Challenges and opportunity – rural Minnesota communities face both, often at the same time.

Community leadership training programs offered by the Blandin Foundation help rural leaders develop and enhance the skills, knowledge and relationships they need to build and sustain healthy communities – ones that thrive in times of challenge and opportunity.

Leadership alumni learn to:

• expand their perspectives from individual passion and interest to shared vision and community action
• recognize and build on their community’s multiple and diverse assets
• create sustainable efforts that have long-term impact, personally and for the community.