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Blandin Foundation Names Kyle Erickson Director of Rural Grantmaking
June 6, 2024
Key points: Following a 10-year tenure as a grants officer with Blandin Foundation, Kyle Erickson was named Blandin Foundation director of rural grantmaking. As a grants officer, Erickson oversaw a multi-million-dollar grant portfolio addressing some of rural Minnesota’s most pressing needs, including affordable housing, support for first-generation college students, and expansion of legal services for…
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Mino Gizhigad: A Good Day in Fond du Lac and Cloquet
August 28, 2024
It was a verdant, overcast July day along the shores of Chigami-Ziibiing, the St. Louis River, when community members gathered at the Dunlap Island Park Shelter in Cloquet for a special celebration. After two years of collaborative work, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the City of Cloquet unveiled new riverfront…
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