Community

At the Initiative Foundation, we believe that we are a region of robust, highly engaged communities where people choose to live, work, give and play. 

Strong public-private partnerships help to sustain and grow local businesses, provide a skilled workforce, create quality jobs, support children and families, and provide an environment that helps attract and retain quality jobs and workers.

From 2020-2022, the Initiative Foundation is working to building a vibrant communities through:

• Nonprofit Capacity Building: Provide training to anti-poverty organizations, other nonprofits aligned with our values, and Foundation Partner Fund volunteers and board members to enhance their impact throughout our region. 
• Nonprofit and Local Government Innovation: Use training, technical assistance and grant funding to support innovative early-stage projects that foster inclusive engagement and development of emerging leaders.
• Workplace Best Practices: Model best practices through a holistic approach to diversity, equity and inclusion; workplace wellbeing; organizational culture; and other operational activities.

We do this primarily through Innovation Fund Grants.