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Investments in Rural America:
Where are the Foundations?
Jim “JR” Richardson, National
Rural Funders Collaborative
David R. Dangler, National Alliance for
Rural Policy Network
Jessica Hiemenz
National Consumer Law Center
April 25, 2012
Presenter – David R. Dangler
• Heads up NeighborWorks® America’s Rural Initiative. Over
100 of the 230 organizations that comprise the
NeighborWorks® network serve rural communities –
delivering essential services and investments in
homeownership, rental housing, community revitalization,
economic development and quality manufactured housing.
• NeighborWorks® organizations are active in 1,268 rural
and mixed rural counties in 46 states plus Puerto Rico.
Annually these organizations directly invest over $1.5
billion in their communities through housing and economic
development.
• Mr. Dangler is also a founding member of the National
Alliance for Rural Policy (NARP) and is a member of
the National Rural Housing Coalition’s board of directors.
Presenter – James A. Richardson
• For the last ten years, Jim has served as the
founding Executive Director of the National Rural
Funders Collaborative, a ten-year initiative
collaboration of private foundations to support
rural community development initiatives in
marginalized, persistently poor areas of the
country, especially communities and organizations
of color and service low-wealth communities.
• Jim currently lives in Dallas and regular consults
throughout the U.S. in areas of community
economic development and rural development
philanthropy.
Working together to promote a vibrant rural America.
Experience Works · First Nations Development Institute · Housing Assistance Council · Indian Country Conservancy ·
National Association of Community Health Centers · National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation
·
National Consumer Law Center · National Trust for Historic Preservation · National Rural Health Association ·
National Youth Leadership Network · NeighborWorks America · Save the Children · United Farm Workers Foundation
Contact: Emily Blejwas, Network Coordinator
eblejwas@gmail.com
National RURAL FUNDERS Collaborative
A Philanthropic Initiative SupportingA Philanthropic Initiative SupportingA Philanthropic Initiative SupportingA Philanthropic Initiative Supporting
Rural Community TransformationRural Community TransformationRural Community TransformationRural Community Transformation
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Our Vision
NRFC envisions a transformation of rural regions facing
persistent poverty from communities in which historic
barriers of race and class reinforce and deepen historic
disinvestment and disenfranchisement to more vibrant
and inclusive communities in which all who live and work
therein can aspire to
receive fair wages and benefits for their labor,
provide basic necessities and a quality of living for their families and
enjoy full rights and privileges of a civil society in which all can lead.
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Phase I: 2000Phase I: 2000Phase I: 2000Phase I: 2000 ---- 2006200620062006
Reversing Persistent Poverty & Transforming RuralReversing Persistent Poverty & Transforming RuralReversing Persistent Poverty & Transforming RuralReversing Persistent Poverty & Transforming Rural
Communities through:Communities through:Communities through:Communities through:
Build Community WealthBuild Community WealthBuild Community WealthBuild Community Wealth
Increase Civic Participation/ Inclusive LeadershipIncrease Civic Participation/ Inclusive LeadershipIncrease Civic Participation/ Inclusive LeadershipIncrease Civic Participation/ Inclusive Leadership
Achieve Greater Family SelfAchieve Greater Family SelfAchieve Greater Family SelfAchieve Greater Family Self----sufficiencysufficiencysufficiencysufficiency
4/26/2012 8 NRFC SEA-Change 1.02
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Theory of Change
Rural Poverty persists due to decades/generations of:
Environmental and economic disinvestmentEnvironmental and economic disinvestmentEnvironmental and economic disinvestmentEnvironmental and economic disinvestment
Cultural and social IsolationCultural and social IsolationCultural and social IsolationCultural and social Isolation
Barriers of race and classBarriers of race and classBarriers of race and classBarriers of race and class
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Theory of Change
Reversing Persistent Poverty, i.e., Rural Transformation, requires
three interrelated outcome strategies for lasting, measurable change:
Build Community WealthBuild Community WealthBuild Community WealthBuild Community Wealth
Increase Civic Participation/ Inclusive LeadershipIncrease Civic Participation/ Inclusive LeadershipIncrease Civic Participation/ Inclusive LeadershipIncrease Civic Participation/ Inclusive Leadership
Achieve Greater Family SelfAchieve Greater Family SelfAchieve Greater Family SelfAchieve Greater Family Self----sufficiencysufficiencysufficiencysufficiency
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Wealth Creation + Civic Participation =
