Who We've Funded

Minneapolis, MN — Support the delivery of graduate level creative leadership training to 20-25 artists and community leaders in the Twin Cities through the Creative Leadership Institute

Rapid City, SD — Conduct up to four sessions in South Dakota communities where participants will learn about South Dakota data, increase their connections to other citizens, generate ideas to address tough problems, and influence decisions in their state and communities

[PW approved change from five sessions to four sessions--12/14/10]

Saint Paul, MN — Engage the general public in conversation about city services, service delivery, and funding for the purpose of informing better, more sustainable policy solutions for Minnesota's communities

Minneapolis, MN — Fund the third year of MacPhail's Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement Initiative

Minneapolis, MN — Bush funding will be used for general operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program II (RADP II) to implement Milkweed's three-year plan

Onamia, MN — Support a series of community/planning meetings to develop a strategic plan for Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

Minneapolis, MN — Beyond the Bottom Line project

Minneapolis, MN — For operating expenses

Mankato, MN — Minnesota's Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA) Pilot Initiative

Minneapolis, MN — For continued operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program I (RADP I)

Saint Paul, MN — Fund a local services initiative in which six communities in Minnesota will initiate local government service redesign projects

Minneapolis, MN — To serve as an InCommons partner

Saint Paul, MN — Sponsor the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits' 2010 annual conference

Saint Paul, MN — Reinventing the Field Trip for the 21st Century and Environmental Sustainability Framework for statewide cultural organizations

Saint Paul, MN — Large Cultural Organization Convenings

Saint Paul, MN — To serve as an InCommons partner

Minneapolis, MN — Add to the public's knowledge and appreciation of courageous leadership around the state by writing two pieces per month, profiling Minnesotans who are exercising leadership to wrestle with specific challenges, and addressing why and how they're doing it

Minneapolis, MN — Website redesign consistent with its strategic plan, communications plan, and prioritized disability initiatives

Washington, DC — Matching grant to assist Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe with disaster relief efforts following ice storm

Bismarck, ND — For a documentary project featuring Bush Artist grantees

Fargo, ND — Conduct up to twenty sessions in North Dakota communities where participants will learn about North Dakota data, increase connections to other citizens, generate ideas to address tough problems, and influence decisions in their state and communities

Sisseton, SD — Conduct up to six sessions in Northeast South Dakota communities where participants will learn about South Dakota data, increase connections to other citizens, generate ideas to address tough problems, and influence decisions in their state and communities

Rochester, MN — Southeastern Minnesota Counties Human Services Delivery Redesign Project

Saint Paul, MN — Bush funding will be used for general operating through the Regional Arts Development Program II to increase artistic excellence, community engagement, and sustainability of one of the country's leading African American theaters that focuses on art for social change

Sioux Falls, SD — Conduct up to five sessions in South Dakota communities where participants will learn about South Dakota data, increase their connections to other citizens, generate ideas to address tough problems, and influence decisions in their state and communities

Pierre, SD — Matching grant to assist Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe with disaster relief efforts following ice storm

Brookings, SD — Conduct up to twenty sessions in South Dakota communities where participants will learn about South Dakota data, increase their connections to other citizens, generate ideas to address tough problems, and influence decisions in their state and communities

Fort Yates, ND — Education and training of Tribal Council and informal leaders on nation building and roles and responsibilities of governments.

Total grant amount is $40,640. Of that, $6,000 will be distributed using the Reimbursement Grant Process for a different purpose than the grant itself - see Funding Agreement. The remaining $34,360 is the amount of the revised grant itself.

Pierre, SD — Facilitate the implementation of a value-added growth model for the benefit of South Dakota schools

Minneapolis, MN — Fund a public engagement project around Minnesota's upcoming budget shortfall that focuses in traditionally underrepresented communities

Grand Rapids, MN — Build a cohort of 75 leaders in Mankato, Minnesota with continued funding for two retreats of the Blandin Community Leadership Program

Bismarck, ND — Conduct up to five sessions in North Dakota communities where participants will learn about North Dakota data, increase connections to other citizens, generate ideas to address tough problems, and influence decisions in their state and communities

New York, NY — to support the work of the Center during 2010-2012

Minneapolis, MN — News articles and public conversations about the New Normal

St. Paul, MN — To serve as an InCommons partner

Fargo, ND — Conduct up to five sessions in North Dakota communities where participants will learn about North Dakota data, increase connections to other citizens, generate ideas to address tough problems, and influence decisions in their state and communities

Tucson, AZ — Partnership activities to meet 2010 Bush Foundation and Native Nations Institute goals to support the self-determination of Native nations

Minneapolis, MN — Fund a new University of Minnesota Leadership Consortium

Minneapolis, MN — For the L Steven and Mary Goldstein Scholarship Fund (fund number 7503)

Saint Paul, MN — Seek out and spotlight the ideas of civic leaders at all levels who have innovative solutions to the systemic problems in communities around the State of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN — Bush funding will be used for general operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program II (RADP II) to implement VocalEssence's five-year plan

Minneapolis, MN — To serve as an InCommons partner

White Earth, MN — Refine 2007 strategic plan and develop a comprehensive Nation Rebuilding plan for submission to Bush Foundation

Washington, DC — Technical support and coaching for institution partners for the Bush Foundation's Teacher Preparation and Effectiveness Initiative - Phase I

