Blandin Foundation CEO Kathy Annette’s keynote presentation to the Direct Services Tribes National Meeting, July 11, 2018. Healthy, hopeful, vibrant rural communities Hello everyone! It’s great to be here with you all. I see many familiar faces, and I am honored that you have invited me back to share some thoughts today. Before I …
Folks in rural and urban Minnesota alike are gearing up to get out in community for the 2020 Census. The Star-Tribune shares what’s happening this summer and beyond.
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (June 29, 2018) – Trustees of Blandin Foundation elected three new board members and approved 48 grants totaling $3,282,607 during their quarterly meeting on Monday, June 25 in Grand Rapids. Brian Nicklason, chair of the Foundation’s board of trustees, announced that three Itasca County residents will join the Foundation’s 12-member board in …
Blandin Foundation CEO Kathy Annette joins three other distinguished community leaders from across the state to lead Minnesota’s Complete Count Committee. More in this news release from the Governor’s office.
Blandin Foundation announced today that it has selected four additional rural Minnesota communities for intensive, two-year partnerships with the Foundation to advance local broadband initiatives. Swift County, Rock County, Cannon Falls and Koochiching Technology Initiative were successful in their communities’ bids to become Blandin Broadband Communities (BBC). Communities were selected based on demonstrated commitment to …
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (June 26, 2018) – Blandin Foundation recently shared with 344 Itasca area students that they have been awarded grants of up to $4,500 for their education after high school, putting higher education better within financial reach. The total amount awarded for 2017-18 is $1,053,200 to students from 11 area schools. “Students from …
MPR’s Ground Level series is about listening throughout the state to build bridges across differences. Last week they hosted a conversation here in Grand Rapids. You can find the recording here. Among the topics: local insights on the Ground Level Survey of Minnesotans, and rural brain gain, a trend tracked by University of Minnesota Extension researcher Ben Winchester.
Two-year program provides planning, technical and financial support for four communities Grand Rapids, MINN. (June 14, 2018) – Blandin Foundation announced today that it has renewed its partnership with Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation to advance access to and use of broadband in the region through the Blandin Broadband Communities (BBC) program. The selection process …
Kayla Hawkinson lives — and makes life happen — in Chokio, Minnesota. This young leader and BCLP alum shares her passion for making a difference in her community in this post from the Live Wide Open blog. Our friends at the West Central Initiative Foundation and others initiated the Live Wide Open campaign to showcase …
NBC News online reports today on the difference broadband makes for rural communities, and the challenges community leaders take on to bring high-speed internet to their community. Minnesota’s Lake County is a bright spot, where community leaders came together to craft a solution that fits their needs and dreams. https://nbcnews.to/2HDnZz1