Happy Holidays from all of us at Rural LISC!

This video features highlights of our work from Arkansas, Mississippi, California, Massachusetts and Idaho. Thank you to the funders who make it possible, including @Mastercard @CNTR4growth @WaltonFamilyFdn @USDARD @RuralGov and @USBank! youtu.be/-qPGL9nxeqA #RuralTalks

We’re honored to join @USDA @USDARD @RuralGov and @WhiteHouseOPE46 at the @WhiteHouse today to recognize #RuralInnovators, including Luis Omar García, President of our partners Unidos por la Comunidad Arenas.

Thank you to everyone in #PineBluff Arkansas who hosted our #RuralTalks site visit! Julianne Dunn talks with Ryan Watley, ED and "Master and Commander" of @GoForwardPB about what our partnership can do for #Rural communities. youtu.be/lRWnPlD2gQk

We have a mindset that pervades Upskill NWA. We always look for opportunity. We require bold action and bold asks. In 2021 ARP funds came to our counties. We had 62 individual conversations and got $6M in year one.  -Carol Silva Moralez, UpSkill NWA #RuralTalks

We have brought 375 non-traditional students to school for free to change their lives and their families. And that includes all books and fees. Employers pay ⅓ of the cost for each student they hire. -Carol Silva Moralez, UpSkill NWA #RuralTalks

Downtowns are the heart of your community. Investors say “Take me to your downtown.” It tells the story of your community. -Daniel Boggs, Greater Greenville Housing & Revitalization Association #RuralTalks

Run your non-profit as a mission-driven for-profit. Don’t lose sight of your mission, but do what you have to do to keep the doors open and be flexible for what the community needs you to be. -Daniel Boggs, Greater Greenville Housing & Revitalization Association #RuralTalks

Data is important, but when you go to Clarksdale, Mississippi, it doesn’t reflect the data. I went to classroom after classroom, and met so many talented students. We have celebrity musicians, but you can meet hundreds more just like them. -Ben Lewis @griotartsinc #RuralTalks

Our metric of success is if people like you can use our tools. Our goal is to make the work that happens on the ground easier. So come and tell us what you need! -Iain Hyde, Director, National Economic Research & Resilience Center,  @Argonne #RuralTalks