Rural Philanthropy-Update on Foundation Giving to Rural Communities
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Although the sentiment is not unanimous, many experts interviewed in this study note a raised level of rural awareness, and more attention to rural issues in general, over the past 2-3 years.
The immediate antecedent of this awareness is the Conference in August, but others note the work of other large foundations and advocacy groups to bring attention to rural America.
I still haven’t decided whether to go to Montana for the conference, but I think the attention of Senator Baucus to the rural, to the philanthropic divide, promises to increase the attention of the philanthropic world to rural needs. I anticipate good things.
There seems to be a whole lot of interest in making it increase. I mean if you [read] what I read every day, you’ve got Ford and Kellogg holding major convenings.
You got what is going to happen in Missoula in August, so I mean there is a lot of initial work I think to get funding on the same page.
To: Center for Rural Strategies and Stand Up for Rural America From: Anna Greenberg and David Walker
Full Paper: http://www.ruralstrategies.org/proje ... 2007UPD.pdf
(Thanks again to David Young at MSU for bringing this paper to our attention. Russ)
David M. Young, Professor
Community Resource Specialist
Extension Service
Montana State University
e-mail: dyoung@montana.edu
Phone: 406-994-5552
Fax: 406-994-1756
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