Sustaining the Work of Rural Community Colleges: Diversifying Your Funding Base

	Sustaining the Work of Rural Community Colleges: Diversifying Your Funding Base

	Speaker:	Jim Richardson National Rural Funders Collaborative jr@nrfc.org Sally Maggard National Program Leader-Rural Sociology Cooperative State Research, Ed & Ext Svc USDA 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250-2215 202-720-0741 202-690-2975 smaggard@reeusda.gov Patrick Murphy Northwest Area Foundation Carol Lincoln Senior Associate MDC, Inc PO Box 17268 Chapel Hill, NC 27516 919-968-4531 919-929-8557 linc@gate.net Jeff Yost Executive Vice President Nebraska Community Foundation, Inc 317 South 12th Street Lincoln, NE 68521 402-323-7332 402-323-7349 JeffYost@nebcommfound.org

	There is no state where core funding of community colleges adequately supports the aggressive access and economic development activities demonstrated by RCCI colleges. Presenters in this workshop believe the solution to this dilemma involves diversifying the college's funding sources, looking increasingly to regional funders, and adopting a game plan aimed at creating a sustainable funding stream. Hear what they have to say about how to do this and learn also how to use a new publication and video from MDC, targeted to funders, to elevate interest in your college's community renewal work.

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