40 Years of the Minnesota Initiative Foundations

Forty years ago, McKnight Foundation made a simple but powerful choice: to listen first and trust that the people closest to a place are best equipped to shape its future. That belief gave rise to the Minnesota Initiative Foundations, and four decades later, the results speak for themselves. Across Greater Minnesota, rural communities have turned local ideas into thriving businesses, stronger neighborhoods, new housing, civic leadership, and lasting opportunity. Hear from each of the six Minnesota Initiative Foundation presidents as they reflect on the ingenuity, resilience, and leadership of their rural people and places. Learn more at https://www.mcknight.org/mifs.