Our Work
Strengthen ND Invests Nearly $2.28M in Community Solutions across North Dakota
Minot, ND – Through its inaugural grantmaking round for the Creative Community Solutions...
Strengthen ND: Pioneering Solutions Since 2015
When Strengthen ND was started in 2015, we didn’t have a lot. We had no money. We had no clients....
Finding home 6,000 miles away from home
(AGWEEK) DICKINSON, N.D. — Barnabas Nyaaba has called Dickinson home for the past five years. It’s...
Couple makes North Dakota home again and finds a deeper connection to community
(AGWEEK) GRANDIN, N.D. — For Amber and Ross Lockhart, North Dakota holds a special place in their...
Kansas City couple builds better life in Bowman, North Dakota
(AGWEEK) BOWMAN, N.D. — During the great recession in 2008, Melinda Padilla Lynch and her husband...
Family and sense of home bring Idahoans to Ashley, ND
(AGWEEK) ASHLEY, N.D. — Shane and Carley Peacock knew they wanted to start their own business;...
Hawaii native becomes ‘small-town treasure’ in rural North Dakota
(AGWEEK) CROSBY, N.D. — North Dakota wasn’t where Jonathan Kauhako expected to live and work. “If...
Pioneer spirit pulls Coloradan to a new life in North Dakota
(AGWEEK) WATFORD CITY, N.D. — Like a modern-day pioneer, Sandy Rieker packed up her family and...
Divide County Journal: Focus on Community
June 1, 2021 - This is the first of a three-part report on a series of discussions held in Divide...
KX News: Someone You Should Know
April 2, 2021 - With small-town North Dakota roots, Warwick-native Megan Laudenschlager is...
2021 Nonprofit Certificate Program
Strengthen ND's Nonprofit Certificate Program was established to meet the capacity building needs...
Megan Laudenschlager and Larry Keown on Prairie Public
April 17, 2021 - Megan Laudenschlager and Larry Keown were able to speak with Ashley Thornberg on...
Gateway to Science
Strategic Planning: Strengthen ND was invited to work with Gateway to Science in the spring of...
Laudenschlager Selected As Leading Lady Honoree
March 9, 2021 - The public is invited to join business leaders and top nonprofit workers at the...
Bi-Monthly Grant Writing Help Sessions
Join us for Grant Writing Help Sessions! Every other month, Strengthen ND is hosting Grant...
Town transforms school building into Tuttle Rural Innovation Center
February 17, 2021 - The Tuttle Rural Innovation Center organizers have big dreams. They want the...
Megan Laudenschlager on Prairie Pulse
January 7, 2021 - John Harris interviews Megan Laudenschlager, Executive Director of Strengthen ND...
John & Elaine Andirst Charitable Trust
Program Design and Evaluation: Strengthen ND has supported the John & Elaine Andrist...
Rural Community Grant Fund
Program Design and Evaluation: Strengthen ND supported AgriBank's Rural Community Grant Fund to...
Commitment to Rural & Tribal Equity
Rural Matters: A Statement of North Dakota's Grit & Resilience North Dakota can be likened...
Our Partners
Together we are committed to strengthening North Dakotan’s in their professional development.
