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

Moving Your Business From Ideas to Action

This three-part series is designed to help business owners move forward and get unstuck. Each session will run from 1 to 4 p.m. Learn from…

Subject: Business
Location: St. Cloud
Start Date: November 16, 2024

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Brainerd Area Lunch and Learn

Join us for a free lunch, networking, and hear from Nonoko Sato, executive director for the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, to learn about the organizations…

Subject: Nonprofit
Location: Baxter
Start Date: December 3, 2024

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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