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Rural Philanthropy

Across America, rural communities face big challenges as economies change, ... resources and subsidies dramatically decline. But rural residents are responding with resilience and ... permanent assets for the future of their communities. Rural communities build philanthropy from the ground up, ...

Rural Philanthropy Knowledge Center

Publication date:

11/2007

The Rural Philanthropy Knowledge Center contains practical information on how to start and manage a rural fund, and other useful resources on how to grow philanthropy in rural areas. Rural Philanthropy Knowledge Center ...

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The Power of Rural Philanthropy

Publication date:

03/2005

Across America, rural communities face big challenges as economies change, ... assets, is looked to in times of great need. Not so in rural places. Until now. This report looks at recent trends in rural philanthropy-building and examines the inclusive and ...

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Forum PublicationResearch

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Community FoundationPhilanthropy-Serving Orgs

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Rural Philanthropy

Rural Philanthropy: Leading Tactics

Leading Tactics for Rural Fund Development is a series of step-by-step guides specifically to make the job of someone starting a rural fund easier. Compiled from on-the-ground experience with experts in building rural endowment, the series addresses the following four ...

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Community FoundationPhilanthropy-Serving Orgs

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Rural Philanthropy

Rural Funders Convening

... from around the region for our second gathering about rural funding in the Southwest. This meeting is meant to provide funders that fund (or want to fund) in rural Southwest communities a chance for peer learning and ... to learn and share with one another about their work in rural communities and learn from experts in the field. The ...

Rural Funders of the Southwest Gathering

... from around the region for our inaugural gathering about rural funding in the Southwest. This meeting is meant to provide funders that fund (or want to fund) in rural Southwest communities a chance for peer learning and ... to learn and share with one another about their work in rural communities and learn from experts in the field. The ...

Rural Philanthropy: What Do We Need to Do to Support Rural Communities?

Tuesday, July 16, 1:45 - 3:15 pm Rural communities have suffered from a lack of serious ... this dynamic and engage more of our members to work in rural regions and with rural populations that often have been unseen and unheard? ...

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Rural Fund Development 101:Starting and Growing Rural Community Endowments

Publication date:

03/2007

Across rural America, people are joining together to do something ... organizations and the places they call home. This guide, Rural Fund Development 101, will help you understand the ... basics of community endowments and how to create one. Rural Fund Development 101:Starting and Growing Rural ...

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Community FoundationPhilanthropy-Serving Orgs

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Rural Development Philanthropy Learning Network

Publication date:

02/2009

As a Community Strategies Group of the Aspen Institute, The Rural Development Philanthropy Learning Network is a diverse ... of community foundations and funds, and philanthropic and rural development organizations that exchange experience, knowledge and skills to increase rural assets and improve rural livelihood. In addition to ...

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CollaborativeFunder Briefing

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Community FoundationProgram Staff

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Rural Philanthropy

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Community Development

2020 Census Faces Challenges in Rural America Report

Publication date:

12/2017

... O’Hare about special challenges that will make some rural areas and populations difficult to count accurately. 2020 Census Faces Challenges in Rural America Report ...

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2020 Census

Rural Philanthropy: Building Dialogue From Within

Publication date:

03/2007

... explores the disparity in giving between urban and rural nonprofits, and how geographical isolation and capacity-building needs greatly reduce the ability for rural nonprofits to secure funding. The report offers ... on ways to make philanthropy more responsive to rural America. Rural Philanthropy: Building Dialogue From ...

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Research

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Community FoundationPhilanthropy-Serving Orgs

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Rural Philanthropy

Session 1: Rural Policy and Issues of Equity

... to focus on building the investment of philanthropy in rural communities across America as part of an overarching ... pieces of federal legislation that affect more than just rural communities, we will explore how PSO members garnered ... pieces of legislation and how ultimately the challenges in rural communities affects all of our well-being—as there ...

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03/09/2020 -

11:00am to 12:15pm

Mobility & Aging in Rural America: The Role for Innovation: An Introduction for Funders

Publication date:

05/2018

Rural America is a collection of iconic landscapes, essential ... about 15 percent. As its population has gotten smaller, rural America has also become challenging to navigate. For ... quarter of all older Americans (about 10 million), call rural communities home. They share the nearly universal ...

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Aging

Beyond Here & There: Transforming Mobility in Rural America through New Technology

... campus. Beyond Here & There: Transforming Mobility in Rural America through New Technology is a working summit ... to drive new access and mobility solutions for millions of rural Americans of all ages through the power of ... new and emerging technology, transportation and mobility, rural and aging services, and philanthropy. The ...

Neighborhood Funders Group: Supporting Equity, Sustainability, and Resilience in Rural and Small-Town America

The demographics of rural America are changing: nine out of ten rural areas are more ethnically diverse than they were 20 years ago. Many who live and work in rural communities are striving to promote participatory civic ...

Neighborhood Funders Group Webinar Series | Supporting Equity, Sustainability, and Resilience in Rural and Small-Town America

The Future of Rural Transportation and Mobility for Older Adults: Current Trends and Future Directions in Technology-enabled Solutions

Publication date:

04/2018

... is on the transformation of mobility for older adults in rural areas through technological innovations. The white ... for technology research and innovation to transform the rural mobility landscape and, in the process, empower older ... in an equitable and effective manner. The Future of Rural Transportation and Mobility for Older Adults: Current ...

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Research

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Aging

Forum to Work on Expanding Philanthropy’s Impact to Improve Rural Communities with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant

Release Date:

02/21/2020

... and economic opportunity and improving health equity in rural communities. More specifically, the grant will support ... social and economic opportunity and health equity in rural communities and about the role philanthropy can play in ... the Forum’s multiple communications channels; holding rural equity sessions at Forum convenings; incorporating a ...