Rural Grantmaking & Program Activities

Other Resources

Innovative Strategies for Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship (PDF)—A presentation on how community foundations can pursue economic development strategies, by CSG Associate Director John Molinaro. This was a March 2006 keynote address to the Third Annual Iowa Community Philanthropy Academy.
"Owning Up" handout (PDF)—Presentation on why helping families build assets is critical, by Michael Sherraden of the Center for Social Development at Washington University
FES Definition and Urban Evolution (PDF)—Presentation by Bob Giloth, Senior Associate, Annie E. Casey Foundation
FES Rural Roots and Direction (PDF)—Presentation by Miriam Shark, Senior Associate, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Fannie Clac: Making new cars affordable to low- and moderate-income Americans (PDF)—Presentation by Robert Chambers, President, Fannie Clac (Lebanon, New Hampshire)
Self-Help Housing (PDF)—Presentation by Dana Jones, President, Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee, Inc.
An Overview of Financial Service Strategies and Tools (PDF)—Presentation by Cathleen Mahon, Community Development Consultant (Brooklyn, New York)
A framework for program evaluation—Presentation by Mary Virtue, Consultant and CSG Lead