We are focused on developing and supporting courageous leaders across Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, to work with their communities to solve tough problems.

For 2010, we will pursue this goal through fellowships, community coaching and other leadership development initiatives; and by building mechanisms to facilitate communities and their leaders in identifying and understanding the problems they face, and the assets they possess to address them, engaging with one another, accessing resources and finding solutions.

Read more about why we chose this goal.

Our Priorities Develop and support courageous leaders Build assessment tools to help communities identify their toughest problems and the assets they possess to tackle them   Build relationships with others to share information, ideas and resources to solve critical issues Support the efforts of courageous leaders to engage entire communities in problem-solving experiments     Read more about our priorities		Featured News and Links Regional Arts Development Program (RADP)   The current RADP program is being restructured to support our goal of developing courageous leaders and engaging entire opportunities in solving problems. Read More   Compass Project We are partnering with Wilder Research to expand the Twin Cities Compass to Greater Minnesota, and to explore the value of expanding Compass to North Dakota and South Dakota. Bush Foundation Fellowships Our Legacy: Developing Leaders, Supporting Communities Since its formation in 1953, the Bush Foundation has provided more than $800 million in grants and fellowships to improve the well-being of people, primarily in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. The Bush Foundation has also been focused on developing leaders, recognizing that courageous leaders are critical to community vitality and success. More than 2,200 individuals have received Bush Fellowships since the program began in 1965. Read more