Capacity and Leadership

By expanding leadership across a community, more people are willing to participate and have the skills to join in taking action for sustainable civic, social, political and economic change.

To learn more about how the Northwest Area Foundation is supporting Capacity and Leadership, check out our grantee stories:



The African American Leadership Forum

In Minnesota, there had not been an influential, organized message coming from the African American community in quite some time. >>more

Closing the Achievement Gap

Minnesota's nearly worst-in-the-nationa school achievement gap spurred African American leaders to action >>more

Biodiesel fuel

Green Jobs in Rural America

 When Helen Waller and her husband first started farming in Circle, Montana 57 years ago, they paid 16 cents per gallon for diesel fuel. ... »more