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September 12, 2025

Southwest Initiative Foundation awards $400,000 in grant funds through the 2025 Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive Fund 

Grants Awarded Southwest Initiative Foundation recently awarded 9 grants totaling $400,000 through the Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive Fund

Filed Under: Retaining Wealth Tagged With: Grants

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May 30, 2025

Join us for a Summer Social!

SWIF Summer Social You're invited! Our Summer Socials are free, open-house style, and include snacks and refreshments. Come to mingle with old

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April 29, 2025

2025 Child Care Listening Sessions: Draft Two 

Childcare Regulation Modernization Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) invites southwest Minnesota child care providers, economic development

Filed Under: Boosting Economic Mobility Tagged With: Child Care

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March 25, 2025

Tuition assistance available for trainings offered through Propel Nonprofits

Southwest Initiative Foundation partners with Propel Nonprofits HUTCHINSON, Minn – Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) is partnering with Propel

Filed Under: Building Resilient Communities Tagged With: Nonprofit Support

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February 28, 2025

Bird Island-Olivia Community Foundation supports students

BOLD High School Students attending BOLD High School in Olivia are experiencing extra support at school this winter thanks to grants made by the

Filed Under: Retaining Wealth Tagged With: Community Foundations, Grants

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January 15, 2025

Navigating the Currents, Charting the Course

Nonprofit professionals event Thank you to the more than 160 nonprofit professionals and fund partners who attended Navigating the Currents,

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