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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

Double Jeopardy: ADVOCASEY explores the High Cost of Being Poor
A recent publication of the Annie E. Casey Foundation that shares tools and articles addressing Family Economic Success.

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.