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Announcing the 2017 Bush Fellows

March 21, 2017

Meet the 2017 Bush Fellows, 24 leaders chosen for their records of achievement and their extraordinary potential to make significant contributions in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and 23 Native nations that share the same geography.

Bush Foundation Welcomes Three New Board Members

March 16, 2017

Mary Brainerd, Jodi Gillette and Kevin Goodno bring wealth of experience and expertise to the Bush Foundation Board of Directors

Needed: Customized schools and curricula

March 02, 2017

President Jennifer Ford Reedy's commentary on the need for customized learning.

Announcing Event Scholarships

February 02, 2017

The Bush Foundation is funding scholarships for individuals from our region to attend national events where people come together to share ideas and connect with others working to solve problems in new ways.

Bush Foundation Welcomes Two 2017 Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellows

January 23, 2017

We welcome newly selected Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellows, Awale Osman and Kristell Caballero Saucedo, to the Foundation as Community Innovation Program Associates.

Bush Foundation Awards $6.5 million in Ecosystem Grants

December 06, 2016

The Bush Foundation awarded more than $6.5 million in ecosystem grants to 39 organizations that help create an environment for its programs and initiatives to be successful.

Meet the 2016 Bush Prize for Community Innovation Grant Winners

November 15, 2016

The Bush Foundation awarded the 2016 Bush Prize for Community Innovation to six organizations that respond to complex social challenges by making great ideas happen.

Bush Foundation Eliminates Application Deadlines for Community Innovation Grants

October 03, 2016

Rolling application process aims to make selection process faster, more responsive.

Reasons for Hope

August 08, 2016

The Bush Foundation works to inspire and support creative problem solving. That means we spend a lot of time thinking about problems. Thinking about problems can be dispiriting and painful. That is particularly true when the problems directly affect the lives of our staff and their communities. Read our Reasons for Hope.

Eileen Briggs selected to lead Bush Foundation’s Native Nation Building Initiative

August 02, 2016

Eileen Briggs, executive director of Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Ventures, will join the Bush Foundation to lead its Native Nation Building initiative.

President Jen Ford Reedy profiled by the Star Tribune

Jen Ford Reedy photo by Glen Stubbe – Star Tribune

July 12, 2016

Jennifer Ford Reedy leads the Bush Foundation with a consultant's logic, artist's creativity and therapist's listening ability.

Announcing the 2016 Community Innovation Grant Recipients

June 15, 2016

32 organizations will receive over $5 million through our 2016 Community Innovation Grant program. Funds will support problem-solving efforts across a range of issue areas.

b Magazine 2016

May 26, 2016

In 2014 we introduced b Magazine, an annual showcase for people who think bigger and think differently about what’s possible in their communities.

The stories are less about what we did in a single year and more about what is happening now because of investments we made. We hope the 2016 issue will inspire, equip and connect leaders (like you!) across the region.

Visit bMag.bushfoundation.org to discover the 2016 features, as well as previous issues.

Bush Foundation Staffing Announcement

May 06, 2016

The Bush Foundation recently welcomed Carly Bad Heart Bull as its Native nations activities manager and Erica Orton as its learning and evaluation manager. The Foundation also announced June Noronha will step down from her role as interim Nation building portfolio director in August.

Introducing Ecosystem Grants

April 20, 2016

Bush Foundation expands Ecosystem grants to all programs and intiatives. The grants provide general operating support to organizations that help create an environment for its its work to be successful.

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