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12/11/2012:
IQ: The Economic Forces of Air Travel
11/20/2012:
Welcome to the new IQ!
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IQ: Healthcare Industry Leads the Way
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IQ: Wellness at Work
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TOP program now accepting applications!
09/28/2012:
Welcome, new trustees!
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Greater St. Cloud Community Priorities Update
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IQ: Inside a Trade Mission
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IQ: Exporting for the Small Business Owner
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IQ: Relationships Matter
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The Select Six
01/25/2012:
2012 Valspar Paint Program
01/17/2012:
MCAF accepting grant apps through Feb 29.
12/28/2011:
Java & Jobs
12/13/2011:
25th Anniversary Commemorative Wall
12/07/2011:
2012 Grant-Making Changes
11/18/2011:
Breaking records on GiveMN!
11/07/2011:
2011 Initiative Awards - Thank You!
09/21/2011:
2011 Award Winners Announced
08/22/2011:
Smude's Sunflower Oil Featured in Star Tribune
07/06/2011:
5th Annual Nancy Latimer Convening
07/01/2011:
More great support from USDA!
06/21/2011:
Welcome Dan!
06/09/2011:
Minnesota Initiative Foundations Celebrate 25 Years
06/08/2011:
'Thrive' is definitely thriving!
01/11/2011:
Valspar Offers Paint & Coatings
01/04/2011:
New Grant Review Process in 2011!
01/03/2011:
Looking for the right host site...
11/19/2010:
How Minnesotans Gave to the Max
10/27/2010:
Calling All Artists!
10/08/2010:
Kilian Named Vice President for External Relations
10/06/2010:
30,700 Acres of Beauty
10/01/2010:
Nonprofits Receive Over $94,000 in Foundation Grants
08/31/2010:
Treasure from the Treasury
08/17/2010:
What it's all about...
08/12/2010:
24 hours left in online giving challenge!
08/09/2010:
Giving Challenge Moves into Final Week
07/14/2010:
Wadena Loan Fund
07/08/2010:
Cambridge Manufacturer Adds Laser, Jobs with Loan
06/25/2010:
Wadena Update
06/22/2010:
Wadena's Tornado Relief Efforts
06/10/2010:
IOC Featured on Lakeland Public Television
06/10/2010:
Foundations Announce Grant Recipients
06/04/2010:
"I can't imagine a better place to live!"
05/28/2010:
USDA Loan Funds Spur Rural Business, Job Growth
05/27/2010:
Thrive: helping our youngest little citizens.
05/20/2010:
Wright County Lakes Get Boost from Xcel Energy Foundation
05/11/2010:
Mississippi River Draws Foundations Together
05/10/2010:
Ground Level Hits the Ground Running
05/07/2010:
Important Tax Alert for MN Nonprofits!
04/30/2010:
Direct from the Pie Capital of Minnesota...
04/27/2010:
IQ Receives Gold!
04/23/2010:
Second Time's a Charm for Lake Association
04/22/2010:
Foundation, Valspar Select 14 for Paint Donations
04/09/2010:
Foundation's Largest Grant Funds Workforce Training Program
04/07/2010:
Nonprofits Receive Over $100,000 in Foundation Grants
04/06/2010:
Your idea could be worth $15,000!
03/26/2010:
48th Winter Institute - In Review
03/15/2010:
60 people + 1 day = 11,664 packaged meals
03/01/2010:
Hickman Preparing for Vietnam Trip
02/23/2010:
New office chair: more than just a great place to sit!
02/10/2010:
170 Jobs Secured at Larson Boat!
01/27/2010:
One Way to Beat the Winter Doldrums
01/22/2010:
Got a Fresh Idea?
01/20/2010:
Thank You!
01/08/2010:
Free paints & coatings!
12/28/2009:
Making the Most Out of Mentoring
12/18/2009:
A Magnificent Memorial
12/15/2009:
Developing Leaders for Life
12/14/2009:
The Nerdery's Website Challenge
12/07/2009:
Four This Friday
12/01/2009:
Will the future be brighter?
11/25/2009:
What do I do?
11/24/2009:
$14M on GiveMN Match Day
11/10/2009:
Online Giving in MN is Changing
10/30/2009:
Initiative Foundation in Top 25 (again!)
