| Strengthening Communities Initiaitive Participants |
Our Strengthening Communities Initiative concluded in December 2011. Click here to download and read success stories from some of the organizations that participated in the program and are listed below.
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StartStrong (one of three tracks within the SCI program) was designed to help grassroots organizations become more effective by providing leadership training, technical assistance and grants of up to $15,000. Organizations who have successfully completed this program include:
ROUND 1:
- Casa Guadalupe Multicultural Community Center, Cold Spring
- Central Minnesota Sustainability Project, Sauk Rapids
- Crow Wing County Youth Wellness Initiative, Brainerd
- Drive Out Hunger, Inc., Ramsey
- Kinship of Todd-Wadena Counties, Staples
- Midwest Oromo Communities, Inc., St. Cloud
- Somali-American Heritage and Education Center, St. Cloud
- Visual Arts Minnesota, St. Cloud
- Walker Adult Day Services, Inc.
ROUND 3:
- African Women's Alliance, St. Cloud
- Elk River Area Early Childhood Coalition, Elk River
- Jessie F. Hallett Memorial Library, Crosby
- The NICU Community, Sartell
- Tool Shed, Inc., Staples
- West Central Region Economic Development Association, Sebeka
- Wings Family Supportive Services, Inc, St. Cloud
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GrowStrong (one of three tracks within the SCI program) was designed to help nonprofit organizations become more effective by providing leadership training, strategic planning assistance, technical assistance and grants of up to $15,000. Organizations who have successfully completed this program include:
ROUND 1:
- Community Aid of Elk River (CAER), Elk River
- Kettle Kinship, Sandstone
- Pillager Family Council
- RiverWorks Community Development Organization, Rockford
- Salem Lutheran Church/Salem WEST, Deerwood
- Youth Investment Foundation/Timber Bay, Brainerd
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StayStrong (one of three tracks within the SCI program) was designed to help nonprofit organizations become more effective by providing technical assistance and grants of up to $10,000. Organizations who have successfully completed this program include:
ROUND 1:
- Bridges of Hope, Brainerd
- Great River Area Faith in Action, Becker
- Helping Hands Outreach to Elders, Inc., Holdingford
- Junior Achievement of the St. Cloud Area
- Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration, Maplewood
- New Beginnings, St. Cloud
- Pearl Crisis Center, Milaca
- Pine River-Backus Family Center
- Pregnancy Resource Center of Cambridge
- Rural Renewable Energy Alliance, Pine River
- Sherburne County Area United Way, Elk River
- Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota, Starbuck
ROUND 2:
- Central Minnesota Housing Partnership, St. Cloud
- Hands of Hope Resource Center, Little Falls
- Rivers of Hope, Monticello
- Rum River Health Services, Princeton
ROUND 3:
- Assumption Community/Rural Stearns FIA, Cold Spring
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central MN, St. Cloud
- Center for Service-Learning and Social Change, St. Cloud
- Central MN Habitat for Humanity, St. Cloud
- Family Safety Network of Cass County, Walker
- Greater St. Cloud Area Thrive, St. Cloud
- Healthy Communities Collaborative (Morrison Cty), Little Falls
- Industries, Inc., Mora
- Infinity Online, Little Falls
- Kinship Partners, Inc., Brainerd
- Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity, Brainerd
- Oasis/Share A Meal, Inc., Little Falls
- Onamia Early Childhood Coalition, Onamia
- Open Access Communications, St. Cloud
- Opportunity Manor Inc., Sartell
- Region Five Development Commission, Staples
- RiteCare Clinic, Elk River
- Sartell - St. Stephen Early Childhood Coalition, Sartell
- The Refuge Network, Cambridge
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| Past HOP Participants |
Arc Central Minnesota, St. Cloud (2005)
ARC Retreat Community, Stanchfield (2007)
Audubon Center of the North Woods, Sandstone (2010)
Benton County Historical Society, Sauk Rapids (2009)
BiCAP, Bemidji (2009)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota, St. Cloud (2003),(2009)
Birthline, St. Cloud (2004), (2010)
Boys and Girls Club of Elk River, Elk River (2004)
Bridges of Hope, Brainerd (2006)
Caring Rivers United Way, Elk River (2008)
Cass County Soil and Water District, Walker (2009)
Cass Lake Family Center, Cass Lake (2004)
Center for Service Learning and Social Change, St. Cloud (2007)
Central MN Habitat for Humanity, St. Cloud (2006)
Central MN Senior Federation, St. Cloud (2007)
Central MN Re-Entry Project, St. Cloud (2010)
Central MN Youth for Christ, St. Cloud (2008)
Child Care Choices, St. Cloud (2010)
Cloverleaf Youth Partnership, Wadena (2005)
Communities Investing in Families, Stanchfield (2005)
Crisis Line and Referral Service, Brainerd (2003),(2008)
Crow Wing County Lakes and River Alliance, Merrifield (2003)
