What We're Learning

We are a learning organization and work to be smarter and more effective every year. We never lose sight of the reason we exist: to do the most possible good with the resources left to the community by Archibald G. Bush. Here we share the lessons we learn through our efforts, as well as the insights of our grantees and Fellows.

Bush Prize Case Study

Impact Foundation

Impact Foundation wants to make sure that nonprofit organizations across the region have the capacity to tap into this generational wealth transfer phenomenon—and that philanthropic giving in North Dakota reaches its full potential.

Bush Prize Case Study

Latino Economic Development Center

Bush Prize Case Study

Anu Family Services

Anu Family Services (Anu) connects children in foster care with loving and stable families. Its culture of innovation is evident in its willingness to develop new relationships and partnerships and in its rigorous pursuit of evidence and data.

Papers & Reports

Lessons Learned from the Native Nations Initiative

The Bush Foundation launched the Native Nations Initiative in 2009 to support governance reform efforts of all 23 Native nations that share geography with Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Papers & Reports

Farhiya Farah: Bridging the Chasm (PDF)

Learn how Bush Fellow Farhiya Farah paused, strategized and redefined herself with her Bush Fellowship.

Bush Prize Case Study

Lanesboro Arts

With assets of agriculture and natural beauty in tow, Lanesboro Arts, along with the town’s creative community, started a renaissance with the Lanesboro Arts Campus.