Last month I took my car in for some repairs and the dealer gave me a loaner to drive while the work was being done. Now, I don’t know about you, but I seem to remember that loaners used to be the clunkers they had parked in some grassy Continue Reading

Abraham Lincoln is often credited with saying, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” The new year is a great time to get your house in order and “create the future” for your foundation. Having an annual plan allows you to Continue Reading

Thanks to all of you who attended the Grow Our Own Summit in December. It was a great day and I was so pleased to see so many of our foundation advisory board members in attendance. At the summit Dr. Putnam spoke of a “shriveled sense of Continue Reading

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Worthington Area Foundation’s annual community mixer. The WAF advisory board hosts this event to award grants to community organizations and to recognizes those who contribute to the foundation’s Continue Reading

Hello SWIF Partners! The Southwest Initiative Foundation is in the midst of a technology transition as we upgrade our database system.  While the little elves are busy night and day packing up 30 years of gift, grant and contact Continue Reading

Research shows that the American Dream is moving out of reach for kids across the country. Many kids will not break out of the cycle of poverty because the gap between opportunity and their reality is just too wide.  Southwest Initiative Continue Reading

  More details and event registration are now available for the Diving into Development program taking place October 17th at the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation in St. Paul. This is a great opportunity for fund partner advisory board Continue Reading

Ah, the operating fund! Thank goodness for this magical pool of money that makes our work possible, because sometimes you have to spend a little money to make a little money. Did you know that you can take a portion of your endowment Continue Reading