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Manage a Rural Fund
Once your fund or foundation starts to take shape and you have a basic idea of how it will function, you need to design detailed processes. You will need to determine how you will make grants, educate members and donors, and evaluate how you are doing.In This Area
- Rural Philanthropy: Grantmaking Philosophy
Describes how to decide what aspects of the community you want to improve and how to design a program to address the particular need or needs. - Rural Philanthropy: Funding Process
Describes the process for making grants from your organization to the community. - Rural Philanthropy: Marketing
Learn about the various techniques and strategies, such as direct mail and engaging local media, that you can use to engage the entire community in building community assets. - Rural Philanthropy: Evaluation
Tools and tips for determining if the grants and other work your foundation does has the intended impact in the community. - Rural Philanthropy: Relationship Development
Building your community fund and foundation means developing relationships with many different people in your community. Explore ideas on how to reach out to these various community members.