Elissa Hansen, Northspan president & CEO

Program Mission

We enhance economic and community resilience by offering resources that form connections, build capacity, and facilitate access to capital.

DAWN WORKS TO ENGAGE AND ELEVATE SO COMMUNITIES CAN THRIVE.

The Northspan Group’s DAWN program provides resources to form connections, build capacity and access capital in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. Northspan is Driving Access to Wealth & Networks through a suite of services and initiatives aimed at bolstering economic and community resilience. DAWN is fueled through grant funding and support from public and private partners.

To learn more and connect with us, click here to complete our intake form, and we will contact you!

DAWN Serves

6 NATIVE NATIONS

Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Red Lake Nation

10 MINNESOTA COUNTIES

St. Louis
Lake
Cook
Koochiching
Itasca
Aitkin
Carlton
Pine
Mille Lacs
Kanabec

Let's Engage
& Elevate

Let's Engage
& Elevate

202 W Superior St , Suite 600

Duluth, MN 55802

There are times when technology cannot replace the value of human interaction. That’s why we’re proud to say that we have boots on the ground, and not just bots. 

Elissa Hansen, Northspan President & CEO

We’re proud to say that we have boots on the ground, and not just bots. 

ELISSA HANSEN, NORTHSPAN PRESIDENT & CEO AND DAWN PROGRAM MANAGER

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