Minneapolis, MN — Improve Minneapolis Public School Board governance and superintendent search

Saint Paul, MN — Continue to operate Twin Cities Compass and complete planning phase for the expansion of the Compass model to North Dakota and South Dakota

Roseville, MN — Continue to provide nonprofit and donor services in Minnesota and complete a planning phase for its expansion of these services to North Dakota and South Dakota

Minneapolis, MN — Support phase two of an early learners' project, Ready for Life, through continued participation in the Large Cultural Organization Development Fund II (LCODF II)

Minneapolis, MN — Support the Immigrant and Refugee Engagement Initiative to connect new residents to resources and services, support connections within the community and strengthen social networks, reduce crime, and improve living standards for new residents. Pilot project will allow for identification of successful strategies for future replication

Minneapolis, MN — Increased access to diverse literary voices through continued operating support as part of the Regional Arts Development Program II (RADP II)

Dickinson, ND — For the Bush Foundation Teacher Preparation and Effectiveness Initiative - Phase I

Duluth, MN — Improve organizational capacity of Duluth Art Institute to sustain, enhance and fulfill its mission by completing a strategic planning process

Rapid City, SD — Continued entry-period support through the Regional Arts Development Program II (RADP II)

Silver Spring, MD — To fund a plenary presentation on adaptive leadership at the Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families fall forum

Saint Paul, MN — For the Bush Foundation Teacher Preparation and Effectiveness Initiative - Phase I

Bath, ME — For operating expenses

Saint Paul, MN — Support 'Connected Counseling Initiative Phase IV: Standardizing Success' to improve high school graduation rates by five percent

Little Falls, MN — For participation as a selected community partner, through its 2009-2010 Healthy Community Partnership program, in the planning and pilot phases of an initiative by Bush Foundation and Minnesota Public Radio to create broadcast, online, and social media networks that provide increased information and storytelling to illuminate issues and to improve community problem solving at the local and regional levels

Minneapolis, MN — Partner with the Jeremiah Program as it engages with Fargo/Moorhead community members to determine whether its model of moving single mothers from poverty to prosperity is one the community can and wants to employ

Cass Lake, MN — Support a three-day Anishinabe Nation Building conference hosted at Leech Lake and organized by the Northern Minnesota Tribal Economic Development Commission, consisting of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians and White Earth Band of Ojibwe

Minneapolis, MN — For operating expenses

Saint Paul, MN — Launch GiveMN.org, an online platform to establish efficient charitable giving, provide value to donors, and increase charitable giving in Minnesota. The kickoff will be a highly promoted Give to the Max day held on November 17, 2009. Bush funding will help cover transaction processing fees for online donations made during GiveMN's Give to the Max day

Mankato, MN — For the Bush Foundation Teacher Preparation and Effectiveness Initiative - Phase I

Saint Paul, MN — For operating expenses at the Midtown Global Market

Grand Forks, ND — Increased access to regional and global visual arts with emphasis on rural community engagement through continued operating support as part of the Regional Arts Development Program II (RADP II)

For the Bush Foundation Teacher Preparation and Effectiveness Initiative - Phase I

Minneapolis, MN — Continued operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program II (RADP II)

Duluth, MN — Sustained intergenerational collaborations at 10 sites serving 15 communities by implementing Phase III of the AGE to age Initiative

Minneapolis, MN — Increased community engagement and development of a new Cultural Community Hub model through entry-period support as part of the Regional Arts Development Program II (RADP II). The co-directors will plan for the artistic development of Pillsbury House Theatre; to extend their artistic programming as a core part of Pillsbury House Neighborhood Center's services; and to assume management of all Center operations.

Fargo, ND — To increase museum-based community engagement and education programs in Fargo through a $5.2 million capital expansion and renovation project

Red Lake, MN — Fund a nation-building consultant and a strategic planning meeting

Saint Cloud, MN — For the Bush Foundation Teacher Preparation and Effectiveness Initiative - Phase I

Washington, DC — For the Roundtable on Community Change

Madison, WI — For work conducted by The Value Added Research Center (VARC) to develop a set of value-added metrics, analysis tools, and reporting mechanisms that measure and report the effectiveness of teacher preparation institutions. Value-added reports developed as a part of this effort will provide feedback that can be used to improve teacher preparation programs and the support of new teachers in their practicum and initial job placements. In addition, it is expected that VARC will establish an ongoing and sustainable process for collecting and analyzing the necessary data as well as providing actionable insights that engage all key stakeholder groups (the Bush Foundation, The Bush Advisory and Review Committee, Institutions of Higher Education, partnering local education agencies, State Departments of Education, and others as appropriate).

Cambridge, MA — Continue to implement its programs with discretionary operating support

Minneapolis, MN — Increase the relevance of literary arts by nurturing a broad spectrum of voices, expression, and artistic endeavor through continued operating support as part of the Regional Arts Development Program I (RADP I). The Loft also requests that $100,000 of Bush support be positioned as a membership challenge match as a RADP I transition strategy.

Cass Lake, MN — Support the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (MCT) leadership's review and dialogue regarding changes to the MCT constitution

To build and implement a dramatically redesigned teacher preparation program that will develop and guarantee the effectiveness of 1,050 teachers annually through the Twin Cities Teacher Collaborative