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Online Links

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RDI Links
R2R - Regards To Rural Conference '07		CORE - Connecting Oregon for Rural Entrepreneurship
RIPPLE - Rural Information, Practices & Peer Learning Exchange


Oregon-Based Sources of Assistance for Rural Communities
Chalkboard Project - 2-05, an initiative to improve the educational system of Oregon. RDI helped facilitate early community input for this project.		Association of Oregon Community Development Organizations (trade association of community development corporations)
Eco-trust (sustainable development)		Oregon Arts Commission
Oregon Downtown Development Association		Oregon Cultural Trust
Oregon Heritage Commission		Oregon Progress Board Benchmarks
Oregon Solutions, Solving community problems in a new way		State of Oregon Economic and Community Development Department
State of Oregon Sustainability Institute		Oregon State University Extension
Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE program) Internships		Rural Community Assistance Corp. (infrastructure and housing)
SOLV (community clean up and beautification)		Sustainable Northwest
Technical Assistance for Community Services (nonprofit board training)


National Sources of Rural Policy Information, and Best Practice Models
ABCD Institute (Community Asset Mapping focused)		Center for Rural Affairs (Nebraska based, agriculture focused)
Center for the Study of Rural America at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City		Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
Center to Bridge the Digital Divide (based at Washington State University)		The Heartland Center for Leadership Development
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)		National Civic League
National Association of Development Organizations (the trade association of Economic Development Districts- also includes a newsletter highlighting model programs)		Rocky Mountain Institute
The Rural Policy Research Institute		Sonoran Institute (growth and western environmental issues)
Tide Pool (clippings about the Pacific Northwest)		Board Source (formerly the national center for non-profit Boards)
National Main Street Center		Rural People, Rural Policy (a part of the the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's efforts to make a difference)


Community Sites
Lake County, Oregon		Banks, Oregon
Clatsop County		Scappoose Community Assessment
Seaside Community Assessment		Molalla Strategic Plan


Funding Resources
The Foundation Center		Oregon Community Foundation
Philanthropy NW (a guide to Northwest grant makers)		Rural Information Center (funding resources)
The Ford Institute for Community Building		Meyer Memorial Trust
National Rural Funders Collaborative


Government and Data Sites
State of Oregon		Oregon State Legislature
Oregon Tourism Commission		Oregon Housing and Community Services Department
Association of Oregon Counties		League of Oregon Cities
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (includes links to tribal home pages)		Oregon Blue Book
Economic Research Service - data source		Northwest Area Foundation indicators site economic data
Portland State University (including census data) Go to "campus resources" section		U.S. Census
US Forest Service		National Center for Small Communities
Managing Wholes News