Northern Initiatives and Our Customers are On the Move

  This is an essay by Dennis West, past-president of Northern Initiatives, that is still oh-so-relevant. As long as I have been involved in this…

This article in Second Wave talks about food innovators who stayed in Battle Creek after they had left Kellogg. Jeff Grogg of Snackwerks is mentioned;…

This article in MIBiz is a good explanation of Michigan's new CDFI Coalition: Elissa Sangalli, president of Marquette-based Northern Initiatives, said she looks forward to…

La Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation es la quinta fundación comunitaria que invierte en su comunidad a través de Northern Initiatives. "La inversión de impacto,…

The Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation is the fifth community foundation to invest in its community through Northern Initiatives. “Impact investing, also known as Program…

Mark Sánchez, de MIBiz, habló con Amanda Blondea, Directora de Estrategia de Northern Initiatives, sobre la financiación del éxito compartido de la Fundación Bill y…

Mark Sanchez of MIBiz talked with Amanda Blondea, Chief Strategy Officer for Northern Initiatives, about the Shared Success funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates…

This edition of the People First Economy Podcast is part of Nourish Our Community, an initiative PFE started in 2021 to highlight the importance of…

Northern Initiatives Among 10 CDFIs Selected by Aspen Institute to Launch “Shared Success” Project Scaling Small Business Job Quality Northern Initiatives will support business owners…