tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613718.post7773104237019396292..comments2023-09-27T05:12:57.044-05:00Comments on BoomtownUSA by Jack Schultz: Top Community OrganizationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613718.post-51857431048116035622008-08-02T12:27:00.000-05:002008-08-02T12:27:00.000-05:00To start a community foundation I would go to the ...To start a community foundation I would go to the Council on Foundations (www.wcif.org) which can get you started. Several states also have statewide community foundation associations.<BR/><BR/>We started our community foundation about 8 years ago when seven local citizens got together and said, "If it is to be...it is up to me!" Today, our foundation is quickly gaining traction and has numerous funds and several million in assets.<BR/><BR/>MN has taken a very proactive approach to community foundations, just like IN. The Initiative Foundation, set up by one of the founders of 3M, has helped to get regional and local foundations set up throughout the state.BoomtownUSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216077049800430531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613718.post-58900154173973009132008-08-01T15:02:00.000-05:002008-08-01T15:02:00.000-05:00Keeping wealth in rural areas is vital to the heal...Keeping wealth in rural areas is vital to the health of rural communities. In Minnesota there are 6 rural regional community foundations that helping small towns create and build community foundations. West Central Initiative is one of those regional founations. Currently we have 68 funds that address local needs. WCI covers nine counties in western Minnesota. When we set up a foundation in a town, people are more willing to trust their legacy gift to these foundations than to a single non-profit. See our web site www.wcif.org for more information.Kim Embretsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404322601043786782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613718.post-8787785397740732182008-08-01T13:47:00.000-05:002008-08-01T13:47:00.000-05:00How is a Community Foundation started?How is a Community Foundation started?CSevierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04511500895514204954noreply@blogger.com