Family Self-Sufficiency
Civic Participation/Leadership
WealthCreation
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Village Based Health Providers
Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth: Medicaid Funded Career Ladder to Increase
Economic Opportunity
Leadership Transformation:Leadership Transformation:Leadership Transformation:Leadership Transformation: Identification/Training of
Village-Based Health Workers
Family SelfFamily SelfFamily SelfFamily Self----Sufficiency:Sufficiency:Sufficiency:Sufficiency: Greater, More Affordable Access to Healthcare &
Community Well-being
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
South Carolina Association of Community Development Corps
Community Development
Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth: Small Business Development/Affordable Housing
through Nurture/Expansion of Community Development Corporations
Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership: Grassroots Policy Advocacy &
Leadership Development
Family SelfFamily SelfFamily SelfFamily Self----Sufficiency:Sufficiency:Sufficiency:Sufficiency: Increased NP sector jobs & Community-based
services
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Appalachian Ohio Regional Investment Coalition
Cultural Heritage Tourism/Entrepreneurship
Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth: Development/Networking of Community Assets –
-- Birding Trails, Heritage Fesitvals, Crafts
Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership: Identification/Facilitation of
Emerging Entrepreneurs
Family SelfFamily SelfFamily SelfFamily Self----Sufficiency:Sufficiency:Sufficiency:Sufficiency: Increased Employment/Stronger Local Economies
-- Livable Wage Jobs, Stronger Support Networks & Services
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Rural Livelihoods New Mexico Collaborative
Revitalization of Culturally-based Livelihoods
Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth: Culturally Based Opportunities for
Low-wealth Families
Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership: Skills Competence
Leads to Greater Civic Participation
Family SelfFamily SelfFamily SelfFamily Self----Sufficiency:Sufficiency:Sufficiency:Sufficiency: Revitalized Local Economies through
Entrepreneurship
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Phase II: 2006Phase II: 2006Phase II: 2006Phase II: 2006 ---- 2011201120112011
Zeroing In:Zeroing In:Zeroing In:Zeroing In:
On Race, Class & PowerOn Race, Class & PowerOn Race, Class & PowerOn Race, Class & Power –––– Regions where Race & Poverty areRegions where Race & Poverty areRegions where Race & Poverty areRegions where Race & Poverty are
concentrated and overlapconcentrated and overlapconcentrated and overlapconcentrated and overlap
On Alternative EconomiesOn Alternative EconomiesOn Alternative EconomiesOn Alternative Economies –––– Regional Economic Strategies built onRegional Economic Strategies built onRegional Economic Strategies built onRegional Economic Strategies built on
Community Assets and led by LowCommunity Assets and led by LowCommunity Assets and led by LowCommunity Assets and led by Low----Wealth Leaders, especially of colorWealth Leaders, especially of colorWealth Leaders, especially of colorWealth Leaders, especially of color
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
How to Achieve Greater Impact and Leverage:
NRFC’s Fourfold Theory of Change
Increase family and community self-sufficiency through creating
greater opportunity through “alternative rural economies.”
Achieve equity in transforming rural communities through
“narrowing the gap” in disparities of race, class, and power.
Build community investment and self-determination through
supporting community-controlled philanthropic models.
Effect long-term, lasting change through grassroots advocacy and
community-based policy networks.
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Revised Mission Statement
NRFC seeks to build a movement of support and
advocacy for alternative rural economies based on
community assets of culture, land and human capital
and grounded in relationships and values of equity
and justice.
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Building a Movement for Rural
Transformation
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
New Focus
NRFC will focus its work where concentrations of poverty and color
overlap:
Mid South/Delta African American - Farmers/Fishers
Northern Great Plains Native American Tribes - Land/Culture
California Latino/Indigenous – Farmworkers/
Entrepreneurs
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Mid South
market umbrella.org/ Mississippi Association of Coopsmarket umbrella.org/ Mississippi Association of Coopsmarket umbrella.org/ Mississippi Association of Coopsmarket umbrella.org/ Mississippi Association of Coops
Public market (farmers market) based strategy to develop “Market
Shares” variation of giving circles to support stability and innovation
of small producers in the market, paired with a focus on
strengthening and developing place and number of small, minority
farmers (primarily African American) in regional markets.
