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Wilder Earns Service Enterprise Designation for Work with Volunteers
We are excited to announce that Wilder has been certified by Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, as a Service Enterprise. Organizations that achieve… Read more »Pioneer Press: Saint Paul City Council Approves Array of Affordable Housing Initiatives
This week the Saint Paul City Council approved three affordable housing initiatives, including one that supports families at Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood and Achievement Plus schools. Read the… Read more »
Tiffany Scott Knox Named Director of Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood
The Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood Initiative is thrilled to announce that Tiffany Scott Knox has been selected as its next Director. Tiffany will begin her work on Monday December 2nd.Brad Hewitt Named Interim CEO
The Amherst H. Wilder Foundation has appointed Brad Hewitt, former CEO of Thrivent Financial, as Interim CEO effective November 1. Hewitt will succeed MayKao Y. Hang, the Foundation’s sixth president… Read more »
U.S. Bank Invests in Family Independence Initiative
Through its Community Possible giving and engagement platform, U.S. Bank has invested $500,000 in the Family Independence Initiative Twin Cities (FII) housed at the Wilder Foundation. FII is a data-… Read more »
Nona Ferguson Appointed to Blue Ribbon Commission on Health and Human Services
Wilder Vice President of Economic Stability and Aging Services Nona Ferguson has been appointed by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to the Blue Ribbon Commission on Health and Human Services. Established… Read more »Wilder President and CEO to Become Inaugural Dean of College of Health at St. Thomas University
Wilder President and CEO MayKao Y. Hang will become Vice President and Inaugural Dean of the College of Health in fall 2019. During her tenure as president and CEO of the Wilder Foundation, MayKao… Read more »