Organizations Filed Purposes:
IRG'S MISSION IS TO BUILD BRIDGES OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN MUSLIM AMERICANS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION.
IRG BUILT BRIDGES OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND THE LARGER COMMUNITY BY DELIVERING HUNDREDS OF PRESENTATIONS AND REACHING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
ISLAMIC RESOURCE GROUP (IRG) HOSTED ITS ANNUAL BUILDING BRIDGES AWARDS DINNER TO RECOGNIZE CROSS-FAITH AND CROSS-CULTURAL BRIDGE BUILDERS ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES AND MINNESOTA FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO SHARING ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY. THIS GATHERING BROUGHT TOGETHER ABOUT 300 PEOPLE ACROSS DIFFERENT SECTORS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF ISLAMOPHOBIA. IRG ALSO CONVENED MUSLIM STUDENT GROUPS AND PROVIDES TRAININGS FOR YOUNG SPEAKERS. IRG PROVIDED EVENT SPONSORSHIP TO LOCAL MUSLIM-LED EFFORTS THAT HELPED FURTHER OUR COLLABORATIONS WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS.
IN 2019, ISLAMIC RESOURCE GROUP PROVIDED DIVERSITY TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS ABOUT MUSLIMS AND ISLAM TO MORE THAN 13,000 PERSONS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. IRG'S EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS ARE A PROVEN METHOD TO REDUCE ISLAMOPHOBIA, DISCRIMINATION, AND BIAS AGAINST MUSLIMS. IN ADDITION, IRG'S PRESENTATIONS TO PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ARE CRITICAL TO HELPING POLICE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, EDUCATORS, AND FAITH LEADERS DELIVER SERVICES TO AN INCREASINGLY DIVERSE MINNESOTA COMMUNITY.
THE DEMAND FOR DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL CONTENT IS CONSTANTLY GROWING. IRG DECIDED TO INCORPORATE THIS TREND INTO OUR PROGRAMMING BY CREATING AN ONLINE ACADEMY TO FILL THE NEED FOR DIGITALLY ACCESSIBLE, BOARD-CERTIFIED CULTURAL EDUCATION AND DIVERSITY TRAINING FOR PEACE OFFICERS AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. THROUGH THIS ONLINE CONTENT, WE ARE PROVIDING NEW AVENUES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT ISLAM AND MUSLIMS IN PRACTICAL WAYS FOR THE CITIZENS THEY SERVE.
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 |
|---|
| Elif Erdemir | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Farhana Ali | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Zafar Siddiqui | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Khalil Houri | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Jean Nackers | VICE-CHAIRPE | 5 | $0 |
| Rashed Ferdours | CHAIRPERSON | 10 | $0 |
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