Resilient communities need people willing to step forward, test new ideas, and bring others together. That’s a perfect way to describe Marcella Prokop
Business Support
Former SWIF staff Berny Berger spent decades supporting entrepreneurs
This story is one of our 40th anniversary stories celebrating the people who make this region home and the partners who make our work
Creative Economic Development Summer Workshop Series
Strengthening rural economies through creativity and connection The Creative Economic Development Summer Workshop Series is a three-part learning
Senator tours Promise Act projects in Willmar
Promise Act Projects We recently welcomed Sen. Bobby Joe Champion, president of the Minnesota State Senate, to Willmar for a firsthand look at
Southwest Initiative Foundation receives CoBank Rural Prosperity Grant
Rural Prosperity Grant Southwest Initiative Foundation is one of eight national recipients of CoBank’s new Rural Prosperity Grant Program. The
Introducing Southwest Minnesota Community Capital
Southwest Minnesota Community Capital Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) has formed a new subsidiary called Southwest Minnesota Community