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Suzanne Anarde, outgoing vice president and director of Rural LISC, writes in an essay for Shelterforce stating to look at the impact of investing in rural community development on its own terms.
According to Anarde, the demand for big projects promising big-figure results is a litmus test built around an urban context. It's one that rural communities can never pass. This determined focus on absolute size of outcomes fails to understand what impact looks like in rural places and what she call the "ripple" effect.
Anarde address the investment gap, adding that rural investments should be much more than an afterthought to the community and economic development work underway in urban neighborhoods around the country. She pursues that this is not a "takeaway" game for urban, but rather viewing rural as an added value proposition for investors.
Anarde discusses that private philanthropy also tends to marginalize rural places; rural communities have a different nature; and her call for a new scholarship of rural America.
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Foundation: Whitefish Community Foundation
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Seri Roth is an entrepreneur "with a passion for empowering communities and fostering positive change," according to her website. She's just launched Boston Queers, an online directory and...more
The new president of the International Storytelling Center in Jonesborough, Tenn., says he'll bring a "keen appreciation for the arts and Appalachian history" to the job, the Knoxville News Sentinel...more
Google is teaming up with Rice University to create a Houston-area startup accelerator, the Houston Chronicle reports. The accelerator will focus on the "Internet of Things," with a particular...more
"We want homes that last longer than eight to 10 years," says Avra van der Zee, COO of Hawaii-based nonprofit Elemental Excelerator, which has teamed up with New Orleans' Finance New Orleans to...more
When Jude Chinedu heard Chisimdi Okoh talk about how he wanted to change the world, he thought it would be a good idea to do something about it. And so he founded the Power of One Initiative, a...more
Foundation: Boston Foundation, Cambridge Community Foundation
Geeta Pradhan is the president of the Cambridge Community Foundation in Massachusetts, and in 2024 she'll become the state's outstanding woman of the year. That's thanks to her work to fight...more
"We are seeing positive, tangible outcomes for grant recipients working to boost their capacity and impact for programs and services that are vital to those in need." Those are the words of the...more
"Small businesses are the heart of our communities, and when we invest in their success, we're investing in a stronger economy and quality of life, benefiting people across the region." So says...more
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