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Community Initiatives

Racial equity as north star illustration

Wilder is committed to addressing complex challenges that will advance equity in Saint Paul and across Minnesota. In our Community Initiatives, we work alongside community collaboratively, crafting solutions that impact systems, organizations, communities and individuals.
 
Community Initiatives are not programs, but rather time-limited collaborative projects that seek to build community capacity.

For more information on collaborating with us, contact:

Kirsten Johnson
kirsten.johnson@wilder.org
651-280-2492

Sindy Morales Garcia
sindy.moralesgarcia@wilder.org
651-280-2397

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Projects

Racial Equity Action Support Network
A network that brings together racial equity advocates from community, nonprofit and government organizations across Minnesota.
African American Babies Coalition and Projects
A group of African American community leaders committed to promoting healthy birth experiences and strong brain development for African American babies, their families and communities.

Systems Change 

Supporting systems in effectively engaging community in order to collaboratively build equitable, accessible and culturally relevant systems. Current projects include:

Winona Health Equity Project

An effort to equip local organizations to collaborate effectively to advance health equity by addressing social determinants of health.

Early Childhood Systems Reform

Partnering with the Minnesota Children’s Cabinet to engage community in reforming our statewide early childhood system in order to create an equitable system.

Other Collaborative Projects

Network Weavers Community of Practice

A group of practitioners who meet regularly  to improve our Network weaving capacity: to intentionally build effective relationships around a shared vision to accomplish goals or build a movement.

Our Principles

We do the work of cultural organizing – organizing that catalyzes the cultural shifts needed to create sustainable change. Working alongside community, we seek to address the complex underlying systems and structures that perpetuate inequities. Our guiding principles are:

  • Community-driven collaboration
  • Addressing complex challenges
  • Co-creating new narratives