10/29/2009:
Thank You, Leah!
10/27/2009:
Pomp and Circumstance...
10/23/2009:
Biodiesel Facility Opens in Isanti
10/20/2009:
Viva VISTA!
10/15/2009:
Thank you, Sam Nelson
10/08/2009:
Minnesotans struggling, ready for action
10/05/2009:
Got a hankerin' for roast yak?
10/02/2009:
Local Business... National Clients
09/29/2009:
Montrose: small city, big plans.
09/25/2009:
The Fight Against Meth Continues...
09/15/2009:
They're good. Honestly, they are!
09/14/2009:
Cheering for Children
09/10/2009:
Wind Forum: Sail Away or Blow It Off?
09/04/2009:
Remembering Brothers
09/03/2009:
Where are you, #4?
08/28/2009:
Beverly the Philanthropist
08/27/2009:
Bang For Your Buck
08/26/2009:
3 Girls, 2 Solar Panels, 1 Minute
08/19/2009:
VISTA Shocker from Chris Fastner
08/18/2009:
Yes, we made it to the blogosphere!
08/10/2009:
Initiative Foundation, DEED Lead Financing Package to Bring Innovative Surfaces to Wadena
06/18/2009:
Initiative Foundation Announces Community Investments
05/04/2009:
Grants, Training Available for Nonprofits (Compassion Capital Fund)
05/01/2009:
Initiative Foundation Announces Grant Recipients (Feb-Apr 09)
04/30/2009:
20 Groups Receive Paint from Valspar, Foundation Partnership
04/29/2009:
“Dance with the Businesses that Brought You”
04/24/2009:
Foundation Seeks VISTA Volunteers to Serve Area Nonprofits
03/09/2009:
Four Communities Selected to Leadership Program
03/09/2009:
Foundation Names 2009 Award Winners
02/26/2009:
Foundations to Host Wind Energy Forum
02/20/2009:
Foundation Selects Olson as Economic VP
02/12/2009:
Initiative Foundation Announces 2009 Focus on Economic Recovery
02/05/2009:
Initiative Foundation Announces Community Investments
01/13/2009:
Free Paint and Coatings Available Through Valspar
01/01/2009:
Foundation Announces Community Investments (Sept - Nov 08)
01/01/2009:
Inside-Out Connections Project
01/01/2009:
Thrive Early Childhood Mental Health Coalition
12/12/2008:
Crow Wing Coalition to End Poverty Will Host “Call to Action” Meeting
12/05/2008:
Alternative Fuels Company Receives Foundation Financing
11/19/2008:
Foundations to Host Wind Energy Forum
11/13/2008:
Mora Entrepreneur, Pat Gorham, Named to Board of Trustees
11/04/2008:
Foundations Introduce Rural Energy Development Initiative
10/21/2008:
Foundation Finances Biodiesel Facility in Isanti
10/15/2008:
Initiative Foundation Announces Grant Recipients
08/15/2008:
Local Funds Announce Grant Recipients
08/15/2008:
Foundation Announces Community Investments - July
08/14/2008:
Foundation Announces Community Investments - June
08/13/2008:
Foundation Announces Community Investments - May
07/11/2008:
Close Joins Initiative Foundation Board
07/10/2008:
Initiative Foundation Offers ‘Running for Public Office’ Workshop
07/05/2008:
Workplace Safety & Security Meeting
06/18/2008:
Initiative Foundation Announces Community Investments - April
06/18/2008:
Three Community Foundations Announce Grant Recipients
06/04/2008:
USDA Rural Development to Deliver $234,643 for 15 Communities
06/03/2008:
2009 Initiative Awards: Now Accepting Nominations
05/06/2008:
The McKnight Foundation Adds $3 Million to Early Childhood Efforts
05/01/2008:
Initiative Foundation Announces Grant Recipients
04/23/2008:
Initiative Foundation Announces Valspar Paint Recipients
04/21/2008:
Grants, Training Available to Nonprofits Fighting Poverty
04/08/2008:
Foundation Seeks VISTA Volunteers to Serve Area Nonprofits
04/03/2008:
Initiative Foundation Announces Community Investments
04/01/2008:
SUMMER INTERN WANTED: Communications Dept.
