"The cohort experience of the program has been incredibly valuable in that it allows me and encourages me to connect with peers that otherwise I almost never have a chance to,"
Hal Cropp, Executive Director, Commonweal Theatre Company
"Without these efforts, our languages are lost, our culture is lost. Who are we as people if we don’t speak our own languages?"
Dr. Cindy Ward-Thompson, Director of Administration, Bdote Learning Center
"I was drawn to Rochester Beacon because a lot of these kids are written off. They’re told they’re not good enough, that they don’t meet society’s idea of what a child should be, and they’re kind of boxed in."
Nicole Musolf, Executive Director, Rochester Beacon Academy
"Sometimes being an executive director – and how I imagine it’s like being an artistic director – feels very lonely, especially in a small organization."
Dawn Bentley, Executive Director, Minnesota Fringe
"We’ve heard from patients that while medical expertise and technical skills of the provider are necessary, what really impacts patients’ experience of health and well-being is the relationship to the health care delivery overall and the experience each point along the way."
Alissa Light, Executive Director, Family Tree Clinic
"We’ve been training ourselves to think differently about how we save, manage debt in the most effective way, and plan for a surplus. It’s like moving from surviving to thriving… we have a different mindset, and the Equity Builder program has helped get us there."
Betsy Roder, Executive Director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center
"For an organization like us still in a growth phase, if you don’t have support or the opportunity to apply for upfront loans like we were able to get from Propel, it can be hard to continue to grow."
Johnny Allen, Executive Director, JK Movement
"It was great to have Phil [Hatlie] actually drive up here, sit down with me, learn more about our organization, and really go to bat for us. That’s not something you always see in the world of finance."
Kristi Halvarson, Executive Director, Community Health Service Inc.
