Success Stories
Rural community across the country are successfully harnessing philanthropic assets to address issues they see as priorities. Below are just a few examples of the impact these efforts are making.
Materials
- Hometown Competitiveness Model
Rural communities stand to lose the most wealth over the next 50 years because of outmigration and other factors. The Nebraska Community Foundation developed a strategy to slow this trend and keep money in their communities.
- The Philanthropy Index Process
Using a process started in the southeast, communities work together to find out how primed their town or county is to start a rural fund. Find out more about this work implemented by the Southern Rural Development Institute.
- Montana: Transforming Local Communities
Two communities in Montana, the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and Daniels County, used innovative methods to raise funds for a permanent endowment. Find out more about their stories.
- Pointe Coupée Enrichment Fund
Using the Philanthropy Index as an organizing tool, community members started the Pointe Coupee Enrichment Fund in rural Louisiana.
