Engage Winona is moving Winona forward, together.
Engage Winona is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that drives equitable civic action and social change by working to ensure everyone has access, voice, and power in community planning, decision-making and changemaking.
Our Story
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We accomplish this mission through community engagement, creative storytelling, and capacity building.
Annual campaign 2024
Engage Winona is moving Winona forward, together. We bring people together to share their stories, spark ideas, and create our future. We train and support people to get involved in their community. We share stories of people who make our community strong. Donate today and join us!
Access
We bring people together to share stories, spark ideas, and co-create the future. This is also known as community engagement. We facilitate conversations, events, and more creative ways to get the full community involved in creating their future.
Voice
We share stories of people who make our community strong. We reflect the comments, voices and ideas of our community through creative storytelling, and we provide a platform for features that are co-created with community members.
Power
We train and support people to get involved in their community. This is also known as capacity building. We provide interactive activities, workshops and events on a variety of topics – turning ideas into action, building volunteer teams, finding support. We offer immersive cohort programs like Lived Experience Leaders. We also facilitate and provide project management for groups and coalitions working on community-wide challenges and opportunities.
Events
Our community events are inclusive, fun, and designed to spark conversation and connection. Join us at our upcoming events!
Engage Winona’s facilities are available for limited rentals or gallery use, providing space for community groups and events. Learn more below.
“Your existence - who and how you are - is in and of itself a contribution to the people and place around you.”
— Adrienne Maree Brown