This week, Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) staff took some time to have a fun lunch together and celebrate a big achievement for our organization. For the second year in a
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Sharing the Gift of Family Philanthropy
This week marked my first experience attending the national Council on Foundation’s annual Family Philanthropy Conference. I found myself wearing multiple hats—representing the Council on Foundations as a board member,
Philanthropic Leaders in Our Backyard
We’ve had another ‘wow’ week! We know how generous Minnesotans—and especially southwest Minnesotans—are. But this week, our collective generosity has done something very special for our state. Wednesday marked GiveMN.org’s
SWIF's Give to the Max Day Results
Southwest Minnesota gave to the max on Nov. 16 – which means great things for our nonprofits, communities and region! Our donors gave $9,205 to SWIF’s family of funds, which
Southwest Minnesota Philanthropy at Its Best
The Star Tribune ran an article last week about a woman from Windom, Myrtle Stroud, who made an incredibly generous gift to the University of Minnesota. In addition, she made
