Elpis Enterprises
"The trajectory is long – it can take people a long time to get where they want to go. Part of that is getting kids on a journey that they’ll enjoy, and that they choose."
Paul Ramsour,
Executive Director, Elpis Enterprises
Service: Strategic Services
Interfaith Caregivers of Polk County
"Taking the time to pause, look ahead, and focus together has fired us up to get stuff done!"
Karen Krupa
Program Director, Interfaith Caregivers
Foster Advocates
"Propel doesn’t take on projects that aren’t values-driven and that aren’t looking for a true change. That’s why I went with Propel."
Hoang Murphy, Founder/Executive Director, Foster Advocates
VSA Minnesota
"This confirms what I’ve thought: our mission has gotten out there. Individuals, organizations, the press, and others get that yeah, people with disabilities should have access to the arts."
Craig Dunn, Executive Director, VSA Minnesota
ANEW BAM
"What this approach and grant has done is empower marginalized communities and people who run organizations on their behalf."
Kevin Robinson, Executive Director, ANEW BAM
Mewinzha Ondaadiziike Wiigaming
"We offer maternal/child health services in a nontraditional clinical setting to bridge western medicine with traditional cultural activities and teachings."
Natalie Nicholson, Nurse and Doula, Mewinzha Ondaadiziike Wiigaming
Bolder Options
"A relationship that’s deep typically doesn’t get broken. A mentee might give up, but we don’t give up on them."
Darrell Thompson, President, Bolder Options
Northside Economic Opportunity Network
"We knew [working with Propel Nonprofits] would get us further faster toward our mission. It’s an investment that’s going to pay off, honestly, in the near-term, not even the long-term."
Lynn Farmer, Board Chair
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
"Propel Nonprofits gave us permission to save, and to integrate that into the organization’s DNA and culture – ‘hoard cash’ is our new mantra!"
Amanda Kaler, Interim Executive Director