Media Kit
Branding & Assets
Whether you’re a member of the media, a partner gearing up to promote a shared event or training, or a grantee getting ready to promote your Initiative Foundation award, this is the place to find general information, our brand assets, and guidelines for their use.
We Make it Easy
Get our logos or download a grant promotion kit to meet your publicity needs. All we ask is that you follow a few simple guidelines.
Brand Guidelines
Our guidelines provide background for the Initiative Foundation’s brand identity and parameters to be mindful of when working with the core elements of the identity system.
Logos
Download a pack of our standard logos. Please follow our guidelines when using our logo in your designs. Contact us if you have questions or if you should need another logo format.
Grant Promotion Kit
This comprehensive pack contains the brand guidelines and standard logos you’ll need to successfully promote your grant award to the public. Have photos to showcase your grant-awarded project or program? Upload them today.
Media Contacts
The Initiative Foundation has broad expertise when it comes to lending, business startups, early-stage entrepreneurship, nonprofit development and more. Contact Bob McClintick, marketing and communications director, or Allison Norgren, marketing and communications specialist, to get connected to a Central Minnesota expert.
Initiative Foundation News
Foundation Receives Grant for 5 Main Streets
The Initiative Foundation has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)’s Main Street Economic Revitalization Program to… Read More
Fellowship Ramps Up Recruitment for 2026-27 Cohort
The Initiators Fellowship is recruiting for its 2026-2027 cohort. Launched by the Initiative Foundation and its Minnesota Initiative Foundation partners, the two-year program provides a… Read More
Relief Fund Supports Wadena Residents Displaced by Fire
The Initiative Foundation has partnered with community leaders to establish the Wadena Fire Recovery Fund following a 12-unit apartment fire on Sunday night that killed… Read More
Five Join Initiative Foundation Board of Trustees
The Initiative Foundation is pleased to announce that Tracy Bertram, Hara Charlier, Larry Dietz, Hudda Ibrahim, and Justin Jahnz have been appointed to its board… Read More
Trombley Named Vice President for Community
The Initiative Foundation is pleased to announce Amy Trombley as its new vice president for community. Trombley brings a wealth of experience in community development,… Read More
Foundation Awards Nearly $400,000 In Fourth Quarter
The Initiative Foundation and its Partner Funds delivered 125 grants during the fourth quarter of 2024 totaling $397,000. Initiative Foundation Partner Funds during the fourth… Read More
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