Southwest Initiative Foundation is helping support the individuals, families, businesses, organizations and communities in our region who are
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Hate has no home here in southwest Minnesota
After witnessing the violence perpetrated in our nation’s capital, I’m filled with the urgent need to confront the troubling facts emerging in the
Matthew Dostal opens tax and consulting firm in Hutchinson
HUTCHINSON, Minn. – Matthew Dostal has opened Dostal CPA Tax & Consulting in Hutchinson with help from Southwest Initiative Foundation’s (SWIF)
Lamberton launches local community foundation
LAMBERTON, Minn.— The new Lamberton Area Community Foundation is on a mission to enrich the Lamberton community to be a great place to live, give and
New Hutchinson store is a place for ‘happiness, fun and memories’
HUTCHINSON, Minn. – Chris Brecht and Mary Kay Doering have opened Act Your Age in the Hutchinson Mall with help from the Southwest Initiative
Understanding the role of local government in racial equity
Last year, Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) recruited communities from our region to be part of a pilot program for advancing race equity. City
2020 holiday office hours at the foundation
Happy holidays! This year has sparked reflection, learning and change in our region and around the world. Thank you to our donors, partners and
New owner takes the reins of ReactorPanel Saddle Company
FAIRFAX, Minn. – Dana Gasner has purchased the ReactorPanel Saddle Company with help from Southwest Initiative Foundation’s (SWIF) Microenterprise
Connecting to new storytellers in southwest Minnesota
Andrea Duarte-Alonso joined the foundation in 2019 as part of a two-year Lead for America Fellowship. Based in her hometown of Worthington, she’s
We are better together
I have a sign in my yard. Perhaps you do, too. We’re surrounded by messages promoting—or opposing—specific people and ideas. I picked up my sign
