Philanthropy Leaders Series: Blandin Foundation
Date: Jun 6, 2012Time: 08:00 AM to 09:30 AM
| Where: | Metropolitan Ballroom & Clubroom |
| Fee: $45 for MCN members ONLY | Register Now! |
The Blandin Foundation is a private foundation based in Grand Rapids. Founded by Charles K. Blandin in 1941, they are the state's largest rural-based and rural-focused foundation. As of December 31, 2010, the foundation leveraged the proceeds from a trust worth more than $395 million. Blandin Foundation’s mission is to strengthen communities in rural Minnesota, especially the Grand Rapids area. Its vision is of building healthy rural communities grounded in strong economies where the burdens and benefits are widely shared.
A lifelong resident of rural Minnesota, Dr. Kathleen Annette is a recognized leader at local, regional and national levels. Kathy recently joined the Blandin Foundation as its president/CEO. Kathy grew up on the Red Lake Indian Reservation and is enrolled with White Earth Band of Ojibwe. She is a graduate of University of Minnesota, where she received both her medical and undergraduate degrees. She is the first woman in the Minnesota Ojibwe Nation to become a physician. Kathy retired from federal service after 26 distinguished years, having served as deputy director of field operations of Indian Health Service, based in Bemidji. In this role, she was responsible for supervision and leadership of area directors across the United States, including 48 hospitals, 238 health clinics serving 1.9 million American Indian patients and 15,000 federal employees.
Kathy is a long-time partner of the Blandin Foundation, having served as a board member for 12 years (1991-2003), and chaired and participated in the Foundation’s American Indian Advisory Committee (2004-2011). She is an alumnus of the first Blandin Reservation Community Leadership Program cohort in 2001.
A light continental breakfast will be served.
About the Series
2012 Philanthropy Leaders Series
Join MCN and your colleagues at the 2012 Philanthropy Leaders Series where you will hear from, and engage with, some of Minnesota’s most prominent philanthropy leaders. Philanthropy Leaders events are MCN special member events and provide a great opportunity for you to network with your peers involved in fundraising. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to hear first-hand what philanthropy leaders are thinking about philanthropy for 2012 and beyond.
This six-part series includes the following workshops:
- Youthprise, Wednesday, February 29
- Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, Tuesday, March 6
- Medtronic Foundation, Wednesday, April 4
- The Joyce Foundation, Wednesday, April 25
- Tribal Philanthropy: Building Communities through Native Giving and Reciprocity, Wednesday, May 23
- Blandin Foundation, Wednesday, June 6
You can register for this single session, or for the entire series of six workshops and save! This MCN members special event series is $240 for all six workshops. Register now!
