Research & Health NOSORH Community Star Nominations Submit your NOSORH community star nominations by 8/24/18! Shine a spotlight on someone who is making a difference in rural… More on this post August 24, 2018
Research & Health SSIR article lands a spot on Aspen Institute’s “Five Best Ideas of the Day” Allen and Betsey’s SSIR article, “Rural America Can Teach Us About Civil Society”, recently earned a place on the Five… More on this post August 24, 2018
Research & Health What Rural America Can Teach Us About Civil Society Rural America can be both incubator and innovator when it comes to creating and maintaining civil society. Allen Smart (@allensmart6)… More on this post August 21, 2018
Research & Health Rural Spirit Awards The agency O+B|P has recently begun their Rural Spirit Awards in order to highlight some of the excellent work being… More on this post August 15, 2018
Research & Health Opportunity to Showcase Rural Philanthropy The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is now Accepting applications for the 2019 Culture of Health Prize. This is a great… More on this post August 13, 2018
Research & Health The Story of the Bluefield College Project During the Sullivan Foundation’s October 2017 Ignite Retreat at Black Mountain, NC, Dr. John Bartlett and I had lunch with… More on this post June 30, 2018
Research & Health Betsey Russell’s Daily Yonder Piece Betsey Russell’s recent piece focuses on the need for philanthropies to allow communities to lead the way. Rural funders have… More on this post June 11, 2018
Research & Health Director’s Blog 5.0 This blog marks the half way mark of our currently funded journey focused on the field of rural philanthropy. What… More on this post May 8, 2018
Research & Health Thoughts on ‘As the South Grows’ Philanthropy News Digest blog published Allen’s opinion piece, Thoughts on ‘As the South Grows,’ on December 27, 2017. The piece can… More on this post February 26, 2018
Research & Health The Lonely Rural Funder’s Guide to Networking Allen’s blogs for Exponent Philanthropy have been creating conversations about the uniqueness of Rural philanthropy. Given the nature of rural… More on this post February 23, 2018
