"It's an equity issue. It’s not fair that kids who live half an hour away have the most beautiful facilities and space, and our students are crammed into a strip mall by a bus terminal with no green space."
Helen Fisk, Co-founder & Director, Global Academy
"I’m grateful to have multiple layers of expertise, from basic financial reconciling and reporting to the strategizing about how we think about our growth to what we might consider as build financial models to match our strategies – it’s more than we would be able to find one person at this time."
Bo Thao-Urabe, Executive Director, Coalition of Asian American Leaders
"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
"We were looking for a partner who was in alignment with our mission, as well as to spend a lot less money on administration so we can focus on the people and the events."
Reynolds-Anthony Harris, Founder
Minnesota Harvest Initiative
"[Propel Nonprofits is] my fairy godmother business buddy who helps me sleep at night. That’s what they do: they help Executive Directors sleep at night."
Jamie Millard, Executive Director
Pollen
"We’re looking for the economic model that would work in our community and be healthy for us."
Pamela Standing, Project Director
Minnesota Indian Business Alliance
"I realized that someone is always telling our stories, so we need to take back the narrative and do it ourselves."
Nausheena Hussain, Executive Director
Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment
"More than many other artform, literature can put you inside the head of a character, someone who is completely different from you."
Chris Fischbach, Coffee House Press
"There’s value in creativity and creative thinking. In rural areas, that comes through a lot. You have to be creative to make a living in a rural area."
Katie Marshall, MacRostie Art Center