Deb Markley

Great to see what a LT commitment by a community can accomplish! Here’s to the power of community philanthropy! @e2ruralcenter @LOCUSImpact twitter.com/nebcommfound/s…

@michfoundations @e2ruralcenter @LOCUSImpact

Impact investing, reverse scholarships, ERNs, leadership for economic development=great REDPIN effort!@LOCUSImpact @AspenCSG @e2ruralcenter

Sharing REDPIN community foundation action plans after 3 full days of great work together @e2ruralcenter @LOCUSImpact @AspenCSG

@michfoundations Great group of engaged organizations! Also talked about support for impact investing @LOCUSImpact and moving the needle on community impact

Kicking off #growingCFsConf with Bonnie Gettys, Barry CF - inspiring story! @LOCUSImpact @e2ruralcenter 325+ strong learning together!

Excellent insights re: more inclusive entrepreneurship and impact investing @e2ruralcenter @LOCUSImpact @rossbaird news.impactalpha.com/after-charlott…

New from @villagecapital and @AcsVentures: 6 "Moonshot" ideas to restore #entrepreneurship vilcap.tl/ZBmoonshot

@SteveRadley3 Great story showing power of partnerships - residents, Econ Dev, community foundation, and fed programs. @e2ruralcenter @LOCUSImpact

Great insights about role of philanthropy & local investing in Appalachia & the South prn.to/2t3ke3a @LOCUSImpact @e2ruralcenter

@donmacke blogs about search for solutions to #rural prosperity challenges bit.ly/2uOi0SA @LOCUSImpact @SouthDakotaCF @nebcommfound

As I enter the blogosphere, wanted to share this personal piece on why I do this work. bit.ly/2t93mot @LOCUSImpact @e2ruralcenter

Revitalizing NC heritage industry through worker ownership @opportunity threads - aspenideas.org/blog/how-worke… via @AspenIdeas @e2ruralcenter

Seeing economic diversification in action-#SouthernGapOutdoor on reclaimed coal mine in SW VA @e2ruralcenter

Great exchange among enterprise dev POWER grantees - making connections for greater impact @e2ruralcenter @LOCUSImpact @ARCgov twitter.com/arcgov/status/…

How can we get better at local investing for impact at a time when that investment is needed more than ever? @LOCUSImpact @e2ruralcenter twitter.com/cathyhc/status…

Peers in Appalachia are sharing investment strategies for coal impacted communities today @e2ruralcenter @LOCUSImpact #Appalachia @ARCgov twitter.com/communitiesu/s…

Encourage Es to apply for Farm Bureau strongruralamerica.com/challenge. Looking for food/ag biz Es with cash awards for great ideas @e2ruralcenter

A potential role for philanthropy - Community foundations investing locally for LT community prosperity #impinv @LOCUSImpact @e2ruralcenter twitter.com/ruralinnovator…

Rural places are beautiful places to live, but need modern basic #Infrastructure to capitalize. #RuralInnovation