Grand Rapids, Minn. — In late March, 26 local residents from the Aitkin and Palisade area completed a five-day leadership retreat, the first segment of an intense eight-day training that comprises the Blandin Community Leadership Program (BCLP). The team also will participate in follow-up workshops in June and August 2011. Since 1985, BCLP has provided …
Grand Rapids, Minn. — In late February, 22 local residents from the Hancock and Morris area completed a five-day leadership retreat, the first segment of an intense eight-day training that comprises the Blandin Community Leadership Program (BCLP). The team also will participate in follow-up workshops in May and July 2011. Since 1985, BCLP has provided …
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This article can now be found on the Blandin Foundation Blog.
This article can now be found on the Blandin Foundation Blog.
Judy Korn reports that five U of M Morris students attended and presented at this years Broadband 2010: Cultivating a Culture of Use conference.
Blandin Foundation Rural Pulse sees spike in concerns, resilient optimism GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Providing quality employment opportunities has emerged as the overwhelming priority within rural Minnesota communities, according to a statewide survey commissioned by the Blandin Foundation. Rural PulseTM 2010 finds that among residents of non-metropolitan communities, demand for living-wage jobs is more than …
Dave Peters comments on Rural Pulse and broadband study results in the Ground Level project blog.
MinnPost’s Sharon Schmickle covers Rural Pulse survey results.