Grand Rapids, Minn. (Sept. 25, 2017) — Twenty-six residents of the Two Harbors area returned September 22 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, …
“Every day, every person has opportunities to take fearless action. To lead, to take a stand, to listen. To seek relationships that open up possibilities, not those that feed prejudice.” — Kathy Annette, Blandin Foundation CEO in her statement on the importance of inclusion in building healthy community. Read her full statement.
Members of the most recent Fergus Falls area leadership cohort and other Fergus Falls BCLP alumni and leaders who make up the Forward Fergus Falls initiative have called a series of community meetings to identify community assets and resources to move forward on the community’s self-identified Destiny Drivers. Learn more from the Fergus Falls Journal.
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – During their recent summer meeting, Blandin Foundation trustees awarded grants that strengthen rural Minnesota communities, including 23 grants totaling $3.1 million to continue efforts of Grand Rapids and Itasca County area leaders. Invest Early serves at-risk children ages 0-5 across four local school districts, eight towns and 26 classrooms. Continued funding …
Members of the spring 2017 Bovey-Coleraine BCLP cohort are taking action to give their community’s main street a boost. This simple act has sparked a swell of support for their project — and strengthened ties among residents, businesses and more. Get the full story from the Grand Rapids Herald-Review.
Grand Rapids, Minn. (June 20, 2017) – As part of its commitment to strengthening rural communities, Blandin Foundation has named 10 communities where it is making available Blandin Leadership Program training in 2018. Blandin Community Leadership Program (BCLP) Residents of Albert Lea, Alexandria, Benson/KMS (Kerkohoven, Murdoch, Sunberg), Dawson-Madison, Chisago Lakes area, East Range area (Aurora, …
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Blandin Foundation recently shared with 365 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 $1,025,100 to students from 11 area schools. “Students from our area schools …
Snapshot of rural broadband as a federal funding priority, illustrated by user experiences in Aitkin County, Minnesota. Star-Tribune – June 3, 2017 Read the article
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Grand Rapids, Minn. (June 1, 2017) — Twenty-two residents of the Leech Lake, Red Lake and White Earth reservation communities completed a five-day leadership retreat May 12. 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 …
Grand Rapids, Minn. — Twenty-three residents of the Bovey Coleraine area returned April 7 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 …