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Programs
Rural Minnesota communities – of place and practice – take distinct journeys as they imagine and claim their futures. Blandin Foundation meets communities where they're at, connects them to resources, and commits to partnerships that build vibrant, rural communities.
Our Integrated Approach to Programming: The ARC of Transformation
Lasting rural change happens when people, resources and relationships come together. The ARC of Transformation brings these elements together so rural communities can build capacity, create opportunity and have a stronger voice in shaping their futures.
Grants
To better address urgent rural needs, Blandin Foundation has refocused our efforts on the areas where we can make the biggest difference: Community Wealth-Building, Rural Placemaking, and Small Communities.
Capacity Building
Fostering leadership, building capacity, and creating connections across rural Minnesota.
Advocacy
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Itasca Area
Specific and special ways we partner with people and leaders in our “home giving area” – Itasca County, plus Blackduck, Hill City, Northome, and Remer.
Community News and Information
Supporting communities adding rural perspectives to public dialog.
Spot Us
Blandin Foundation stands with communities as they design and claim their futures. That’s thousands of partnerships in hundreds of communities over more than 75 years.