Community Development
Dominium Breaks Down Financial Barriers with New Scholarship Program
The disparity of resources and opportunities between those who cannot afford higher education and those who can is a defining issue of our time and our client, Dominium, is facing it head-on with their new scholarship program, Opportunity’s Front Door. Dominium is one of the nation’s largest affordable housing developers, owners and managers and the…
Read MoreTunheim Celebrates Pride Month With The Arise Project
June is Pride Month! And this year, our team was able to make a donation to a special organization, Twin Cities United Way’s Arise Project. To learn more about their message last summer, Tunheim sat down with Claire Psarouthakis, Giving Communities Manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way. Tunheim stands with our LGBTQ+ community, team…
Read More#ShopLocalMN: Art Edition
We could all use a little art and inspiration right now! As our next installment in our #ShopLocalMN series, we’re highlighting local artists and local art shops. From fun jewelry and ceramics to eye-catching photography and paintings, the greater metro area has no shortage of talented businesses and individuals who create inspiring art works. And…
Read MoreIntentional Community Engagement in Land Use and Development
For more than 25 years, Tunheim has been helping communities and developers rethink their approach to communications and engagement when planning and building a new or redevelopment project. Community engagement, when done well, can support and enhance a development process. From large-scale developments like the former Ford Plant in St. Paul and Upper Harbor Terminal…
Read MoreWhat do MSP elections mean for business?
Business and organizational leaders woke up to a StarTribune headline stating Voters Shake Up City Hall. Is it really a shake up? And if so, how should business leaders rethink their strategies and actions to better navigate city politics in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Four Tunheim political watchers share their insights on the elections, the…
Read MoreBoost Your Corporate Reputation to Build a Better Brand: Here Is How
Whether you operate a large corporation or a single-location store, there’s nothing more important to your organization’s success than managing your business reputation. The quicker you enact a plan to actively develop an appropriate brand image and do the work to protect it, the better off your company will be in the long run. But…
Read MoreAre you an effective communicator? How authentic communication can increase your ROI
Just seven percent of what you communicate to others is interpreted through the words you speak*. The remaining 93 percent is communicated through non-verbal factors. So, that being the case, please, join me in a moment of personal panic, and ask yourself “What have I been ‘saying’ all of these years?” To get to the…
Read MoreBlack Lives Matter: How the Movement Translates to the Boardroom
By Stan Alleyne, senior consultant I bet many folks sighed in relief when the Twin Cities Marathon concluded Sunday without any significant disruption. It was a far cry from the feelings earlier in the week when the St. Paul chapter of Black Lives Matter communicated its intentions to disrupt the marathon in protest of the…
Read MoreTunheim Welcomes Sydney-Based InsideOut Public Relations to IPREX
InsideOut Public Relations, a leading Sydney-based agency specializing in internal and external communication for corporate and consumer brands, has been elected a partner in IPREX, the global network of communication agencies in which Tunheim is a leading partner. Founded in 2005 by Nicole Reaney, InsideOut, with its extensive in-house experience, offers clients a refreshing take…
Read MoreFamous Last Words: “We don’t do marketing.”
Written by Patrick Milan, creative destruction officer, Tunheim “Social bullshit.” Those were the two words that ended my oldest son’s interest in becoming a fourth-generation member of our family’s manufacturing company in Chicago. It was a clash of cultures between my millennial son and his boomer aunt (he being a newbie grunt, she being the…
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