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National Water Quality Month — Improving Our Water
August is National Water Quality Month. Front of mind for many recently, water quality is of concern now more than ever before. [...]
Business Record: How ICON Water Trails, Great Outdoors Foundation collaborate to support recreation while tackling water quality issues
Cleaner waterways, updated recreational opportunities and a boost to economic development are a few of the outcomes of a partnership between two [...]
Business Record innovationIOWA: Meet a Nonprofit That Wants to Run Like a Startup
Hannah Inman, CEO of the Great Outdoors Foundation, has some advice for anyone who wants to work in fundraising. Spend time in sales. Prior [...]
Plan Your Next Summer Outing at Great Outdoors Foundation Sites
Summer is now in full swing, with extended hours of daylight providing extra opportunities to get outside. The Great Outdoors Foundation (GOF) [...]
Business Record: Wild Prairie Showdown Award Nominations Open
The Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails have opened nominations for the annual Wild Prairie Showdown awards. The awards celebrate contributions [...]
RELEASE: Wild Prairie Showdown Award Nominations Open
DES MOINES, IA (July 21, 2025) – The Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails are pleased to announce that the annual [...]
Business Record innovationIOWA: Great Outdoors Foundation, the innovationLEADER of the Year, Combining Recreation and Conservation
The Business Record’s 2025 Lean Techniques innovationLEADER Award recipient is the Great Outdoors Foundation. The organization is only the second nonprofit to [...]
Business Record innovationIOWA: Great Outdoors Foundation Launches the Happy Disruptors Podcast
The Great Outdoors Foundation has announced the launch of the Happy Disruptors Podcast, which will feature guests from a variety of sectors [...]
RELEASE: Great Outdoors Foundation Launches the Happy Disruptors Podcast
DES MOINES, IA (June 26, 2025) – The Great Outdoors Foundation (GOF) is pleased to announce the launch of The Happy Disruptors [...]
Great Outdoors Foundation 30th Birthday Celebration
This month the Great Outdoors Foundation (GOF) celebrates 30 years of collaborative, mission-driven work. What started as selling $5 firewood bundles to [...]
Great Outdoors Foundation CEO Issues Open Letter Regarding Central Iowa Water Works Usage Reduction Plan
DES MOINES, IA (June 17, 2025) – Given the Great Outdoors Foundation’s (GOF) role in the conservation sector, I wanted to provide [...]
Business Record innovationIOWA: Emily Steele, Great Outdoors Foundation Named 2025 innovationIOWA Award Winners
The Business Record today announces its 2025 innovationIOWA Award recipients. The Great Outdoors Foundation, a nonprofit aiming to advance conservation through innovation, [...]
