The Buzz

Minnesota Idea Open News:

• Minnesota Idea Open Invites Everyday Visionaries to Help Chart the Future (3/18/10)

The Buzz: What the Media is Saying About Idea Open

• Downtown Journal: Idea Open asks citizens to weigh in on a critical issue (3/29/10)
• Cities 97 podcast of Minnesota Idea Open interviews (3/30/10)
• MPR explores obesity and the Idea Open in "Fighting Obesity One Meal at a Time" (3/23/10) – Join the online discussion
• WCCO-TV's Esme Murphy covers Minnesota Idea Open, interviews Minnesota Community Foundation and General Mills (3/28/10)
• Chris Freytag's "Motivation Monday" on KARE-11: "Encourage kids to stay active" (3/29/10)
• Associated Press (AP): "Minn. Group Offers Cash for Good Ideas" (3/20/10)
• Twin Cities Public Television's "Almanac" showcases Idea Open, and interviews General Mills Community Action and Minnesota Community Foundation (3/19/10)
• TPT's "Almanac" highlights the Idea Open Web site (3/19/10)
• FOX-9 explores the Idea Open with Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Minnesota Community Foundation (3/15/10)
• KFAI interviews Jen Ford Reedy from Minnesota Community Foundation (3/15/10)
• Rochester Post-Bulletin Editorial: "An idea fit for funding" (3/19/10)
• MPR's "All Things Considered" Profiles Idea Open (3/18/10)
• KCRW's "To The Point" interviews Sean Kershaw of the Citizens League (3/18/10)
• Gail Rosenblum wrote about the Minnesota Idea Open in her Star-Tribune column (3/14/10)
• Idea Open on KARE-11 with Kim Insley and Tim McNiff (3/15/10)

Resources for the Media:

• Minnesota Idea Open Talking Points
• Overview of Obesity

For Media Inquiries Please Contact:

Kari Ruth
Minnesota Community Foundation
(651) 325-4243
klr@mncommunityfoundation.org

Nick Banovetz
Padilla Speer Beardsley
(612) 455-1705
nbanovetz@psbpr.com