Tiwahe Foundation Board of Directors Announces Chad Poitra as new Executive Director
The Tiwahe Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce the hiring of our new Executive Director, Chad Poitra.
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Tiwahe Foundation’s Strategic Direction
In August 2020, Tiwahe Foundation’s board of directors met for a full day retreat (via Zoom) to update our strategic plan and take other steps to strengthen our governance, ensure our sustainability, and reinforce how we are living our values in our day-to-day work. Our new strategic plan, which is still a work-in-progress that will …
Congratulations to the Fall 2020 Grantees!
The Tiwahe Foundation Board of Directors extends our congratulations to the 21 American Indian Family Empowerment Program grantees and 1 Oyate Leadership Network grantee from our Fall 2020 grant making cycle. In addition to the grants that were awarded, Tiwahe Foundation also gave $400 gifts to the remaining 64 AIFEP/COVID relief grant applicants who were …
Funds for COVID Related Hardships
Tiwahe Foundation received a grant from the MN Disaster Recovery Fund that allows us to provide funding to the Twin Cities American Indian community to meet critical needs in response …
Congrats to Summer 2020 AIFEP Grantees!
Congratulations to those that were awarded the Summer 2020 AIFEP grant! We were able to award 10 grantee’s this summer! Please join us in congratulating them! There will be an …
Tiwahe Foundation Announces New Directions and Leadership Change
The Tiwahe Foundation announced today that Shirley Sneve, President and CEO, is leaving the organization effective July 24, 2020. The Foundation wishes Shirley the best of luck in the future. …
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Alyssa Parkhurst joins the Tiwahe Foundation staff as a Migizi Intern
Hello, my fellow living beings! First and foremost, I wanted to express my gratitude in being able to become a part of the Tiwahe Foundation team during my summer internship …
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AIFEP Grants Awarded in June 2020
Painting by Anishinabe artist, Karen Savage, 2018. Anishinabe writer Marcie Rendon, and granddaughter, Anna Cardon, March 2020 Epidemic Pandemic Fun On June 10, Tiwahe Foundation awarded nine new AIFEP and …
New round of funding for American Indian Family Empowerment Program and Oyate Network Project Grants.
Greetings Relatives! Our lives have been turned upside down over the last four months. A pandemic. George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officers. Peaceful protests turned into looting and …
Supporting Tiwahe through #GiveAtHomeMN
#GiveAtHomeMN is a celebration of Minnesota's generosity during tough times, a call to give back as we're able to help the organizations that make our state a great place to …