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GT Regional Community Foundation and Northern Initiatives A story about year-end giving in Northern Express mentions the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation and its recent…

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 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…

Jamie Schriner of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation wrote this article for Every Child Thrives, a publication of the foundation. Read the full article here. Northern…

Shatawn and Nadia Brigham, owners of GRNoir in downtown Grand Rapids. (Photo by MLive)   ‘Everyone feels welcome’ at GRNoir Wine…

Regenerative Economies In Michigan, Creating More Resilient Local Economies From the Ground Up Next City conducted a Q&A with Northern Initiatives President Elissa Sangalli about…

What an Impact! W.K. Kellogg Foundation looks at Northern Initiatives' work in Battle Creek The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) did an impact study on Northern…