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Join our equity journey today! An annual $5.1 billion wage disparity gap is the impact of under employing foreign born Minnesotans. Watch now to learn how we can work together so all Minnesotans can prosper.

Our heartfelt gratitude to Charles Dwamina, Miata Getaweh, Jude Nnadi, Georgette Gray and Jackson George Jr. for sharing your lived experiences!

Thank you Adam Foster Jacobs for designing and producing our videos.

 

Photos often speak louder than words. Follow Prosperity Ready as we work with our community to get a pilot program up and running!

Thank you Annie Warnke for the wonderful photos of our Friend Raiser.

  • Friend Raiser 2020

  • Thank you Peter Frosch and Tiffany Orth and the team Greater MSP for an informative event. Prosperity Ready is proud to be part of our region's effort to remove barriers for People of Color and create a community where everyone is able to prosper.

  • First Board Meeting
    First Board Meeting

    The best gift ever! Meet Prosperity Ready's Advisory Board. We are full of gratitude for their offering of precious time and significant talents to advance our mission. From left to right: Kara Sime, Jackson George, Cheryl Myhr, Jinah Chernivec, Lulit Woldelassie

  • November 2019 Email Marketing Meeting
    November 2019 Email Marketing Meeting

    Thank you to Ilea Finn, experienced professional entering the IT space, for her expertise in getting Prosperity Ready up and running on our email marketing system! Ilea is a recent North Hennepin Community College IT grad and is leveraging her previous professional experience and many skills to ensure we are ready for the giving season.
    #prosperityready #professionalswithpotential #community

  • Thank you Minnesota International NGO Network for a great summit! Thank you Mark Ritchie and Lulit Woldeselassie for inviting Prosperity Ready to keep learning! We enjoyed the insightful keynote delivered by Abdul M. Omari, PhD in addition to outstanding break out sessions.
    #prosperityready #networking #continuouslearning

  • October 2019 Breakfast with MN Gov. Tim Walz and Team
    October 2019 Breakfast with MN Gov. Tim Walz and Team

    October 2019 Breakfast with MN Gov. Tim Walz and Team

    Thank you The Forum on Workplace Inclusion and Steven Humerickhouse for hosting a great event! Thrilled to hear Governor Tim Walz and his leadership articulate their vision and better yet ACTIONS to achieve equity in our state.

    Looking forward to continuing the conversation with Chris Taylor and Migdalia Loyola Meléndez in the near future!

    #prosperityready #WorkplaceForum #Equity #Community

  • Thank you Minnesota Council of Nonprofits for a great annual conference! Prosperity Ready met many amazing nonprofit professionals and made valuable new connections.
    www.minnesotanonprofits.org

    #prosperityready #community #continuouslearning #MCNAC19

  • Prosperity Ready has been out and about continuing our quest as life long learners! Thank you Anne Sample, Owner and CEO of Navigate Forward and Michael Fanuele for a refreshingly different perspective on motivation at the Navigate Forward Annual Author's Breakfast. Thank you Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and Sherry Holtz, owner of Mission Momentum, LLC for an insightful session on board leadership.
    www.NavigateFoward.com

    #prosperityready #community #learning #leadership

  • Thank you Miata Getaweh and African Immigrants Professional Development Conference (AIPDC) for an amazing day of learning and connecting. Prosperity Ready was honored to be a part of this important event!
    www.aipdc.org

    #prosperityready #community #potential #learning

  • September 2019 Equity Works Leadership Institute
    September 2019 Equity Works Leadership Institute

    Another great Equity Works Leadership Institute cohort meeting University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs. So excited and grateful that my new colleague, Jonathan Gatlin from EMERGE Community Development joined the group. Thank you Jonathan for continuing to share your insight about effective partnering in the workforce development space. Prosperity Ready is grateful for your support and knowledge sharing!
    www.prosperityready.org
    #prosperityready #leadership #lifelonglearning

  • September 2019 Networking
    September 2019 Networking

    Prosperity Ready had a great day networking and learning in the community! Thank you Minnesota Africans United for an outstanding summit packed with great speakers. An honor to meet Hamse Warfa and Dr. Bruce Corrie among many others. Thank you Center for Economic Inclusion, Andrea Guendelman, Jeff Tollefson, and Caroline Karanja and Tawana Black for a great conversation about the intersection of technology and inclusion.
    www.mnafricansunited.org
    www.centerforeconomicinclusion.org
    #prosperityready #learning #community #networking #poweringinclusion

  • Thank you Colin Owens, Jonathan Gatlin and Mohamed Ali of EMERGE Community Development for a great networking meeting! Prosperity Ready is grateful for your knowledge and support.
    emerge-mn.org

    #prosperityready #community #leadership #networking

Our Startup Goals

  • Volunteer Hours

    125

  • Fundraising Goal

    $265000

  • Program Participants

    20

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