What a difference two years makes Seven social entrepreneurs recently graduated from the 2020-2021 Initiators Fellowship in Greater Minnesota. They spent the last two years working on bold ideas to
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Lessons entrepreneurs can teach us in tough times
By nature, you have to have a good amount of optimism to be an entrepreneur, so it makes sense that we saw an increase in interest from people wanting to
A 35-year relationship
One of the people I admire is john a. powell. He grew up in Detroit, Michigan as the sixth of nine children, played basketball and ran track in high school,
You have no idea the impact you’re currently making
Oftentimes one of the most difficult things about being a parent, a teacher or a caring adult is this nagging fear that maybe you’re not making a difference. Listen to
Freezing time, thawing connections
In 2019, a group of four artists spent three days in Milan as part of a series of workshops in small towns across Minnesota. Artists Amanda Fredrickson, Meghan Grover, Amelia
Southwest Minnesota’s success story
For 35 years, Southwest Initiative Foundation has been part of writing southwest Minnesota’s success story. The most recent chapter has been a hard one. A year ago, I could not
