So You Want To Be A Consultant?

So You Want To Be A Consultant?

On January 04, 2023

Top tips from our founder, Susan Hammel, after 25 years of succesful consulting.

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What Susan Was Doing in November

What Susan Was Doing in November

On November 18, 2022

Top of my mind these days is investing in line with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion values. Many institutions promised bold moves after George Floyd was murdered. Who...

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Activating Individual Investors for Impact

Activating Individual Investors for Impact

On November 11, 2022

Part of Cogent’s commitment is to make a lasting impact through changing the way people think about money – thinking beyond the individual level to the...

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Minnesota Impact Investing Initiative Results in 500 Affordable Homes

Minnesota Impact Investing Initiative Results in 500 Affordable Homes

On October 13, 2022

Over $112 million in capital invested in low-income communities as Minnesota faces one of America’s largest wealth gaps The Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF) and several...

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Workaholic TerriB’s Top 10 Tips to “Retire”

Workaholic TerriB’s Top 10 Tips to “Retire”

On October 06, 2022

I “retired” in June 2014 after working since I was age 15.  Most of my adult life I worked in a leadership role in philanthropy and...

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What Susan is doing

“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”― Dietrich Bonhoeffer

This powerful quote is how Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison opened his keynote address at the Minnesota Council on Foundations annual conference last month. As Americans, we stand for individual freedom, the right to pursue happiness, and the dignity of each person. These fundamental values are under assault. We need to muster our courage and act. Perhaps it’s reaching out to a friend with disabilities who is worried about funding cuts. Maybe it’s shopping and dining at non-traditional places and restaurants such as those found on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Or maybe it’s running for public office so we’ll have better leadership choices. Let me know what actions you’re taking in these fraught times.