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Scholarship recipients Morgan and Ashlyn are decked out in school spirit wear and hold white pom-poms.

May 1, 2025

Kristi Elaine Teigen Memorial Scholarship

Scholarships It’s graduation season! Across southwest Minnesota, communities are celebrating. And our fund partners are investing in students’

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

A young child gets ready to jump from one hopscotch square to the next on the Born Learning Trail in Madison.

May 1, 2025

Little Eagles ‘Born Learning Trail’ blends fun and education

Born Learning Trail One bright shape leads to the next on the sidewalk near Madison-Marietta-Nassau (MMN) Elementary School in Madison. The Born

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

A group of people sit at round tables in a conference room, listening to two men standing at the front near blank sheets on the wall. Papers, drinks, and food are on the tables. The setting appears to be a workshop or seminar.

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

Logo showing concentric multi-color swirls with the words, "Initiators Fellowship: Enterprise for Good in Greater Minnesota"

April 25, 2025

Initiators Fellowship application open

Initiators Fellowship searching for Greater Minnesota social entrepreneurs Explore this 2-year opportunity to move your business with a social

Filed Under: Stories

Mark Stewart sits with his hands clasped in front of him on a round wooden table.

April 17, 2025

What makes a leader?

In the face of challenges including addiction and incarceration, Mark Stewart has persevered. After suffering the loss of his partner, Taylor Joy, to

Filed Under: Building Resilient Communities Tagged With: Leadership, Nonprofit Support

Petra shares her thoughts during a Growing Local: Emerging Leaders session in Glencoe.

April 17, 2025

Petra Jimenez on leadership

Petra Jimenez Petra Jimenez has lived most of her life in southwest Minnesota and makes her home in Fulda. A graduate of our 2024 Growing Local:

Filed Under: Building Resilient Communities Tagged With: Leadership

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