Press Release Index

• August 6, 2008
  New Board Members
• July 30, 2008
  Lummi Nation Gateway Center
• July 29, 2008
  NWAF Grant to Cheyenne River Sioux Nation
• April 16, 2008
  2008 NWAF Poll -Index of releases, briefs, summaries, toplines
• April 16, 2008
  2008 National Poll release
• April 16, 2008
  2008 Idaho Poll Release
• April 16, 2008
  2008 Iowa Poll Release
• April 16, 2008
  2008 Minnesota Poll Release
• April 16, 2008
  2008 Montana Poll Release
• April 16, 2008
  2008 North Dakota Poll Release
• April 16, 2008
  2008 Oregon Poll Release
• April 16, 2008
  2008 South Dakota Poll Release
• April 16, 2008
  2008 Washington Poll Release
• March 27, 2008
  Walker Named NWAF CEO
• January 25, 2008
  Great Strides Award Winners
• January 18, 2008
  Top 3 Things South Dakotans Will Do To Help the Struggling
• January 3, 2008
  NEW CEO Search
• December 19, 2007
  Communities Work to Reduce Poverty Amid 2008 Presidential Election
• December 19, 2007
  News Brief -New Executive Director for Opportunity Link
• November 27, 2007
  South Dakotans See People Who Are Struggling to Make Ends Meet
• November 27, 2007
  North Dakotans Regularly See People Who Are Struggling to Make Ends Meet
• November 19, 2007
  G & G Call for Presentations
• October 29, 2007
  Wage and Benefits Metric Measures Job Quality
• October 16, 2007
  Grant to Urban Native Americans in Rapid City
• October 10, 2007
  Major Grant to Urban Native Americans in Seattle
• September 10, 2007
  Grant to NAYA
• September 10, 2007
  Grant to NADC
• July 13, 2007
  Interim CEO
• July 13, 2007
  New Board Members
• June 19, 2007
  P4P Phase Two
• June 6, 2007
  NWAF CEO Accepts New Position
• May 11, 2007
  New VP of Programs
• April 30, 2007
  National Survey News Release
• April 30, 2007
  Iowa Survey Release
• April 30, 2007
  Idaho Survey Release
• April 30, 2007
  Minnesota Survey Release
• April 30, 2007
  Montana Survey Release
• April 30, 2007
  North Dakota Survey Release
• April 30, 2007
  Oregon Survey Release
• April 30, 2007
  South Dakota Survey Release
• April 30, 2007
  Washington Survey Release
• April 29, 2007
  NWAF Solutions Depot
• February 2, 2007
  Great Strides Winners
• February 1, 2007
  New VP of Finance at NWAF
• January 17, 2007
  New Horizons Communities
• October 10, 2006
  Reverend Kevin McDonough Joins NWAF Board
• June 14, 2006
  Grassroots & Groundwork Conference
• April 22, 2006
  American Dream Documentary
• March 7, 2006
  NWAF National Poll
• January 31, 2006
  New Ventures Communities
• March 9, 2006
  Apprentice Program
• January 24, 2006
  Great Strides Winners
• Sept. 1, 2005
  Communities are invited to apply for $100,000 Great Strides Award. Deadline Oct. 7.
  St. Paul, Minn., September 1, 2005— The Northwest Area Foundation is inviting communities from all across its eight-state region to apply for a Great Strides Award. Launched last year, this initiative rewards communities for the innovative steps they have already taken to reduce poverty for the long term. The Foundation will select up to four communities, rewarding each one with $100,000 and an invitation to share key lessons with other communities.
• July 15, 2005
  Louis Fors Hill and Ted Strong join
  St. Paul, July 15, 2005 -- At its annual meeting today, the Northwest Area Foundation trustees approved the appointment of Louis Fors Hill and Ted Strong to the Foundation’s board of directors. Each begins a three-year term immediately.
• March 08, 2005
  New Report Emphasizes the Benefits of Coordinating Poverty-Reduction Efforts
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (March 8, 2005) – The Northwest Area Foundation today released a study that examines the causes of poverty and reviews the programs designed to alleviate its effects on people. “On Getting Out – and Staying Out – of Poverty: The Complex Causes of and Responses to Poverty in the Northwest,” emphasizes the complexities of poverty and suggests that poverty-reduction efforts be integrated to be successful for the long term.
• February 28, 2005
  New Report tracks momentum toward Indian small business ventures
  Washington D.C. — Despite considerable economic and social obstacles, entrepreneurial business activity on and around Indian reservations is gaining momentum, according to a report released today by CFED and the Northwest Area Foundation.

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