Earlier this month, MATTER’s board of directors elected Amanda Escen as board chair. Amanda assumes the position from Casey Carl, who will continue to serve on the MATTER board. As MATTER’s first female board chair, Amanda brings a wealth of experience to her new role. She currently serves as the Manager of Investment Operations at […]
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The MATTER Innovation Hub is inspiring minds and expanding the horizons of students in Haiti, Senegal, Uganda and Zimbabwe. In April 2021, the doors will open to the first MATTER Innovation Hub in Afghanistan. Located in the capital city of Kabul, this stunning, state-of-the-art facility is the vision of The Bayat Foundation, working in collaboration
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Last November MATTER launched the Chaya Tree Story, the vision of donors Sandi Young and Susan Block, with the goal of planting 15,000 Chaya trees in Zimbabwe to increase the health of communities through Chaya’s nutrition benefits. Because of the amazing generosity of our donors and supporters, all 15,000 trees are now in the ground! Training
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With much of the country still in the throes of winter’s snow and cold, many people are dreaming about spring. At MATTER, this time of year finds us dreaming about MATTERbox Madness, our annual March packing event that brings together some of the most generous companies in the Twin Cities to provide food for hungry
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Recently, Tami Hedrick joined MATTER as our new national development director. Here are some Q&A to help you get to know her better! Welcome to MATTER Tami. Can you tell us a little about your professional background? I am so excited to be part of the MATTER team! For the last several decades, I worked
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“I have to tell you, for a doctor, it was nightmarish stuff. I lost patients because we’d run out of oxygen. It used to give me nightmares; it was deeply traumatic for all involved.” MATTER’s Medical Director for Projects in Zimbabwe, Dr. Mike Jeans, recently shared his harrowing experience as a doctor in Zimbabwe’s Victoria
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MATTER is excited to introduce the newest member of our team, Vicki Bachmann. Vicki comes to MATTER with extensive experience in corporate and nonprofit organizations. As Vice-President of Business Partnerships, Vicki will advance our corporate partnerships and oversee the expansion of MATTERhouse, an exciting initiative for tradespersons, subcontractors, and suppliers to partner with MATTER to
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Zimbabwe is suffering from one of the country’s worst droughts in 40 years. For the women of Zimbabwe who are responsible to grow the food that feeds their families, hopelessness is setting in. Their small garden plots are parched and barren; their livestock dying. In a country once considered the breadbasket of Africa, 650,000 of
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On August 6, 2020, MATTER lost one of our dear friends and dedicated volunteers, Eddy Cyphers. Eddy became part of the MATTER family over three years ago when he reached out to us hoping to help with our agriculture projects. With his extensive experience in farming and travel, and his love for people, Eddy quickly
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It’s easy to feel discouraged about our world these days. The challenges we face seem to grow greater by the day. But here’s the good news. Where there are great challenges, there are great opportunities. And these opportunities lie in our own hands. MATTER is built on the simple belief that you matter. When you believe
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