Blandin Foundation - News Articles2013-05-07T22:39:07-05:00Blandin Foundationinfo@blandinfoundation.orgtag:www.blandinfoundation.org/resources/news.php:newsNew research finds continued economic stress, profound optimism and belief that change is possibletag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=7903:79032013-05-07T22:39:07-05:00[ Date: 05-08-2013 | News Releases ] -- GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. - Economic recovery is reaching Minnesotans unequally, according to a statewide survey released by the Blandin Foundation. The real-time snapshot of community issues, perceptions and priorit...Bigfork, Effie, Marcell area residents complete Blandin Community Leadership Program retreattag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=7809:78092013-05-03T08:55:43-05:00[ Date: 05-02-2013 | News Releases ] -- Grand Rapids, Minn. (May 2, 2013) -- Twenty-three residents of the Bigfork, Effie and Marcell area returned April 26 from a five-day leadership retreat, the first segment of an intense eight-day training provid...Hermantown area residents complete Blandin Community Leadership Program retreattag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=7468:74682013-04-18T09:46:08-05:00[ Date: 04-17-2013 | News Releases ] -- Twenty-four residents of the Hermantown area returned April 12 from a five-day leadership retreat, the first segment of an intense eight-day training provided by the Blandin Community Leadership Program (BCLP)....Lake City area residents complete Blandin Community Leadership Program retreattag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=6443:64432013-03-18T14:29:51-05:00[ Date: 03-18-2013 | News Releases ] -- Grand Rapids, Minn. (March 18, 2013) -- Twenty-three residents of the Lake City area returned March 15 from a five-day leadership retreat, the first segment of an intense eight-day training provided by the Blan...Education Awards applications availabletag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=6444:64442013-03-18T14:33:06-05:00[ Date: 03-08-2013 | News Releases ] -- Blandin Foundation scholarships help put higher education within reach for area students
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. -- Blandin Foundation's applications for need-based scholarships are now available and are being ac...Marshall area residents complete BCLP retreattag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=6089:60892013-02-22T10:10:51-06:00[ Date: 02-22-2013 | News Releases ] -- Grand Rapids, Minn. -- Twenty-two residents of the Marshall area returned February 15 from a five-day leadership retreat, the first segment of an intense eight-day training provided by the Blandin Community Lea...What are we all waiting for? Testimony by Dr. Annettetag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=6055:60552013-02-20T11:05:56-06:00[ Date: 02-20-2013 | In The News ] -- Kathleen Annette, M.D., Blandin Foundation president and CEO
Testimony before a joint hearing of the House Education Finance and Education Policy Committees -- "The World's Best Workforce"
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 20...Applications open for Blandin broadband grantstag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=5938:59382013-02-08T15:04:49-06:00[ Date: 02-06-2013 | News Releases ] -- Grand Rapids, Minn. --- Blandin Foundation is accepting applications through Feb. 15 for matching grants that help to advance broadband in rural Minnesota communities. Applications for community broadband proje...Bird Island, Buffalo Lake, Hector residents complete Blandin Community Leadership Program retreattag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=5937:59372013-02-08T14:44:32-06:00[ Date: 02-04-2013 | News Releases ] -- Grand Rapids, Minn. -- Twenty-two residents of the Bird Island, Buffalo Lake and Hector areas returned February 1 from a five-day leadership retreat, the first segment of an intense eight-day training provided ...Court to conduct tri-annual review of Blandin Trusttag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=5678:56782013-02-08T14:45:19-06:00[ Date: 12-31-2012 | News Releases ] -- GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (Dec. 31, 2012) -- Officials from the Blandin Foundation and the Charles K. Blandin Residuary Trust head to St. Paul next Monday for the every-three-years review by Ramsey County District Co...Blandin Broadband Communities namedtag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=3378:33782012-11-14T13:07:52-06:00[ Date: 11-14-2012 | News Releases ] -- Two-year partnerships provide planning, organizing support for high-speed Internet work in nine rural Minnesota communities
DULUTH, MINN--Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012--Blandin Foundation announced today at its ann...Rural coalition lands Tekne Award, recognition for broadband collaborationtag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=3321:33212012-11-02T16:30:45-05:00[ Date: 11-02-2012 | News Releases ] -- (Grand Rapids, Minn.) -- Billed as the "Academy Awards for high tech," rural Minnesota communities and partners received a Tekne Award in Minneapolis on Nov. 1 from the Minnesota High Tech Association for their...ILTF receives $100,000 grant from Blandin Foundation for MN Indian Estate Planningtag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=3337:33372012-11-05T15:46:59-06:00[ Date: 11-01-2012 | In The News ] -- ILTF Receives $100,000 Grant from Blandin Foundation for Minnesota Indian Estate Planning Project
Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) announced it has received a $100,000 grant from the Blandin Foundation to su...Blandin Foundation trustees award 322 Itasca area students scholarshipstag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=3225:32252012-09-28T10:05:16-05:00[ Date: 09-25-2012 | In The News ] -- GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. -- Post-secondary students from throughout the Itasca County area went back to school this fall with support from Blandin Foundation. At their fall meeting last week in Bigfork, Minn., Blandin...Women's Foundation of MN 2012 Road to Equality Tour stops in Grand Rapidstag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=3159:31592012-07-26T16:02:40-05:00[ Date: 07-18-2012 | In The News ] -- A Blandin Foundation grantee, the Women's Foundation of Minnesota's 2012 Road to Equality Tour made a stop July 18 at the Blandin Foundation to share findings from their recent Status of Women & Girls in Minnesot...Blandin Foundation awards $2.4 million in grantstag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=3146:31462012-06-28T15:42:50-05:00[ Date: 06-26-2012 | News Releases ] -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. -- During their spring meeting on June 14 and 15, Blandin Foundation trustees approved grants that strengthen rural Minnesota communities.
Five proactive, northwest M...Blandin Foundation awards $2.4 million in grants, honors Radeckitag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=3143:31432012-06-22T15:02:46-05:00[ Date: 06-22-2012 | News Releases ] -- GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. -- During their spring meeting on June 14 and 15, Blandin Foundation trustees approved grants that strengthen rural Minnesota communities, especially the Grand Rapids area.
Forest researche...Blandin Foundation Selects New Director of Grant-makingtag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=3148:31482012-06-28T15:51:11-05:00[ Date: 06-18-2012 | News Releases ] -- Grand Rapids, Minn. --Entrepreneur, active community leader, and grant-making professional Sonja Merrild has joined Blandin Foundation as its director of grants. In this capacity, she leads the Foundation's wor...Kathy Annette speech to Minnesota Business Women annual meetingtag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=3123:31232012-05-10T15:43:14-05:00[ Date: 05-10-2012 | In The News ] -- The Hope Business--Lessons learned through 25 years in community leadership
Presentation by Kathy Annette, Blandin Foundation CEO, to annual meeting of Minnesota Business Women at Sawmill Inn in Grand Rapids on ...Blandin Foundation awards $1.7 million in grants, continues with broadbandtag:www.blandinfoundation.org/news/news-detail.php_intResourceID=3120:31202012-04-08T14:00:50-05:00[ Date: 04-03-2012 | In The News ] -- GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (April 3, 2012) -- Key local initiatives were awarded grants during the Blandin Foundation's March 23 board meeting, according to Mike Johnson, chairman of the Foundation's board of trustees. ...