Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Advocacy & Information Referrals
Assist newcomers as they seek to become self-sufficient and contributing members of the community, Project FINE connects families to social and government services and helps them in their interactions with schools, healthcare, law enforcement, housing and food assistance providers.
Where we work
Accreditations
Charities Review Council Meets Standards Seal 2020
External reviews

Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Hours of tutoring administered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Parents, Children and youth
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
ConnectedMN began fall 2020 in response to the need for tutoring for students and parents transitioning to online learning. Since the beginning of 2021, we have provided over 400 hours of tutoring.
Number of children served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In 2021, we:
-Served over 3,250 newcomers through our educational programs
-Provided 5,941 hours of Advocacy & Information Referral Services
-Distributed over $30,000 of direct assistance to families in the form of laptops and support for rent, internet and
utilities.
-Provided 550 hours of tutoring for youth
-Engaged 1,816 individuals through the Welcoming Table program
-Provided 4,339 hours of interpreting and translation services
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Refugees and immigrants
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Paper surveys, Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Community meetings/Town halls, Constituent (client or resident, etc.) advisory committees,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve,
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
This year, we began a new program based on feedback from the community and our advisory group (made up of 17 refugees and immigrants), called My Hmong Roots. This was directly in response from the Hmong community, who wanted to teach youth how to read and write in Hmong.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback,
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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PROJECT FINE INC
Board of directorsas of 03/09/2022
David Kramer
City of St. Charles (Councilmember)
Term: 2017 - 2022
Jeff Apse
St. Charles Public Schools
Tim Biren
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
Annette Freiheit
Winona Area Public Schools
Sammy Gondola
Pleasant Valley Church
Robin Hoeg
Winona Health
Thomas Krause
Southern MN Regional Legal Services
Pedro Lopez
Courtesy Corporation
Cecilia Manrique
Dan Matejka
City of Goodview
Nicole Messenger
Merchants Bank
Pat Mutter
Visit Winona
Jack Richter
WNB Financial
Eric Schoh
Winona State University
Andy Teska
Winona Area Ambulance Service
Dale Hinckley
Hinckley Holsteins
Ron Hornbaker
Behrens Manufacturing
Josh Harrison
Knitcraft Corporation
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
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Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.