03/17/2008:
Initiative Foundation Announces Grant Recipients
02/07/2008:
St. Cloud Area Nonprofits Begin Two-Year Leadership Program
01/28/2008:
Initiative Foundation Presents Minnesota Oomph!
01/11/2008:
Free Paint and Coatings Available Through Initiative Foundation, Valspar
01/09/2008:
Workshops to Strengthen School Boards
01/08/2008:
Anderson Fund Seeks Grant Applications
01/03/2008:
Foundation Seeks Anti-Poverty Work for VISTA Volunteers
12/27/2007:
Initiative Foundation Announces Community Investments
12/26/2007:
St. Cloud Hosts Video-Conference on Youth Violence
12/17/2007:
$234,000 USDA Grant to Boost Initiative Foundation Poverty Efforts
11/27/2007:
Annandale Advocate: Youth Board Seeks Projects
11/21/2007:
St. Cloud State President Joins Initiative Foundation Board
11/21/2007:
Initiative Foundation Announces October Grants
11/14/2007:
Energy in Region Five (Post Meeting Resources)
11/13/2007:
Little Falls Area Foundation Announces New Board Members
11/07/2007:
Foundation Announces August & September Grants
10/17/2007:
$7.2 Million for Central Minnesota
09/25/2007:
Initiative Foundation Unveils 2007 Awards
09/15/2007:
St. Cloud Area Legal Announces Expanded Services to Immigrants
08/01/2007:
Foundation Announces July Grants
07/17/2007:
Foundation Announces June Grants
07/12/2007:
Otto Bremer Foundation Invests $225,000 In Initiative Foundation
07/02/2007:
Foundation Announces May Grants
06/29/2007:
Eich Motor Company President Joins Initiative Foundation Board
06/21/2007:
Foundation Seeks Full-Time Program Assistant
06/07/2007:
Initiative Foundation Announces April Grant Recipients
05/25/2007:
Pine City Pioneer: Coalition Brings Childcare Providers Together
05/18/2007:
Initiative Foundation Adds Entrepreneur Arnie Johnson to Board Leadership
05/16/2007:
Initiative Foundation Announces Valspar Paint Recipients
04/11/2007:
Foundation Seeks VISTA Volunteers to Serve Central MN Nonprofits
03/23/2007:
St. Cloud Times: Brain Magnet Teams With Foundation to Create Technology Mapping Tool
03/22/2007:
Initiative Foundation Announces February Grant Recipients
03/22/2007:
SUMMER INTERN WANTED: Communications Dept.
03/15/2007:
Morrison County Record: Mark Wood's Legacy Lives in Lincoln Mentors
03/13/2007:
Initiative Foundation Predicts the Future at ‘Seven Revolutions’ Conference
02/22/2007:
Initiative Foundation Announces January Grant Recipients
02/15/2007:
Cambridge Star: Trustee Schlagel Receives Human Rights Award
02/09/2007:
Wells Fargo Invests $650,000 in Initiative Foundation
01/30/2007:
Free Paint and Coatings Available Through Initiative Foundation, Valspar
01/26/2007:
Anderson Brothers Family Fund Invites Grant Applications
01/18/2007:
Initiative Foundation Announces December Grant Recipients
01/03/2007:
Preschool Emotional Concerns Drive New Initiative in St. Cloud
01/02/2007:
Initiative Foundation Seeks Sites for AmeriCorps*VISTA Volunteers
12/15/2006:
Initiative Foundation Announces November Grant Recipients
11/22/2006:
Biodiesel From Restaurant Grease Among Products Made by Foundation Loan Recipients
11/08/2006:
Initiative Foundation Announces September & October Grant Recipients
10/17/2006:
Foundation to Create Green-Collar Jobs with New Business Loan Fund
10/16/2006:
Initiative Foundation Announces July & August Grant Recipients
10/13/2006:
Little Falls, Pine City Join Early Childhood Movement
09/21/2006:
Jenkins, Paynesville Selected to Healthy Communities Partnership
08/01/2006:
Old-Fashioned Meats Return to Long Prairie
07/28/2006:
Initiative Foundation Announces Grant Recipients
07/26/2006:
Two Royalton High School Students Receive Scholarships through Zimmerman Fund, Initiative Foundation
07/18/2006:
Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union Backs Kids
07/17/2006:
Initiative Foundation Board Elects Volunteer Leadership
07/06/2006:
US Bancorp Tackles Rural Poverty with $10,000 Initiative Foundation Grant
06/28/2006:
Initiative Foundation Announces Grant Recipients
06/27/2006:
Initiative Foundation Offers 'Running for Public Office' Workshop
06/02/2006:
Minnesota Initiative Foundations Celebrate 20 Years of "Making Minnesota Greater"
05/23/2006:
Initiative Foundation Announces Grant Recipients
04/21/2006:
Foundation seeks VISTA Volunteers to Serve Central Minnesota Nonprofits
03/20/2006:
Initiative Foundation Earns $300,000 USDA Grant to Tackle Rural Poverty, Wastewater Challenges
03/13/2006:
Initiative Foundation Names Grant Recipients
03/10/2006:
Todd County Residents Set Anti-Meth Goals
03/10/2006:
Initiative Foundation Announces 2006 'Outstanding' Award Winners, 20th Anniversary Celebration
03/08/2006:
Initiative Foundation Announces Grant Recipients
02/27/2006:
Anderson Brothers Family Fund Invites Grant Applications
02/10/2006:
Initiative Foundation Selects Brainerd, St. Cloud and Sartell for MN Early Childhood Initiative
02/10/2006:
Isanti County Residents Preserve Lakes Through Initiative Foundation Program
01/27/2006:
Residents Invited to Shape Todd County Anti-Meth Plan
01/13/2006:
Free Paint and Coatings Available Through Initiative Foundation, Valspar
01/12/2006:
Residents Invited to Shape Benton-Stearns Anti-Meth Plan
12/28/2005:
Initiative Foundation Seeks Sites for AmeriCorps*VISTA Volunteers
12/05/2005:
Initiative Foundation, Bremer and United Way Team-Up to Offer Nonprofit HR Workshop
12/05/2005:
Initiative Foundation Receives $500,000 to Fight Meth
11/29/2005:
Initiative Foundation Invests $103,700 in Central Minnesota Communities
11/09/2005:
The McKnight Foundation Invests $3 Million in Communities That Prioritize Their Youngest Children
10/27/2005:
Initiative Foundation Launches Rural Meth Response with Statewide Conference
09/09/2005:
Residents of Four St. Cloud Neighborhoods Get Opportunity to Plan Their Own Future
09/07/2005:
Leaders Begin to Coordinate Service Efforts, Await Arrival of Hurricane Evacuees
09/06/2005:
Initiative Foundation to Host Emergency Planning Discussion for Katrina Evacuees
07/12/2005:
Initiative Foundation Offers Workshops on Planning Lakeshore Developments
07/12/2005:
Initiative Foundation Wraps Up Year With Record Grant Distribution
05/13/2005:
Initiative Foundation Grants Take on Aquatic Weeds, Bullying
04/29/2005:
Statewide Conference to Help Churches
04/26/2005:
Foundation Seeks Difference-Makers of All Ages for AmeriCorps*VISTA
04/22/2005:
New-Fangled Dippers Among Products Made by Foundation Loan Recipients
04/12/2005:
Grants Focus on Seniors, Youth
04/08/2005:
Foundation Bolsters Teen Community Service with $150,000 Grant
03/14/2005:
Central Minnesota Well-Represented at Statewide Early Childhood Rally
03/09/2005:
Backus Selected to Healthy Communities Partnership
03/09/2005:
Holdingford Selected to Healthy Communities Partnership
03/09/2005:
Henriette Selected to Healthy Communities Partnership
03/09/2005:
Longville, Remer Selected to Heatlhy Communities Partnership
02/23/2005:
Initiative Foundation, Explore Minnesota to Address Commercial Shoreland Debate at Statewide Conference
02/09/2005:
Initiative Foundation Seeks Nonprofits for VISTA Program
01/28/2005:
Initiative Foundation to Host 'Life After Meth' Workshop
01/21/2005:
Free Paint and Coatings Available Through Initiative Foundation, Valspar
01/12/2005:
Initiative Foundation Offers 'Serving in Public Office' Workshop
01/06/2005:
Initiative Foundation Grants Support Youth Education, Workforce Training
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