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Northern Plains
Indian Land Tenure Foundation/Native American CDCIndian Land Tenure Foundation/Native American CDCIndian Land Tenure Foundation/Native American CDCIndian Land Tenure Foundation/Native American CDC
Strategy for working with landed Indian tribes in Montana and
N. Dakota to translate cultural understanding of tribal sovereignty
to “economic sovereignty” as approach for building on land and
cultural assets of Native American community to devise sustainable
strategies for rural transformation and new vision of regional
competitive advantage.
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
California/West
Salinas &Salinas &Salinas &Salinas & PajaroPajaroPajaroPajaro Valley Collaborative/Valley Collaborative/Valley Collaborative/Valley Collaborative/ Rai$ingRai$ingRai$ingRai$ing ChangeChangeChangeChange
A multi-faceted regional approach to restructure the local Ag-based
economy through creating asset-building, entrepreneurial small-
business and small-farm opportunities for Latino farmworkers in the
Salinas and Pajaro Valleys in northern Monterey County and through
increasing opportunities for civic participation and business
development among non-Spanish speaking indigenous (i.e., Oaxacan)
residents in southern Monterey County.
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Lessons LearnedLessons LearnedLessons LearnedLessons Learned
&&&&
Legacies for FutureLegacies for FutureLegacies for FutureLegacies for Future
CollaborationCollaborationCollaborationCollaboration
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Strengthening Practice through Performance
Build Collaborative Capital for Working Together
Fund “Strategic Opportunities” for Regional Change
Define Outcome Targets/ Milestones for Success
Document Best Practices & Peer Learning
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Expanding Philanthropy & Investment
Find Alternative Models for Regional Philanthropy &
Investment
Foster Engaged Funder-Practitioner Partnerships
Form Public - Private Partnerships for Greater Leverage
Convene National & Regional Funders to Work Together
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Advancing Policy at the Grassroots
& in the Treetops
Build Local & Regional Capacity for Policy Framing
Foster Regional Networks for Greater Influence
Connect Public Agencies to Regional Initiatives
Build National Agenda for Regional Responsiveness
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
An UnfinishedAn UnfinishedAn UnfinishedAn Unfinished
AgendaAgendaAgendaAgenda
&&&&
Future FundingFuture FundingFuture FundingFuture Funding
OpportunitiesOpportunitiesOpportunitiesOpportunities
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
The Unfinished Agenda:
Reframing the Rural Value Proposition
Original Framing = Fairness, i.e., Rural Communities & Regions
not getting their “fair share” of funding
Current Framing w/i Philanthropy = Impact with a bias toward
urban where greater number can be reached through
strategies in concentrated geographies
Implications for Reframing Rural Funding = Interdependency of
rural and urban within Regions of Influence
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Future Funding Opportunities:
Identifying Critical “Regions of Influence” that
cut across Urban and Rural Landscapes
Educational Attainment = Community Colleges as primary
vehicle for building a competitive workforce and an engaged
post-secondary population
Food Security = Intersection of Grow Local, Buy Local with
healthier communities
Civic Participation/Citizenship = Increasing the Diversity of
Leadership within our communities and regions (immigration)
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Future Funding Strategies:
Developing Regional Partnerships that combine
“Regions of Interest” with “Regions of Influence”
Geographically-related Funders = primarily Community
Foundations and Family Foundations with concentrated
urban/rural serving areas
Affinity Groups = associations of funders and other
organizations with shared interests and complimentary areas
of influence
Leveraging Area Resources = venture/leadership from area
funders, infrastructure/programmatic direction from
nonprofits, technical/strategic support from public sector
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National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative
Future Funding Strategies:
Roles & Relationships
Practice = nonprofit community must identify the compelling
strategies and models to capture and join “regions of
influence” with “regions of interest”
Philanthropy = area funders must be challenged and
incentivized to provide seed, strategic and sustaining capital
Policy = governmental and jurisdictional agencies must be
encouraged to find creative, administrative ways of
overcoming barriers and multiplying/accelerating results

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Investments in Rural America: Where Are the Foundations?