Crow Wing County United Way, Brainerd (2005)
Employment Enterprises, Inc., Little Falls (2009)
Faith in Action - Cass County, Hackensack (2008)
Faith in Action - Sherburne County, Big Lake (2006)
Foley Area C.A.R.E., Foley (2010)
Friendship Foundation, Annandale (2004)
Friendship Ventures, Annandale (2004)
Friends of the Pine Grove Zoo, Little Falls (2009)
Functional Industries, Buffalo (2004)
Great River Arts Association, Little Falls (2007)
Great River Educational Arts Theatre, St. Cloud (2005)
Habitat for Humanity - Morrison County, Little Falls (2008)
Hackensack, Onigum, Walker, Akeley (H.O.W.A.) Family Center, Walker (2010)
Hands of Hope Resource Center, Little Falls (2008)
Horizon Health, Pierz (2006)
Hackensak, Onigum, Walker, Akeley (HOWA) Family Center, Walker (2004)
Helping Hands Outreach to Elders, Holdingford (2006)
Industries Inc., Mora (2005)
Isanti County Historical Society, Cambridge (2005)
Junior Achievement, St. Cloud (2005)
Kettle Kinship, Sandstone (2007)
Kinship of Morrison County, Little Falls (2003)
Kinship Partners, Inc., Brainerd (2003)
Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity, Brainerd (2006)
Lakes Area Senior Activity Center, Brainerd (2006)
Lakes and Pines CAC, Mora (2009)
Local Education Activities Foundation (LEAF), St. Cloud (2005)
Leech Lake Area Boys & Girls Club, Cass Lake (2003)
Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation, Cass Lake (2003)
Mid-MN Mississippi River Resource Conservation & Development, Mora (2007)
Mille Lacs Area Health Foundation, Onamia (2008)
Minnesota Lakes Association, Brainerd (2003)
Mounted Eagles, Motley (2006)
Multicultural Center of Central Minnesota, St. Cloud (2009)
New Beginnings, St. Cloud (2009)
New Pathways, Cambridge (2003)
New Pathways/MC Interfaith Hospitality Network, Little Falls (2007)
Northland Arboretum, Brainerd (2003)
Northland Area Family Service Center, Longville (2010)
Oasis - Share-A-Meal, Little Falls (2006)
Opportunity Manor, Sauk Rapids (2007)
Ottertail-Wadena CAC, New York Mills (2009)
Partners for a Healthy Wadena Region, Wadena (2005)
Paynesville Area Health Foundation, Paynesville (2008)
Paul Bunyan Nature Learning Center, Brainerd (2007)
Pearl Battered Women's/Sexual Violence Center, Milaca (2005)
Pelican Lake Association of St. Anna, Avon (2010)
Pine Habilitation and Supported Employment Inc. (PHASE), Sandstone (2004)
Pine River Backus Family Center, Pine River (2004)
Pregnancy Resource Center, Cambridge (2006)
Project ASTRIDE, St. Joseph (2008)
Quantum Connections, Wadena (2005)
Rivers Council of Minnesota, Sauk Rapids (2004)
Rivers of Hope, Monticello (2006)
Rum River Interfaith Caregivers, Princeton (2004)
Rum River Transportation Collaborative, Milaca (2004)
Rural Renewable Energy Alliance (RREAL), Backus (2009)
Rural Stearns Faith in Action, Albany (2007)
St. Cloud Area Family YMCA, St. Cloud (2006)
St. Cloud Area Somali Salvation Organization (SASSO), St. Cloud (2006)
St. Cloud All-City Marching Band, St. Cloud (2010)
Sauk River Watershed District, Sauk Centre (2003)
Ski Gull, Nisswa (2008)
Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud (2006)
The Stomping Grounds, Staples (2009)
Tri-County Action Program (TriCAP), St. Cloud (2009)
Tri-County Community Action (TCC), Little Falls (2009)
United Cerebral Palsy of Central MN, St. Cloud (2004)
Wadena Historic & Environmental Learning Program, Wadena (2003)
Women's Environmental Institute of Amador Hill, North Branch (2007)
Wright County Community Action, Maple Lake (2009)
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| Testimonials |
“It was a superb training, the kind of information that really helps grass-roots organizations like ours. This program will help give us the experience and knowledge we need to be really effective.”
– Mohamoud Mohamed, SASSO
“A few months ago the words "goals", "priorities", "action step", "owner", "allocated budget" and even "timeline" were strange if not actually foreign - well on Sunday they worked through their five priorities with all the appropriate format (thanks to your charts) and the verbiage was flying around like they did this every day. They listened to each other, very little off-topic discussion and when that did happen several of the others just said so and they were back on track."
– Janet Moran, Mentor for Mounted Eagles
"Their "Benchmarking" process is a solid way to get your board talking the same language and headed in the same direction. And the IF's workshops and conferences are always high quality events."
– Marty Harding, Communities Investing in Families
"Our board was energized and strengthened by the (strategic planning) experience, and we thank you for this tremendous opportunity. I will be sharing your ideas about board restructuring and redeployment according to interests and time available for specific tasks of board work. Many thanks!"
– Brenda Hoffman, Rum River Health Services
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