JOB ANNOUNCEMENT:
Program Officer
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
Congressman Kind introduces a plan for the next farm bill
Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 11:57 AM
by Bob Meyer
Submit your Farm Bill Feedback to the House Committee on Agriculture
Kids Count 2006 Data Book Online
Data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book are now available in an easy-to-use, powerful online database.
Rural Realities
“Rural People, Rural Places: The Hidden Cost of Hurricane Katrina”
The Rural Sociological Society
By Rogelio Saenz and Walter G. Peacock
"Edging Toward Equity: Creating Shared Opportunity in America's Region's."
A Report from the Conversation on Regional Equity (CORE) A project of the Center for Justice, Tolerance and Community, with support from the Ford Foundation
Rural stores thrive by opening doors to a wider world of customers
Gannet News Service
Mike Kilen
June 25, 2006
Thriving Communities: Working Together to Move from Poverty to Prosperity for All
Northwest Area Foundation and the Study Circles Resource Center.
Available in English and Spanish.
Association of Black Foundation Executives honors NRFC’s Associate Director the 2006 Emerging Leader in Philanthropy Award.
May 24, 2006
Grants to People-of-Color Led Organizations to Affect Food Policy Change
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
May 24, 2006
Foundations Urged to Step Up Giving to Rural Causes
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Suzanne Perry
May 8, 2006
The National Association of Conservation Districts Seeks Input
for the upcoming 2007 Farm Bill reauthorization.
NEW REPORT PROFILES INNOVATIVE POLICIES TO REDUCE POVERTY
Sponsored by the Sodexho Foundation. Among the programs featured in the report is Arkansas’ Career Pathways initiative. Download the report, Innovative State Policies to Reduce Poverty and Expand the Middle Class, at http://www.sodexhousa.com/press-releases/pr120705.asp
NEW REPORT PROFILES STATE POLICIES THAT SUPPORT CAREER PATHWAYS
Columbia University report, Strengthening Transitions by Encouraging Career Pathways
REPORT: Social Equity In Sustainable Agriculture
California Institute for Rural Studies, with support from the Columbia Foundation, conducted case study research on 12 California farms with a reputation for positive workplace conditions.
Finger-Lickin' Bad: How poultry producers are ravaging the rural South
Suzi Parker, Grist Magazine, 21 Feb 2006
Collaborative Regional Initiatives
Civic Entrepreneurs Work to Fill the Governance Gap
The James Irvine Foundation
November, 2005
Working Differently with Delta Communities to Achieve Greater Momentum and Impact
The Winthrop Rockefeller Center - Press Release
November 7, 2005
Accounting for Impact: Economic Spending in Kentucky
September 2005
Mountain Association for Community Economic Development
When Time is Ripe: Remembering Rosa Parks and South Carolina's Movement Builders
November 2, 2005, South Carolina Association for CDC's
The Power of Rural Philanthropy
A new report from New Ventures in Philanthropy, developed by the Southern Rural Development Initiative
Reflection Memorandum / Hurricane Katrina: Looking Ahead
Foundation for the Mid South Hurricane Katrina Meeting in Memphis, Tennessee
September 15, 2005
The New Rural America: Partners and Progress
A national community economic development symposium showcasing innovation and excellence
National Trust Announces Pilot Regions for Pioneering Rural Heritage Development Initiative
Press Release
National Trust for Historic Preservation
September 19, 2005
Annual Report on the Future of the South
Southern Growth Policies Board
Working Differently: Collaboration for Community Change
A recent article that highlights early lessons from NRFC's work, published in the Winter 2005 issue of Rural Matters, a publication of the Rural Community Assistance Partnerships.