  • 1. Investments in Rural America: Where are the Foundations? Jim “JR” Richardson, National Rural Funders Collaborative David R. Dangler, National Alliance for Rural Policy Network Jessica Hiemenz National Consumer Law Center April 25, 2012
  • 2. Presenter – David R. Dangler • Heads up NeighborWorks® America’s Rural Initiative. Over 100 of the 230 organizations that comprise the NeighborWorks® network serve rural communities – delivering essential services and investments in homeownership, rental housing, community revitalization, economic development and quality manufactured housing. • NeighborWorks® organizations are active in 1,268 rural and mixed rural counties in 46 states plus Puerto Rico. Annually these organizations directly invest over $1.5 billion in their communities through housing and economic development. • Mr. Dangler is also a founding member of the National Alliance for Rural Policy (NARP) and is a member of the National Rural Housing Coalition’s board of directors.
  • 3. Presenter – James A. Richardson • For the last ten years, Jim has served as the founding Executive Director of the National Rural Funders Collaborative, a ten-year initiative collaboration of private foundations to support rural community development initiatives in marginalized, persistently poor areas of the country, especially communities and organizations of color and service low-wealth communities. • Jim currently lives in Dallas and regular consults throughout the U.S. in areas of community economic development and rural development philanthropy.
  • 4. Working together to promote a vibrant rural America. Experience Works · First Nations Development Institute · Housing Assistance Council · Indian Country Conservancy · National Association of Community Health Centers · National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation · National Consumer Law Center · National Trust for Historic Preservation · National Rural Health Association · National Youth Leadership Network · NeighborWorks America · Save the Children · United Farm Workers Foundation Contact: Emily Blejwas, Network Coordinator eblejwas@gmail.com
  • 5. National RURAL FUNDERS Collaborative A Philanthropic Initiative SupportingA Philanthropic Initiative SupportingA Philanthropic Initiative SupportingA Philanthropic Initiative Supporting Rural Community TransformationRural Community TransformationRural Community TransformationRural Community Transformation 5
  • 6. 6 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Our Vision NRFC envisions a transformation of rural regions facing persistent poverty from communities in which historic barriers of race and class reinforce and deepen historic disinvestment and disenfranchisement to more vibrant and inclusive communities in which all who live and work therein can aspire to receive fair wages and benefits for their labor, provide basic necessities and a quality of living for their families and enjoy full rights and privileges of a civil society in which all can lead.
  • 7. 7 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Phase I: 2000Phase I: 2000Phase I: 2000Phase I: 2000 ---- 2006200620062006 Reversing Persistent Poverty & Transforming RuralReversing Persistent Poverty & Transforming RuralReversing Persistent Poverty & Transforming RuralReversing Persistent Poverty & Transforming Rural Communities through:Communities through:Communities through:Communities through: Build Community WealthBuild Community WealthBuild Community WealthBuild Community Wealth Increase Civic Participation/ Inclusive LeadershipIncrease Civic Participation/ Inclusive LeadershipIncrease Civic Participation/ Inclusive LeadershipIncrease Civic Participation/ Inclusive Leadership Achieve Greater Family SelfAchieve Greater Family SelfAchieve Greater Family SelfAchieve Greater Family Self----sufficiencysufficiencysufficiencysufficiency
  • 8. 4/26/2012 8 NRFC SEA-Change 1.02
  • 9. 9 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Theory of Change Rural Poverty persists due to decades/generations of: Environmental and economic disinvestmentEnvironmental and economic disinvestmentEnvironmental and economic disinvestmentEnvironmental and economic disinvestment Cultural and social IsolationCultural and social IsolationCultural and social IsolationCultural and social Isolation Barriers of race and classBarriers of race and classBarriers of race and classBarriers of race and class
  • 10. 10 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Theory of Change Reversing Persistent Poverty, i.e., Rural Transformation, requires three interrelated outcome strategies for lasting, measurable change: Build Community WealthBuild Community WealthBuild Community WealthBuild Community Wealth Increase Civic Participation/ Inclusive LeadershipIncrease Civic Participation/ Inclusive LeadershipIncrease Civic Participation/ Inclusive LeadershipIncrease Civic Participation/ Inclusive Leadership Achieve Greater Family SelfAchieve Greater Family SelfAchieve Greater Family SelfAchieve Greater Family Self----sufficiencysufficiencysufficiencysufficiency
  • 11. 11 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Wealth Creation + Civic Participation = Family Self-Sufficiency Civic Participation/Leadership WealthCreation
