Hosted by Erin Borla, Roundhouse Foundation

Rural communities face large and unique challenges, roughly 3% of the nation’s philanthropic funders are located in rural communities and only a small portion (approx 6-7% when last studied in 2015) of philanthropic funding is targeted to those communities. As Executive Director of Roundhouse Foundation in Sisters, Oregon, Erin Borla is based in the type of place where the organization’s mission is put into action—intentionally funding and elevating creative solutions around issues affecting the region’s rural and Indigenous lands. Join Erin to discuss how your philanthropic organization can effectively work with rural communities to get funding on the ground and begin to create an action plan to work authentically in those spaces.

About Blue Sky Member Coffee Chats:
Blue Sky Funders Forum members lead an informal conversation with other funders on a topic that the community finds interesting or will find value in. These meetings are for Blue Sky members and invited peer networks only.

April 12, 2022

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