Global Minnesota

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“Each responsible person is required to complete a disclosure form identifying any relationships, positions or circumstances in which the responsible person is involved that he or she believes could contribute to a conflict of interest arising. The form is completed at the beginning of each term the board member serves.”

“Compensation committee comprised of board officers and board governance co-chairs approves compensation for the president of global minnesota based on performance, salary benchmarks (comparability data) and budget. Information is disclosed to the full board.”

“Global minnesota's most recent previous year's audit and 990 are included on the website and the 990 is available on the guidestar website. Otherwise, governing documents, financial statements and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Global minnesota's mission is to advance international understanding and engagement. And, we are committed to serving minnesota from a foundation built on values of respect, collaboration, nonpartisanship, global competency, inclusion, and courage. Distinct program areas provide rich and varied opportunities to connect with others from around the globe, serve as citizen diplomats, and gain a deeper understanding of the world.”

“K-12 education programs support minnesota educators and students in their efforts to learn more about the world and develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for success in today's global society. O classroom connection brought the world's cultures directly to minnesota elementary school children. Students, teachers, and international speakers came together for a series of interactive, virtual, cross-cultural conversations and lessons that support minnesota education standards. O in academic worldquest, 29 high school teams competed to test their international knowledge and their ability to think globally about critical issues facing the u.s. And world. O the closing of schools for in-person learning shifted resources to support international speakers and research alternate models of connecting with k-12 students.”

“Discussion groups are based on the foreign policy association's great decisions program and offer opportunities across the state to explore the year's most important international issues and foreign policy topics. They provide high quality, nonpartisan information and bring together friends, colleagues, and neighbors who share a passion - or curiosity - for global issues. Global minnesota coordinates one of the largest great decisions discussion group program in the country and builds additional programs around the eight critical topics including a free monthly presentation by a local expert at locations in both minneapolis and st. Paul, or digitally. With the pandemic, global minnesota continued the free monthly speaker programs, via a new digital platform, and some discussion groups continued to meet using a digital platform, while others shifted to self-study.”