Summit Day 1: Wednesday, February 21, 2024


We are happy to share this recap and report out from our powerful time together on February 21st and 22nd. This resource page includes
key takeaways, recordings, slides, resources, and funding opportunities presented in the Summit.

Introduction & Context Setting

  • Speakers
    • Lindsay Ryder, Director, Integrated Rural Strategies Group, Neighborhood Funders Group
    • Stephan Cheney, Sr Program Coordinator, Integrated Rural Strategies Group, Neighborhood Funders Group 
    • Manisha Vaze, VP of Programs, Neighborhood Funders Group 
    • Olivia Trabysh, IRSG Coordinating Committee and Philanthropic Consultant 
  • Recording
  • Resources

Making the Case for Funding Rural Communities

Navigating Federal Funding Opportunities for Rural Communities

Closing Reflections

Summit Day 2: Thursday, February 22, 2024

 

Introduction & Context Setting

  • Speakers
    • Lindsay Ryder, Director, Integrated Rural Strategies Group, Neighborhood Funders Group
    • Stephan Cheney, Sr Program Coordinator, Integrated Rural Strategies Group, Neighborhood Funders Group 
    • Domenico Romero, Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock (IRSG Coordinating Committee) 
  • Recording 
  • Resources

Building Rural Community Power: What It Looks Like and How It’s Done

“In the nonprofit world, sometimes we’re exclusively looking for inputs and outcomes, but in the context we’re working in relationships are everything…and relationship building takes time.” This doesn’t always follow a grant timeline. We’re not trying to build institutional power, we’re trying to build community power, which is different. 

Taking it Deeper: Weaving Power and Equity and Demonstrating Impact

  • Speakers
    • Kien Lee, VP of Consulting, Community Science 
    • David Chavis, Senior Fellow, Community Science 

State of the Movement: Rural’s Role in Advancing Progress

General Resources