Commitment to Rural & Tribal Equity

Commitment to Rural & Tribal Equity

Rural Matters: A Statement of North Dakota’s Grit & Resilience   North Dakota can be likened to a small town with big blocks, where there often isn’t an argument that can’t be solved over a shared plate of hotdish.   Agriculture is the core of the North...
Downtown Minot

Downtown Minot

Community Planning: Downtown Minot is the community’s central business district and the site of the first permanent settlement in Minot in 1886. Downtown is home to many of Minot’s cultural sites of interest, numerous galleries, stores, and restaurants. In...
Northwest North Dakota Community Foundation

Northwest North Dakota Community Foundation

Fundraising Planning: Strengthen ND was invited to work with the burgeoning Northwest North Dakota Community Foundation in the fall of 2015.  Since then, we have supported the Community Foundation to secure endowment funds, corporate pass-through funds, intermediary...
North Dakota Newspaper Association

North Dakota Newspaper Association

Meeting Facilitation: Strengthen ND was able to work with the leadership of the North Dakota Newspaper Association (NDNA) to design and undertake a comprehensive feasibility study to assess the viability of a nonprofit journalism cooperative. Working to understand the...
Nelson County Arts Council

Nelson County Arts Council

Board and Staff Development: Strengthen ND worked with the Board of Directors of the Nelson County Arts Council as they navigated both staff and board transition.  With Strengthen ND’s support, the Nelson County Arts Council was able to learn about board...