Organizations Filed Purposes:
MINNEAPOLIS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK'S (MTN) MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE SPACE, SUPPORT, AND TRAINING NECESSARY FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE AND SHARE THEIR UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES. MTN VALUES FREEDOM OF SPEECH, INFORMATION, AND ASSOCIATION, AND WORK TO PROVIDE THE PLATFORM AND RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE TO TELL THEIR OWN STORIES, ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS, WITH NO PREFERENCE OR BIAS FOR ANY NARRATIVE.
IN 2019, MTN CONTINUED TO PROVIDE THE CONTRACTED SERVICES OF PROVIDING SPACE, EQUIPMENT, TRAINING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNITY MADE CONTENT. IN THAT CAPACITY, MTN SERVED 2,289 PEOPLE THROUGH ORIENTATIONS, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATION. MTN AIRED AN AVERAGE OF 561 FIRST-RUN, COMMUNITY-PRODUCED SHOWS EACH QUARTER, AND REACHED APPROXIMATELY 510,000 PEOPLE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS. AS WELL, MTN CONTINUED TO BUILD ON THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM INTRODUCED IN 2018, WHICH TRAINS LOW-INCOME SENIORS, COLLEGE MEDIA INTERNS, AND VETTED VOLUNTEERS IN THE AREAS OF TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA CREATION, AND POST-PRODUCTION SKILLS THROUGH CREATIVE COLLABORATION. MTN SERVED 15 PEOPLE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM IN 2019, AND MORE THAN HALF WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN PAID WORK IN A TECHNICAL FIELD, WITH THE REST STILL WORKING TOWARD FINDING EMPLOYMENT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Valerie Lockhart | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 |
| Michelle Kimbrough | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Ilse Rolf | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Misty Lewis | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mohamad Alameh | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jon Samuelson | VICE CHAIR (UNTIL 11/2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Wade | TREASURER (UNTIL 11/2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Reverend Destaye Crawford | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| David Allison | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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