  • 12. 12 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Village Based Health Providers Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth: Medicaid Funded Career Ladder to Increase Economic Opportunity Leadership Transformation:Leadership Transformation:Leadership Transformation:Leadership Transformation: Identification/Training of Village-Based Health Workers Family SelfFamily SelfFamily SelfFamily Self----Sufficiency:Sufficiency:Sufficiency:Sufficiency: Greater, More Affordable Access to Healthcare & Community Well-being
  • 13. 13 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative South Carolina Association of Community Development Corps Community Development Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth: Small Business Development/Affordable Housing through Nurture/Expansion of Community Development Corporations Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership: Grassroots Policy Advocacy & Leadership Development Family SelfFamily SelfFamily SelfFamily Self----Sufficiency:Sufficiency:Sufficiency:Sufficiency: Increased NP sector jobs & Community-based services
  • 14. 14 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Appalachian Ohio Regional Investment Coalition Cultural Heritage Tourism/Entrepreneurship Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth: Development/Networking of Community Assets – -- Birding Trails, Heritage Fesitvals, Crafts Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership: Identification/Facilitation of Emerging Entrepreneurs Family SelfFamily SelfFamily SelfFamily Self----Sufficiency:Sufficiency:Sufficiency:Sufficiency: Increased Employment/Stronger Local Economies -- Livable Wage Jobs, Stronger Support Networks & Services
  • 15. 15 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Rural Livelihoods New Mexico Collaborative Revitalization of Culturally-based Livelihoods Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth:Creating Wealth: Culturally Based Opportunities for Low-wealth Families Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership:Civic Participation/Leadership: Skills Competence Leads to Greater Civic Participation Family SelfFamily SelfFamily SelfFamily Self----Sufficiency:Sufficiency:Sufficiency:Sufficiency: Revitalized Local Economies through Entrepreneurship
  • 16. 16 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Phase II: 2006Phase II: 2006Phase II: 2006Phase II: 2006 ---- 2011201120112011 Zeroing In:Zeroing In:Zeroing In:Zeroing In: On Race, Class & PowerOn Race, Class & PowerOn Race, Class & PowerOn Race, Class & Power –––– Regions where Race & Poverty areRegions where Race & Poverty areRegions where Race & Poverty areRegions where Race & Poverty are concentrated and overlapconcentrated and overlapconcentrated and overlapconcentrated and overlap On Alternative EconomiesOn Alternative EconomiesOn Alternative EconomiesOn Alternative Economies –––– Regional Economic Strategies built onRegional Economic Strategies built onRegional Economic Strategies built onRegional Economic Strategies built on Community Assets and led by LowCommunity Assets and led by LowCommunity Assets and led by LowCommunity Assets and led by Low----Wealth Leaders, especially of colorWealth Leaders, especially of colorWealth Leaders, especially of colorWealth Leaders, especially of color
  • 17. 17 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative How to Achieve Greater Impact and Leverage: NRFC’s Fourfold Theory of Change Increase family and community self-sufficiency through creating greater opportunity through “alternative rural economies.” Achieve equity in transforming rural communities through “narrowing the gap” in disparities of race, class, and power. Build community investment and self-determination through supporting community-controlled philanthropic models. Effect long-term, lasting change through grassroots advocacy and community-based policy networks.
  • 18. 18 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Revised Mission Statement NRFC seeks to build a movement of support and advocacy for alternative rural economies based on community assets of culture, land and human capital and grounded in relationships and values of equity and justice.
  • 19. 19 Building a Movement for Rural Transformation
  • 20. 20 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative New Focus NRFC will focus its work where concentrations of poverty and color overlap: Mid South/Delta African American - Farmers/Fishers Northern Great Plains Native American Tribes - Land/Culture California Latino/Indigenous – Farmworkers/ Entrepreneurs
  • 21. 21 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Mid South market umbrella.org/ Mississippi Association of Coopsmarket umbrella.org/ Mississippi Association of Coopsmarket umbrella.org/ Mississippi Association of Coopsmarket umbrella.org/ Mississippi Association of Coops Public market (farmers market) based strategy to develop “Market Shares” variation of giving circles to support stability and innovation of small producers in the market, paired with a focus on strengthening and developing place and number of small, minority farmers (primarily African American) in regional markets.
