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Quad Cities area residents complete Blandin Community Leadership Program retreat

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 …

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Plainview area residents complete Blandin Community Leadership Program retreat

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 …

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Glencoe area residents complete Blandin Community Leadership Program retreat

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 …

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Clip: Rural communities, including Red Wing, recognized for championing broadband

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 …

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Lake City area residents complete Blandin Community Leadership Program retreat

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, …

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Vibrant voices: Leadership in Minnesota’s tribal communities

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 …

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Leech Lake, Red Lake and White Earth Reservation residents complete Blandin Reservation Community Leadership Program

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 …

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Four Iron Range communities selected for Blandin Foundation Broadband Communities Program

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (November 15, 2018) – Blandin Foundation announced today that it has selected four Iron Range entities for intensive, two-year partnerships with the Foundation to advance local broadband initiatives. East Range Joint Powers Board, Iron Range Tourism Bureau, Laurentian Chamber of Commerce and Tower Economic Development Authority all were successful in their bids …

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Clip: Luverne teens drawing attention to poverty

Among the youngest participants in the Leaders Partnering to End Poverty program, three teens from Luverne have taken on a couple high–profile projects to raise awareness and share information about poverty in their community. More in this article from the Worthington Daily Globe.

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Education Grant applications now available

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Itasca area students looking to fund education after high school are encouraged to apply for a Blandin Foundation Education Grant. Blandin Foundation trustees have set aside $975,000 for these grants for the 2019-20 school year The grants provide $1,000 to $4,500 per student. Applications are now available, and are accepted through …

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