Morrison County Record
The Boys & Girls Club of Morrison County is marching toward its $1 million fundraising goal to renovate the former IGA building in Little Falls. Organizers are working with the Initiative Foundation to secure a nonprofit loan for the creation of a “New to You” thrift store at the site. The store will be a separate entity and will pay rent to the club, helping it to become self-sustaining.
Endowment appreciation
The Greater Pine Area Endowment on May 1 sponsored a well-attended donor appreciation event at the Pine City Country Club. Attendees included donors, advisory board members and past grant recipients. The GPAE was created in 1992 as a Turn Key component fund of the Initiative Foundation to develop community resources and to enhance the quality of life in the Pine City area.
SHERBURNE COUNTY
Fundraising workshop full house
The Three Rivers Community Foundation played to a full house during its free April 25 “Grasroots Fundraising” session in Otsego. Attendees of this Initiative Foundation-supported event learned how to identify, recruit and engage donors to support their mission. Presenters also shared strategies for involving board members and volunteers in the fundraising process.
STEARNS COUNTY
A place for homeless youth
Homeless youth in Central Minnesota will have a new option for help this spring with Supportive Housing for Youth. The Catholic Charities transition house near St. Cloud State University offers five long-term beds where youths can stay for up to 24 months and two 90-day emergency shelter beds. There are 340 identified homeless youths in the St. Cloud school district. The Initiative Foundation provided a $10,000 grant to support has outgrown.
PINE
ISANTI
Courtesy Chris Welsch
TODD COUNTY
CHISAGO
URNE
A place for boys and girls
PINE COUNTY
KANABEC
MILLE LACS
MORRISON COUNTY
Rolling on Meals-on-Wheels program
A Todd County Healthy Communities Partnership team is continuing its work to secure the vacant Eagle Bend school for the area’s Meals-on-Wheels program. The program has outgrown the Eagle Bend Senior Center, which provides more than 4,500 monthly meals for distribution in Todd and Wadena counties. The effort is supported by an Initiative Foundation grant.
WADENA COUNTY
Promoting parents, learning
The Wadena County Early Childhood Coalition set new goals for the organization with a focus on increasing parent engagement and family outreach. Objectives include increasing website visits; promoting five specific opportunities for parent learning and engagement; including a parent representative on the Early Childhood Coalition team; and providing three capacity-building events in 2015.
WRIGHT COUNTY
Northagen joins economic development team
The Wright County Economic Development Partnership (WCEDP) in February welcomed new Executive Director Duane Northagen (left) to the team. The WCEDP, the county’s economic development arm and the primary point of contact for existing, startup and relocating businesses, is a frequent Initiative Foundation partner for grant and loan disbursements.
2ND QUARTER 2014
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