most influential grant makers in Minnesota, and an essential service provider, that positively impacts outcomes in education, cancer research, eldercare, children’s health, community service and the preservation of Masonic history.
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M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital - FASHION FEST
FashionFest has raised more than $1.5M to support life-changing programs and services for our pediatric patients and their parents at M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital.
FashionFest 2022 takes place on Friday, November 18, 2022 @ The Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel.You can learn more and buy tickets at Fashion Fest 2022.
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Row The Boat Foundation
Fleck Family Fund was created to directly financially support families with sick children, both with Ronald McDonald House and Masonic Children’s Hospital
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Brighter Days Family Grief Center
Brighter Days Family Grief Center focuses on bringing families back together after the death or terminal diagnosis of a loved one by addressing the many psychosocial and logistical needs of each family member. Brighter Days provides the free and compassionate services Minnesota children, adults, and families deserve.
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Naral America
Women's reproductive rights are at stake and this organization fights for reproductive freedom for everybody. With the election coming up they will make sure people are registered to vote and that they know who supports what on the ballot.
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Fraser
Provides a lifetime of quality healthcare, housing, education, employment, and support services.
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Save The Children
Save The Children works in over 100 countries, doing whatever it takes — every day and in times of crisis — to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.
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Innocence Project
The Innocence Project works to free the innocent, prevent wrongful convictions, and create fair, compassionate, and equitable systems of justice for everyone.
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Free Bikes 4 Kidz
In 2008 Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K) was born as a one-time hobby in a two-car garage. A group of passionate cyclists collected, refurbished, and gave away 250 bikes over a two-week period. Since then that hobby has grown to become the largest organization of its kind in the country.
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UNICEF
UNICEF works in the world’s toughest places to reach the most disadvantaged children and adolescents – and to protect the rights of every child, everywhere.
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Neighborhood Development Center
IntroBuilding neighborhood economies from within for over 30 years.
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Lady Freethinker
Lady Freethinker is a voice of compassion working to end cruelty to all sentient beings. Together, we are evolving toward a world where human-caused suffering is a thing of the past.
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Girl Well
Girl Well serves under-sheltered teenage girls by providing them with self-care kits that promote self-love.
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Surfrider Foundation
The Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves and beaches, for all people, through a powerful activist network.
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
MD Anderson is one of the world’s most respected centers devoted exclusively to cancer patient care, research, education and prevention.
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Horses for Mental Health
At the heart of the foundation is the welfare of both horses and humans, and how they can impact each other to heal and thrive in incredible ways.
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Mezin-Koats Colon Cancer Research
The mission of Mezin-Koats Colon Cancer Research at the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, is to advance the knowledge around the treatment of colon cancer with the hope of improving the quality of life and outcomes for people battling this disease.
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Not Today Cancer
Not Today Cancer’s mission is to support research for a CURE.
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Logan Loves
The mission of Logan Loves is to bring joy and healing to kids and their families during their hospital visits. We carry out our mission by providing various products, events and services that Logan Loves either through purchasing items or partnering with businesses and organizations.
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The Retreat
The Retreat’s mission is to provide safety, shelter, and support for victims of domestic abuse and to break the cycle of family violence.
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Take Control Initiative
works to remove barriers and increase access to birth control in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
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Athletes Committed to Educating Students (ACES)
To reduce the academic opportunity gap in Minnesota and improve the likelihood of aces4kids.orgsuccess for students in underserved communities.
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World Food Program
World Food Program USA is a catalyst for fundraising, advocacy and engagement across the United States in support of the U.N. World Food Programme’s mission to end hunger.
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Together At Peace Foundation
Mission to spread and support hopeful bereavement care for the world- We are here to inspire you to find ways to live with, honor, and share the unique love we carry after our loved ones pass away.
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Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers
The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers (RCI) promotes the health, strength, and resilience of all caregivers at every stage of their journey.
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Girls Taking Action
To motivate, empower and educate girls about the importance of understanding their personal power, achieving academically, actualizing their personal leadership, creating positive social change in their local community, and developing a career plan that includes post-secondary education.
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Norway House
To connect the United States and contemporary Norway through arts, business, and culture
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Brave Like Gabe
Support rare cancer research and empower all cancer survivors through physical activity.
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Valkyrie Gives
Provides critical support and funding to combat child trafficking around the globe.
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Hope Chest for Breast Cancer
Alleviating some of the financial burdens associated with treatment
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Special Needs Network
Special Needs Network, Inc. (SNN) is responding to the crisis of autism and other developmental disabilities in underserved communities. Our programs and campaigns bring change through legislation and policy as well as through direct collaboration with parents, caretakers, social justice organizations, and healthcare professionals.
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Family Equality
Family Equality is fighting to protect and support LGBTQ+ families.
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NAMI
NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
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Lundstrum Performing Arts
helping young people discover their unique gifts through the performing arts