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Using Surplus For Good

Using Surplus For Good: 200,000+ Target Baby Kits Reach Parents

When Target recently found themselves with surplus product leftover from a 2019 sales campaign, they had a couple of options for what to do with these items. They could dump the more than 200,000 baby kits filled with diapers, wipes, pacifiers, lotions, and other essential baby needs into a landfill to rot and decay, or they could find a way to get the kits […]

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Engaging Employees

Engaging Employees: Volunteering Virtually During A Pandemic

In recent years, more and more companies have recognized the benefits of giving back to their communities by providing employees with opportunities to volunteer. Not only does it make their brand more recognizable in the communities in which they work, but it also makes for happier employees. Regarding a recent survey on the importance of workplace volunteerism, businessnewsdaily.com noted,  “The research revealed that employers that encourage and promote

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Advancing Healthcare In Afghanistan

Bayat Foundation: Advancing Healthcare In Afghanistan

Since 2006, the Bayat Foundation, Afghanistan’s largest humanitarian organization, has been on a mission to rebuild Afghanistan by bringing hope and support to those marginalized and most at-risk in their country. A variety of initiatives aimed at women and families, including women’s healthcare and empowerment, seek to improve the quality of life and restore the

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Making A Difference

Jeannie Burns Buckner: Making A Difference When It Matters

Though 2020 has been a tough year, it’s also provided MATTERnation with some amazing opportunities to step up in new and creative ways to reach out to our neighbors, to rebuild communities and to help those on the margins of society. There’s no better example of someone making the most of these opportunities than one of MATTERnation’s most ardent supporters and partners, Jeannie Burns Buckner.   As a mother and grandmother, Jeannie is a passionate advocate for the healthcare needs of women and children around the world. After helping

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Gorgui Dieng Aids Senegal

MATTER Partner Gorgui Dieng Aids Senegal During Pandemic

Our friend and MATTER partner, Gorgui Dieng of the Memphis Grizzlies, has been keeping himself busy during the NBA’s suspended season. With his home country of Senegal ever on his heart and mind, he’s been focusing this unexpected downtime on helping Senegal address the COVID-19 pandemic.  On Instagram, Gorgui shared his foundation’s mission during this time:   In response to the growing needs in Senegal, The Gorgui Dieng

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Coming Together for the Community

Coming Together for the Community: Minnesota Timberwolves, Lynx & T-Wolves Gaming

On June 11, players and staff from the Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Lynx and T-Wolves Gaming came to MATTER to pack thousands of MATTERbox meal kits and snack packs for families in South Minneapolis. With food generously donated by Hy-Vee, everyone brought their A-game and got it done, packing more than 1,000 meal kits and 2,000 snack

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Tell Someone They Matter

Be A Superhero: Tell Someone They Matter

In the wake of the civil unrest following George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis last month, residents of the city and beyond came out in full force to help bring peace and healing to their gutted communities. Parking lots were filled with seas of grocery bags and mountains of diapers. Floods of neighbors came pouring out of homes with buckets and brooms to clean up the debris.   Amidst the darkness of fear and death,

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Expanding Opportunities for Impact: MATTER Now Accepts Cryptocurrency Donations

Expanding Opportunities for Impact: MATTER Now Accepts Cryptocurrency Donations

You may have heard the term “cryptocurrency” and wondered what it was all about. Merriam-Webster defines cryptocurrency as “any form of currency that only exists digitally, that usually has no central issuing or regulating authority but instead uses a decentralized system to record transactions and manage the issuance of new units, and that relies on

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