For over one year we’ve been talking about implementing the Voices of Rural Minnesota program. We are happy to say that the application materials are available and the program will launch this fall!
Purpose Statement
The Voices of Rural Minnesota program seeks to increase awareness of the rural and tribal experience by educating key stakeholders on the realities of small rural and tribal communities through storytelling and information dissemination.
Program Goals
The Voices of Rural Minnesota Program will engage a group of up to 30 individuals from across Minnesota to:
- Identify and develop individual public presentation skills
- Recruit and train a diverse group of speakers representing all regions of MN
- Provide speakers with accurate information to use to move audiences to action
- Educate, motivate, and empower community members to play a larger role in community issues
- Identify and collaborate with partners to identify and research impact of current policies on rural issues
- Identify venues for speaking engagements
- Create powerful public presentations that highlight life in small rural communities
- Create and implement evaluation processes to access impact of program
Please forward this post and the attached application materials to anyone you think would be a good candidate.
Voices of Rural Minnesota Application Packet
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