Grand Rapids, Minn. (April 4, 2019) — Twenty-four residents of the Aitkin area returned March 29 from a five-day leadership retreat, the first segment of an intense eight-day training provided by the Blandin Community Leadership Program (BCLP). The team also will participate in three follow-up workshops. A program of the Grand Rapids-based Blandin Foundation, BCLP …
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (April 3, 2019) — Opinions and perceptions of Minnesotans are as varied as the landscape, according to the Rural Pulse 2019 survey of more than 1,560 residents just released by the Grand Rapids-based Blandin Foundation. Jobs that pay a living wage, access to affordable healthcare and childcare, and concerns about opioid and …
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Five leaders working to advance broadband access and use in rural Minnesota communities have accepted invitations to join the Blandin Foundation Broadband Initiative Strategy Board. This board oversees and advises the Blandin Community Broadband Program (BCBP), a grantmaking and community capacity building program. Jim Weikum has been the executive director of …
Grand Rapids, Minn. — Twenty-four residents of the Quad Cities area returned March 15 from a five-day leadership retreat, the first segment of an intense eight-day training provided by the Blandin Community Leadership Program (BCLP). The team also will participate in three follow-up workshops. A program of the Grand Rapids-based Blandin Foundation, BCLP has provided …
Grand Rapids, Minn. (March 4, 2019) — Twenty-four residents of the Plainview area returned March 1 from a five-day leadership retreat, the first segment of an intense eight-day training provided by the Blandin Community Leadership Program (BCLP). The team also will participate in three follow-up workshops. A program of the Grand Rapids-based Blandin Foundation, BCLP …
Grand Rapids, Minn. (February 22, 2019) — Twenty-four residents of the Glencoe area returned February 15 from a five-day leadership retreat, the first segment of an intense eight-day training provided by the Blandin Community Leadership Program (BCLP). The team also will participate in three follow-up workshops. A program of the Grand Rapids-based Blandin Foundation, BCLP …
Today Daily Yonder spotlights nine rural communities across the U.S. that have made broadband innovation a key part of their vision for a vibrant future. Among them, Red Wing and its Red Wing Ignite initiative. You can learn more about Red Wing Ignite on our Blandin on Broadband blog. To see ways we’ve supported the …
Grand Rapids, Minn. (February 8, 2019) — Twenty-three residents of the Lake City area returned February 1 from a five-day leadership retreat, the first segment of an intense eight-day training provided by the Blandin Community Leadership Program (BCLP). The team also will participate in three follow-up workshops. A program of the Grand Rapids-based Blandin Foundation, …
Minnesota’s Native American reservation communities are home to more than 500 alumni of the Blandin Reservation Community Leadership Program (BRCLP). The group gathered this fall to build relationships with other alumni, and to share the ways they are strengthening communities. Hear how two alumni discovered their leadership skills, and apply them to cultural revitalization and …
Grand Rapids, Minn. (November 26, 2018) — Twenty-one residents of the Leech Lake, Red Lake and White Earth reservation communities returned November 9 from a five-day leadership retreat. This was the first segment of an intense seven-day training provided by the Blandin Reservation Community Leadership Program (BRCLP). The team also will participate in three follow-up …