Local Nonprofits Put Northfield Shares Grants to Use Part 1
May 16, 2017
First of a three-part series featuring grants in action...
Author: Carrie Carroll
Northfield Shares Featured in Northfield News Ames Fund Article
April 11, 2017
Northfield Shares was recently featured in a Northfield News article spotlighting the important impact of the Ames Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation on local nonprofit organizations and the community as a whole. ...
Northfield Shares Encourages Community to Perform Random Acts of Kindness
February 10, 2017
Northfield Shares is encouraging community members to perform random acts of kindness in celebration of the 17th annual National Random Acts of Kindness Week, which runs from February 12 to February 18. ...
Northfield Shares Hires First Full-time Executive Director
January 24, 2017
Northfield Shares has hired its first full-time executive director. The organization has reached a stage in its growth requiring the need to fill this role, made possible as part of a capacity-building grant that Northfield Shares received from the Ames Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation....
Northfield Shares Distributes Over $68,000 in Grants to 15 Area Nonprofits
January 17, 2017
Northfield Shares, a community foundation centered on philanthropy, volunteerism and collaborative leadership, has selected 15 area nonprofits to receive grants for 2017. The organizations selected are Cannon River Watershed Partnership, Community Action Center of Northfield, Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys, Greenvale Park Community School, HealthFinders Collaborative, Laura Baker Services Association, Northfield Area Learning Center, Northfield in Bloom, Northfield Booster Club, Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (Reading Rockets and YouthBank), Northfield Senior Center, Northfield TORCH, Northfield Union of Youth, Northfield Youth Sports Collaborative and Project Friendship. The grants, totaling $68,619, will be funded by seven different funds inside of the Northfield Shares organization. This is the largest amount of total funding that Northfield Shares has granted in the history of Northfield Shares and its predecessor organization, Northfield Area Foundation.
Northfield Shares to Receive Capacity-Building Grant from Ames Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation
December 20, 2016
Northfield Shares announced that it will receive a capacity-building grant from the Ames Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation in the amount of $140,000....
Northfield Shares to Receive Donor-Advised Fund from Robert and Barbara Will
November 18, 2016
Northfield Shares, a community foundation centered on philanthropy, volunteerism and collaborative leadership, announced that it will receive a significant one-time gift from community member Robert (Bob) Will through the Robert and Barbara Will Family Foundation. This endowed donor-advised fund is to be gifted to and managed by Northfield Shares at Bob Will’s death. The intent is that the gift be directed towards providing an annual gift of four percent of the corpus to All Saints Episcopal Church in Northfield. Specifically, the funds will be directed towards supporting the church’s music program, which the Will family greatly enjoyed.
Northfield Shares Seeks to Hire First Full-time Executive Director
November 14, 2016
The Executive Director will help grow capacity and build the Northfield SHARES community foundation as its first full-time Executive Director. Northfield SHARES seeks a self-starter for fund development, leadership & management, program oversight, and administrative support. The position reports to the Board Chair who has staff...
Northfield Shares and Minnesota DNR Benefit from Community Member’s Major Gift
April 1, 2016
Northfield Shares, a community foundation centered on philanthropy and volunteerism, announced today that Donald H. Nelson has donated the Engeseth-Rinde Farm to the organization. The farm, which sits near Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, will be added to the new Prairie Creek Wildlife Management Area.
Northfield Shares Distributes Grants to Nine Area Nonprofits
December 17, 2015
Northfield Shares, a community foundation centered on philanthropy and volunteerism, has selected nine area nonprofits to receive grants for 2016. The organizations selected are the Beautify Northfield Coalition, Cannon River Watershed Partnership, Greenvale Park Community School, HealthFinders Collaborative, Northfield in Bloom, Northfield TORCH, Northfield Union of Youth, Northfield Works – Community Action Center of Northfield and Northfield YouthBank. The grants, totaling $39,742, will be funded by five different funds inside of the Northfield Shares organization.