TakeAction Minnesota

TakeAction Minnesota (formerly Minnesota Alliance for Progressive Action)

"TakeAction Minnesota and TakeAction Minnesota Education Fund, our 501(c)3 arm, were formed in 2006 when two large organizations united: the Minnesota Alliance for Progressive Action (MAPA) and Progressive Minnesota. MAPA excelled in coalition-building and successful policy campaigns.  Progressive Minnesota was the leading organization in the state in grassroots organizing to build progressive electoral strength.  The two organizations merged after leaders concluded that an organization that combined policy and organizing skills would be more powerful than each working independently.  We are fortunate to inherit the organizational relationships, skills, and reputation of each of our predecessor organizations."


 * Former Executive Director (2000-07), C. Scott Cooper

"The TakeAction Minnesota Education Fund wishes to thank the following funders for their generous support:


 * Otto Bremer Foundation
 * Headwaters Foundation for Justice
 * Joyce Foundation
 * Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation
 * Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
 * Bush Foundation
 * Emma B. Howe Memorial Foundation of the Minneapolis Foundation
 * Nathan Cummings Foundation


 * Dan McGrath - Executive Director

Directors
Accessed November 2009:


 * Tim Adams
 * Monica Bryand
 * Rafael Espinosa, vice chair
 * Gary Fuller
 * Anne Hunt, treasurer
 * Monica Meyer, chair
 * Jim Niland
 * Mary Cathryn Ricker
 * Vic Rosenthal
 * Sara Rummel
 * Mark Schultz
 * Hashi Shafi
 * Tim Stanley
 * Mai Thor
 * Jigme Ugen
 * Doug Williams, treasurer

Funding Partners (2007)
Accessed November 2009:


 * Beldon Fund
 * Shayna Berkowitz and Phyllis Wiener
 * Bush Foundation
 * Senator Mark Dayton
 * Matt Entenza and Lois Quam
 * Headwaters Foundation for Justice, Democracy Fund
 * Headwaters Foundation for Justice, Social Change Fund
 * Joyce Foundation
 * Kim Lund
 * Alida Messinger
 * Nathan Cummings Foundation
 * One World Fund
 * Otto Bremer Foundation
 * Still Ain’t Satisfied Foundation, A Foundation with Attitude

Contact

 * Web: http://www.takeactionminnesota.org

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 * Joy Persall
 * Mel Duncan
 * Alexa Bradley - former codirector
 * Grassroots Policy Project - partner organization
 * Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights