Public Policy

The Northwest Area Foundation has a long history of supporting grantee initiatives to promote civic engagement and local advocacy. We also work with a number of stakeholders, researchers and critics to help us explore our role in public policy, which is one of our key strategies to affect sustainable change in urban, rural and American Indian communities across our region.

To learn more about how the Northwest Area Foundation is supporting Public Policy, check out our grantee stories:



Leadership Forum

Making Policies Fair for All

A State Fiscal Analysis Initiative group in North Dakota uncovered a startling disparity: Workers in the bottom one-fifth of the income range are paying 9.4 percent state income tax, while top wage earners pay less than half that.... »more

 STEP

Mobilizing Advocates for Change

Recession-driven revenue challenges in Montana threatened many services that help low-income families... »more

 Cultivator

Cultivating New Jobs

Challenged by a lack of living wage jobs, many people living in small towns generate their own salaries by starting enterprises. >>more