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Leadership Training and Planning Programs: <br /> • The Healthy Community Partnership (HCP) Program: Through this multi-year training <br /> and assistance program we provide diverse teams with the tools, education and resources <br /> they need to develop the capacity of citizens to create a locally shared vision and plan, and to <br /> mobilize local and regional assets to implement that plan. Most of these plans include goals <br /> around environmental, economic, and social well-being that are necessary to build <br /> sustainable communities. To date, over 1,300 people, representing 60 teams from over 120 <br /> communities have participated in the HCP program. <br /> • The Healthy Lakes and Rivers Partnership (HLRP) Program: Since 1999 the HLRP <br /> program has offered this leadership and capacity-building program for members of lake and <br /> river associations in Central Minnesota. Supported by The McKnight Foundation and others, <br /> this integrated assistance program trains local leaders to develop comprehensive lake (or <br /> river segment) management plans. When they complete the training, teams then become <br /> eligible for follow-up funding to implement the goals identified in their plan. Since its <br /> inception, the HLRP program has trained over a thousand people, representing more than 150 <br /> lake or river associations. <br /> • The Healthy Organizations Partnership (HOP) Program: The HOP program is supported <br /> by the Otto Bremer Foundation and USDA Rural Development, and is designed to increase <br /> the capacity of regional nonprofit organizations and government officials so they can more <br /> effectively carry out their respective missions to serve their communities. <br /> Grants: The Initiative Foundation makes grants to support citizen-based planning and <br /> implementation of community and economic development projects and conservation or resource <br /> preservation programs. These activities result in healthier communities and/or tangible outcomes <br /> designed to protect"key places"within our 14 county area. <br /> Planning and Preservation Fund: This "field of interest" fund can receive tax-deductible <br /> donations from individuals and entities interested in keeping their gifts at work within Central <br /> Minnesota to preserve and enhance the natural and historic heritage of our region. <br /> Dan Frank Don Hickman <br /> Community Development Planning and Preservation <br /> Email: dfrank @ifound.org Email: dhickman @ifound.org <br /> Initiative Foundation <br /> 405 First Street SE <br /> Little Falls, MN 56345 <br /> (320) 632-9255 <br /> (877) 632-9255 <br /> Fax: (320) 632-9258 <br /> Website: www.ifound.org <br />