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The Bush Foundation works to inspire and support creative problem solving. That means we spend a lot of time thinking about problems. Thinking about problems can be dispiriting and painful. That is particularly true when the problems directly affect the lives of our staff and their communities. Read our Reasons for Hope.

Eileen Briggs, executive director of Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Ventures, will join the Bush Foundation to lead its Native Nation Building initiative.

Jennifer Ford Reedy leads the Bush Foundation with a consultant's logic, artist's creativity and therapist's listening ability.

32 organizations will receive over $5 million through our 2016 Community Innovation grant program. Funds will support problem-solving efforts across a range of issue areas.

In 2014 we introduced bMagazine, an annual showcase for people who think bigger and think differently about what’s possible in their communities.  

The Bush Foundation recently welcomed Carly Bad Heart Bull as its Native nations activities manager and Erica Orton as its learning and evaluation manager. The Foundation also announced June Noronha will step down from her role as interim Nation building portfolio director in August.

Bush Foundation expands Ecosystem grants to all programs and intiatives. The grants provide general operating support to organizations that help create an environment for its its work to be successful.

The Bush Prize is awarded to organizations with a proven record of creating breakthrough solutions to community problems. In a region with so many organizations making great ideas happen, what makes Bush Prize winners stand out?

We're proud to announce the 2016 Bush Fellows, 24 leaders chosen for their records of achievement and their extraordinary potential to make significant contributions in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and 23 Native nations that share the same geography.

Four creative leaders from our region traveled to Salzburg, Austria last month to participate in a Salzburg Global Seminar entitled Beyond Green – The Arts as a Catalyst for Sustainability.