What We're Learning

We are a learning organization and work to be smarter and more effective every year. We never lose sight of the reason we exist: to do the most possible good with the resources left to the community by Archibald G. Bush. Here we share the lessons we learn through our efforts, as well as the insights of our grantees and Fellows.

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Bush Prize Case Study
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Papers & Reports
Community Creativity Cohort
Papers & Reports

In 2015 the Bush Foundation took a unique approach to develop a new program strategy: we created a one-time grant program to provide operating support to exemplary organizations while involving them in the design of a new ongoing program.

Great Plains Food Bank
Bush Prize Case Study

Community partnerships are the foundation of the Great Plains Food Bank's (GPFB) work to end hunger across North Dakota.

Reflections from Bush Fellows and Grantees

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Community Innovation process
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