Advancing climate action and racial equity
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Coming up at 9 a.m. on Monday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Tonya Allen, the president of the McKnight Foundation.
The Minnesota-based family foundation grants approximately $100 million dollars every year and is focused on advancing climate action and racial equity — two deeply connected issues.
Join the conversation to find out what’s driving the foundation’s priorities, how Allen shifted from working on education policy to climate change and racial justice, and how she aims to center people who are farthest from power.
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What questions do you have about the McKnight foundation’s work and how they decide what projects to fund? What does philanthropy mean to you? And what do you think is unique about philanthropy in Minnesota?
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Guest:
Tonya Allen, president of the McKnight Foundation. The McKnight Foundation is a Minnesota-based family foundation that grants approximately $100 million dollars every year. She heads a senior leadership team with a majority of women and a majority of people-of-color. Prior to joining McKnight, Tonya was president and CEO of The Skillman Foundation in Michigan. She also co-founded the Detroit Children’s Fund and was the founder and director of the Detroit Parent Network.
Editor’s note: MPR News is among the Minnesota organizations that has received McKnight Foundation grant money.
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