Hello, everyone. Great to be with you here on your 25th anniversary. What an achievement and I am so glad that you are taking the time to pause together, to remember your roots and honor how far you have come together. I was asked to reflect on my journey to becoming part of the “philanthropy system …
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Blandin Foundation announced today that it has awarded 29 grants totaling $321,245 to support rural Minnesota communities as they grow high-speed Internet access and use in their communities. In a joint venture, Kandiyohi County and the City of Willmar will host a “hackfest,” bringing together technology enthusiasts and professionals to build …
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Blandin Foundation trustees approved 60 grants during their Spring meeting, including grants totaling $1,735,420 for a variety of initiatives under way in the Grand Rapids and Itasca County area. In support of the Reif Center’s $8.1 million expansion project, Blandin Foundation awarded an additional $1 million grant in addition to $1.5 …
UPDATED 5.5.2015 GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Ramsey County District Court approved on April 28, 2015, the petition of the Charles K. Blandin Residuary Trust for approval of its accounts, a transition in verification and reporting, and also reviewed the Blandin Foundation’s commitments to the Itasca County area for the years 2009 to 2011. Representatives from …
Grand Rapids, Minn. — Twenty-five residents of the Winona area returned April 17 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 follow-up workshops in July and October. A program of the Grand Rapids-based Blandin Foundation, BCLP …
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (April 17, 2015) –Blandin Foundation’s applications for need-based education grants are now available and are being accepted until May 1. Up to $950,000 will be granted to Itasca County area students pursuing higher education during the 2015-2016 school year. The education grant program is the longest-running program of the Blandin Foundation, with …
Grand Rapids, Minn. — Twenty-six residents of the Long Prairie area returned March 27 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 follow-up workshops in June and September. A program of the Grand Rapids-based Blandin Foundation, …
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Representatives from Blandin Foundation and the Charles K. Blandin Residuary Trust head to St. Paul on April 21 to update the Ramsey County District Court and to consider a new way to report and verify that the Foundation is meeting its commitments to the communities of its local giving area (Itasca …
Grand Rapids, Minn. — Twenty-four residents of the Redwood Falls area returned February 27 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 follow-up workshops in June and August. A program of the Grand Rapids-based Blandin Foundation, …
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Blandin Foundation has launched a search for at least two Itasca-area engaged community leaders to join the Blandin Foundation Board of Trustees. When Charles Blandin established his charitable foundation in 1941, he designed its governance to include strong advisors who would steer and oversee it when he could no longer be …