  • 22. 22 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Northern Plains Indian Land Tenure Foundation/Native American CDCIndian Land Tenure Foundation/Native American CDCIndian Land Tenure Foundation/Native American CDCIndian Land Tenure Foundation/Native American CDC Strategy for working with landed Indian tribes in Montana and N. Dakota to translate cultural understanding of tribal sovereignty to “economic sovereignty” as approach for building on land and cultural assets of Native American community to devise sustainable strategies for rural transformation and new vision of regional competitive advantage.
  • 23. 23 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative California/West Salinas &Salinas &Salinas &Salinas & PajaroPajaroPajaroPajaro Valley Collaborative/Valley Collaborative/Valley Collaborative/Valley Collaborative/ Rai$ingRai$ingRai$ingRai$ing ChangeChangeChangeChange A multi-faceted regional approach to restructure the local Ag-based economy through creating asset-building, entrepreneurial small- business and small-farm opportunities for Latino farmworkers in the Salinas and Pajaro Valleys in northern Monterey County and through increasing opportunities for civic participation and business development among non-Spanish speaking indigenous (i.e., Oaxacan) residents in southern Monterey County.
  • 24. 24 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Lessons LearnedLessons LearnedLessons LearnedLessons Learned &&&& Legacies for FutureLegacies for FutureLegacies for FutureLegacies for Future CollaborationCollaborationCollaborationCollaboration
  • 25. 25 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Strengthening Practice through Performance Build Collaborative Capital for Working Together Fund “Strategic Opportunities” for Regional Change Define Outcome Targets/ Milestones for Success Document Best Practices & Peer Learning
  • 26. 26 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Expanding Philanthropy & Investment Find Alternative Models for Regional Philanthropy & Investment Foster Engaged Funder-Practitioner Partnerships Form Public - Private Partnerships for Greater Leverage Convene National & Regional Funders to Work Together
  • 27. 27 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Advancing Policy at the Grassroots & in the Treetops Build Local & Regional Capacity for Policy Framing Foster Regional Networks for Greater Influence Connect Public Agencies to Regional Initiatives Build National Agenda for Regional Responsiveness
  • 28. 28 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative An UnfinishedAn UnfinishedAn UnfinishedAn Unfinished AgendaAgendaAgendaAgenda &&&& Future FundingFuture FundingFuture FundingFuture Funding OpportunitiesOpportunitiesOpportunitiesOpportunities
  • 29. 29 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative The Unfinished Agenda: Reframing the Rural Value Proposition Original Framing = Fairness, i.e., Rural Communities & Regions not getting their “fair share” of funding Current Framing w/i Philanthropy = Impact with a bias toward urban where greater number can be reached through strategies in concentrated geographies Implications for Reframing Rural Funding = Interdependency of rural and urban within Regions of Influence
  • 30. 30 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Future Funding Opportunities: Identifying Critical “Regions of Influence” that cut across Urban and Rural Landscapes Educational Attainment = Community Colleges as primary vehicle for building a competitive workforce and an engaged post-secondary population Food Security = Intersection of Grow Local, Buy Local with healthier communities Civic Participation/Citizenship = Increasing the Diversity of Leadership within our communities and regions (immigration)
  • 31. 31 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Future Funding Strategies: Developing Regional Partnerships that combine “Regions of Interest” with “Regions of Influence” Geographically-related Funders = primarily Community Foundations and Family Foundations with concentrated urban/rural serving areas Affinity Groups = associations of funders and other organizations with shared interests and complimentary areas of influence Leveraging Area Resources = venture/leadership from area funders, infrastructure/programmatic direction from nonprofits, technical/strategic support from public sector
  • 32. 32 National RURAL FUNDERSCollaborative Future Funding Strategies: Roles & Relationships Practice = nonprofit community must identify the compelling strategies and models to capture and join “regions of influence” with “regions of interest” Philanthropy = area funders must be challenged and incentivized to provide seed, strategic and sustaining capital Policy = governmental and jurisdictional agencies must be encouraged to find creative, administrative ways of overcoming barriers and multiplying/accelerating results