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Our Look at “The Right Fight: How Great Leaders Use Healthy Confrontation to Drive Performance, Innovation, and Value” by Saj-Nicole Joni and Damon Beyer, with Commentary by Richard Frost, CEO, The Winnipeg Foundation

Oct 31, 2011

“… if you want to succeed in an age of ever-increasing complexity you have to establish clear vision, set strategy, and build alignment. Then you need to systematically orchestrate right fights – and fight them right”, say Saj-Nicole Joni and Damon Beyer. [Click on Pic to learn more]

Manitoba Announces Brokenhead Wetland Interpretive Trail

Oct 24, 2011

“This new resource will allow the public to safely visit the area without causing damage to the fragile native plants and their habitat,” said Premier Selinger. “I especially want to thank our partners, Debwendon Inc. and Eugene Reimer, for their support in making this new trail possible.” [Click on Pic to learn more]

Assiniboine Credit Union Bucks the Trend and Opens a Branch in Winnipeg’s North End

Oct 20, 2011

The decision to open a branch in one of Winnipeg’s lowest-income neighbourhoods, better serve existing and new members, and reach out to people with no or limited access to banking services is part of ACU’s long-term vision. It is driven by ACU’s promise to contribute to community economic development and the realization that the North End is undergoing an exciting renewal. [Click on Pic to learn more]

The Art and Science of Math Education: Conference brings together experts at UWinnipeg on Nov. 19, 2011

Oct 18, 2011

The purpose of this conference is to expose educators and the public to a range of views on math education from leading experts in education, cognitive science and Aboriginal education, and to explore ways of bringing the best insights together into practice. Views on how best to proceed sometimes diverge, yet all are founded in a shared desire to give all students an opportunity to engage in, appreciate and achieve high levels of proficiency in mathematics. [Click on Logo to learn more]

First Nations and The Winnipeg Foundation Partner on Unique Campaign

Nov 8, 2010

Pimachiowin Aki spokesperson Sophia Rabliauskas announces the Campaign for the Land that Gives Life as Winnipeg Foundation CEO Rick Frost and Minister of Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Eric Robinson look on. To donate see: www.landthatgiveslife.com and to learn more about the efforts to have the boreal forest designated a World Heritage site see: www.pimachiowinaki.org [Click on Pic to learn more]

Manitobans Select Jake Macdonald’s Novel Juliana and the Medicine Fish as This Year’s Featured Book for “On the Same Page”

Nov 3, 2010

On the Same Page, a project of The Winnipeg Foundation and Winnipeg Public Library, encourages all Manitobans to read, and talk about, the same book at the same time. The program includes book giveaways, author appearances and special events to take place early in 2011. [Click on Pic to learn more]

“Working Together” The Winnipeg Foundation Magazine (Fall 2010 Edition)

Oct 8, 2010

Stories of hope from Manitoba’s communities. [Click on Pic to learn more]

“Creative Opportunity” by Rick Frost, Chief Executive Officer, The Winnipeg Foundation*

Sep 9, 2010

Two weeks ago, I circulated the following quote to about 100 of my social media contacts. It is from Richard Florida’s recent article in the Atlantic magazine: “At bottom, a jobs strategy needs to start from a fundamental principle: That each and every human being is creative and that we can only grow, develop, and prosper by harnessing the full creativity of each of us.” [Click on Pic to learn more]

“Social Media Confession” By Rick Frost, Chief Executive Officer, The Winnipeg Foundation*

Aug 11, 2010

“Two years ago I started to write this monthly blog and I now have an archive covering 25 topics. Most relate to the Foundation in one way or another but every once in a while I vent about some bothersome issue like city parking tickets.” [Click on Pic to learn more]

The Winnipeg Foundation (MOM Article)

Jan 21, 2010

The Winnipeg Foundation is Canada’s first community foundation, created in 1921 by banker and entrepreneur William Forbes Alloway as his gift back to the community that supported his success. Since it began, the Foundation has granted more than $240 million to charities that help our community life flourish. [Click on Pic to learn more]

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