Trainings
Nonprofit
Successful nonprofit organizations remove employment barriers, enhance local economic development, provide critical safety-net services and increase civic participation. The Foundation’s nonprofit programming aims to improve the fiscal health and management of nonprofit organizations; increase the quantity and quality of nonprofit services; and strengthen board members’ abilities to contribute to the organizations they serve.
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Business
The Initiative Foundation’s business trainings are shaped by your feedback. From building basic business credit to bookkeeping to marketing your venture, we’ve taken your feedback and have enlisted experts in the field to offer free or small-fee workshops. Review our offerings and consider signing up, because when your business is humming, the local economy is humming right along with you.
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Upcoming Trainings
Rural Business Success Series: AI for Small Business
In partnership with the North Central Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the AI for Small Business workshop is for entrepreneurs who want…
- Subject
- Business
- Location
- Brainerd
- Start Date
- January 14, 2025
Rural Business Success Series: AI for Small Business
In partnership with the North Central Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the AI for Small Business workshop is for entrepreneurs who want…
- Subject
- Business
- Location
- Wadena
- Start Date
- January 28, 2025
Smart Strategies: Using AI to Drive Nonprofit Success
This training session, for small nonprofits, will introduce practical, free or low-cost artificial intelligence (AI) tools to boost your organization’s efficiency and impact. You’ll learn…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Collegeville
- Start Date
- February 11, 2025
Rural Business Success Series: Buying a Business Basics
In partnership with the North Central Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the Buying a Business Basics workshop will provide a comprehensive introduction…
- Subject
- Business
- Location
- Brainerd
- Start Date
- February 13, 2025
Rural Business Success Series: Buying a Business Basics
In partnership with the North Central Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the Buying a Business Basics workshop will provide a comprehensive introduction…
- Subject
- Business
- Location
- Wadena
- Start Date
- February 20, 2025
Nonprofit Boards for the Real World
Back by popular demand: Unlike typical businesses, nonprofits are not owned. They are overseen by boards of directors who represent the best interests of an…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Brainerd
- Start Date
- February 27, 2025
Rural Business Success Series: Grow with Google
In partnership with the North Central Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the grow With Google workshop is for small business owners and…
- Subject
- Business
- Location
- Brainerd
- Start Date
- March 4, 2025
2025 Executive Roundtable
As a nonprofit executive director with a range of responsibilities, it can be a challenge to build leadership skills and network with others. We get…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Little Falls
- Start Date
- March 26, 2025
Rural Business Success Series: Grow with Google
In partnership with the North Central Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the grow With Google workshop is for small business owners and…
- Subject
- Business
- Location
- Wadena
- Start Date
- March 27, 2025
Rural Business Success Series: AI for Small Business
In partnership with the North Central Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the AI for Small Business workshop is for entrepreneurs who want…
- Subject
- Business
- Location
- North Branch
- Start Date
- April 3, 2025
Rural Business Success: AI for Small Business
In partnership with the North Central Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the AI for Small Business workshop is for entrepreneurs who want…
- Subject
- Business
- Location
- Pine City
- Start Date
- April 10, 2025
Contact Us
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