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The program awards up to seven fellowships and provides wrap-around training, mentoring and guidance—plus $30,000 annually for two years—to support Fellows and their social enterprise ideas. Read on for news and updates about the selection process, the Fellows and their achievements.

Spending Time in the Fellowship: Working ‘On’ and ‘In’ Your Business
February 12, 2021
Working in the business is managing day-to-day operations, including addressing the inevitable urgencies that pop up and require immediate attention. Working on the business is analyzing the past to learn from experience and imagining and planning for the future.
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Growing Greater: 53 Counties Represented in Cohort 3
January 8, 2021
As we head into 2021 and begin recruiting for Cohort 3, we are pleased to share that the Northwest Minnesota Foundation is joining the program. Their participation means 53 counties in Greater Minnesota are now being served by the program.
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Year No. 2: From Aspirations to Action
December 23, 2020
Our Fellows want to build new or early stage social ventures and engage as community leaders. They also want to learn and grow into more effective champions for equity, justice and inclusion in their Greater Minnesota communities.
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The Brain Trust: A Signature Fellowship Event​
December 11, 2020
In late November, 42 highly accomplished community leaders gathered via Zoom to coach and advise our seven Initiators Fellows in an event we call the Brain Trust.
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The Lonely Business of Changemaking
November 17, 2020
Statewide fellows met recently via Zoom to network and hear from Regis Pecos, a member of the Pueblo de Cochiti and co-found and co-director of the Leadership Institute at Santa Fe Indian School.
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Our Blind Spots Literally Make Us … Blind
October 19, 2020
Since we are unaware of our unconscious biases, we need training, meaningful conversations, a surprising experience or some other encounter to help us see what we haven’t seen before.
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