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Revitalization Grants OK’d in Four Communities
LITTLE FALLS, MN—Thirteen hometown projects that will bring nearly $3.9 million in main street improvements have been approved by the Initiative Foundation during the first… Read More
17 Graduate for St. Cloud Enterprise Academy Class
LITTLE FALLS, MN—The Initiative Foundation, the Central Minnesota Community Empowerment Organization (CMCEO) and Higher Works Collaborative are celebrating the graduation of 17 new entrepreneurs dedicated… Read More
10 Graduate Mille Lacs Enterprise Academy Class
LITTLE FALLS, MN—The Initiative Foundation and Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures are celebrating the graduation of 10 new entrepreneurs dedicated to building the Mille Lacs Tribal… Read More
Newbanks Named Director of Development
LITTLE FALLS, MINN.–The Initiative Foundation announced today that Carl Newbanks, accredited Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and Fellow in Charitable Estate Planning (FCEP), has been… Read More
Minnesota-based CDFIs Hold First Convening
ST. CLOUD, Minn.–A majority of Minnesota’s 33 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) will send leaders and program staff to a kickoff convening of the first-ever… Read More
$675,000 Delivered to Small Businesses
LITTLE FALLS, MN—The Initiative Foundation announced today the award of $675,000 to 86 of Central Minnesota’s smallest businesses impacted by the pandemic. The special grant… Read More