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Finding creative solutions to problems in rural Minnesota for 40 years
In the 1980s rural Minnesota was struggling with the farm crisis and the McKnight Foundation launched an experiment — the Minnesota Initiative Foundations.
These six independent regional foundations across greater Minnesota were created to listen to their communities and invest in local economic development.
Over four decades, they’ve distributed hundreds of millions of dollars in grants and loans to help address housing and child care, support entrepreneurs, train up new leaders and create a sense of belonging.
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the heads of two of the regional…
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