Nine organizations in Northwest Minnesota have received grants through the Northwest Minnesota Women’s Fund. The grants, which total $37,500, will go toward projects that support women and girls in the region. The grant recipients include: REACH, for a women’s empowerment summit, Gary Cares, for a women and girls self defense class, BIO Girls, a regional…
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The Northwest Minnesota Foundation is teaming up with Eyes on the Horizon to offer free safeTALK trainers to residents across Northwest Minnesota. safeTALK Trainer Monica McConkey tells us more about safeTALK and its purpose. McConkey says the Northwest Minnesota Foundation wanted to team up with Eyes on the Horizon due to an increased need in…
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The Northwest Minnesota Foundation (NWMF) is looking for businesses and nonprofits to apply for PROMISE Act Grant Funding. NWMF Community Revitalization Program Manager Sarah Linda explains what the purpose of these grants are and who can apply. Linda says the application deadline is fast approaching with an April 30 deadline, and she tells us how…
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The Katie Brommenschenkel Vilmo Scholarship, a scholarship fund hosted by Northwest Minnesota Foundation (NMF), is seeking qualified applicants to apply for the 2024 scholarship round. The annual scholarship supports students from school districts in Red Lake Nation, White Earth Nation, and 12 counties: Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington,…
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Listen back to the Business Matters Program with the Northwest Minnesota Foundation’s Small Business Development Center Program Director Mick McCrory from Wednesday, August 30 2023.
Ada-Borup-West student Madalynn Crompton has been named the winner of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation First Pitch Contest. The was started as a way to recognize a youth who is championing their community by raising awareness or volunteering to a cause. Madalynn was nominated for the contest after she started a project centered around the creation…
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A scholarship in memory of Katie Brommenschenkel-Vilmo has been set up by her family to help local graduates pursuing a career in agriculture. Scholarship representative Pam Holte tells us about Katie and why there was a scholarship established in her memory. The scholarship does have some requirements applicants will have to meet in order to…
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There’s still time for high school seniors to apply for a college scholarship. The Laural Capistran Murphy Scholarship was established by her friends and family to recognize her commitment to the 4-H program and her belief in volunteering and community involvement. Sheila Capistran, Laural’s mother, says being involved in 4-H will help your application. Capistran…
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(Bemidji, MN) – More than $840,000 was loaned or granted out into the region from October through December through the Northwest Minnesota Foundation. This three-month timeframe comprises the second quarter of NMF’s fiscal year. Funds released by NMF included more than $450,000 through local philanthropic activities, more than $264,000 through NMF’s discretionary grant programs, and…
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Bemidji, MN — Throughout the next 16 weeks, the Northwest Minnesota Foundation will be touring 16 different communities to reconnect with community members in person. The Community Connections Tour will visit all of the 12 counties in Northwest Minnesota and begins March 7th in Warren and wraps up April 13th in Hallock. Communications Coordinator Bethany…
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