Your regional community foundation in west central Minnesota
West Central Initiative is a regional community foundation that serves nine counties in west central Minnesota: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin.
We invest and help leverage resources in our communities for regional success; and success for us means thriving families, communities and businesses--it's all inter-related!
We work with many partners, using the tools of economic development, community development and promoting philanthropy to help people and communities create a better tomorrow for west central Minnesota.
News and Blog
Nonprofit Essentials Training: back by popular demand, Storytelling 2
Sheri on 07/23/2014Last year's Nonprofit Essentials session on using storytelling to engage stakeholders really resonated with our nonprofits, and they are clamoring for more. Presenter Carlo Cuesta is back to show nonprofits how to take that engagement to the next level!
SBDC offers free training events for your business
Sheri on 07/23/2014Four trainings on everything you wanted to know about QuickBooks, plus a great primer on how to market your small business online.
WCI welcomes Emily Ambrosy as transportation planner
Sheri on 07/09/2014Emily Ambrosy packs a one-two-three punch as WCI’s new transportation planner in charge of Safe Routes to School planning, trails planning and coordination of active living initiatives.
Lake Management Training Available to Otter Tail County Lake Associations
Sheri on 07/03/2014Otter Tail County Lake Associations are invited to join the Healthy Lakes and Rivers Partnership to learn lake management planning. WCI will provide seed funding to the associations.
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