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Rural Forward is now part of MDC!

Dear Friends,

We're delighted to announce that Rural Forward NC has joined the MDC team, providing additional expertise and capacity to support rural leaders, organizations, and communities.

Rural Forward NC was created in 2014 to provide technical assistance and support to 10 rural counties in partnership with the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust. The Healthy Places NC work continues today, and Rural Forward NC has grown to support additional funders and organizations working in rural areas. Founded initially as a program of the Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation (FHLI), Rural Forward NC supports the nonprofit, clinical, and human service leaders within Healthy Places NC counties. The program supports communities through capacity building, strategic planning, coaching, facilitation, and resource development tools to make rural counties healthier and more thriving.

“We’ve long admired Rural Forward NC’s work to support, develop and advance rural leadership,” said John Simpkins, president of MDC. “This next phase in Rural Forward’s evolution is largely the product of a successful incubation at FHLI, which allowed the program the space and time to develop its vision, mission, core constituency, and program strategies. With this new addition to the MDC team, we look forward to increasing our reach in rural communities. In addition, we are excited about further building our relationship with FHLI.”

Click the button below (or image above) for more on our Rural Forward announcement!

 

Join the MDC team!

We're hiring for TWO positions at MDC and we need your help finding our new team members! Do you know someone who is passionate about advancing equity and improving economic mobility in the South?  (Or maybe that person is you!)

We're seeking a Program Manager for the LENS-NC Learning Network to support the work of an existing learning network of organizations in the Learning for Equity: A Network for Solutions (LENS-NC), an initiative focused on educational equity for young people who are marginalized due to race, economics, and learning differences. The LENS initiative is made possible through a partnership and funding from Oak Foundation Learning Differences Programme.

And a Program Administrator for Rural Forward to provide critical administrative and program support focused on rural capacity building for the Rural Forward (RFNC) program (www.ruralforwardnc.org). The role will create, implement, manage, and maintain RFNC systems and tools that support the other primary RFNC program staff, communities, and partners to be most effective.

Click the button below (or image above) for additional details and application information.  

Application deadlines are approaching quickly -- THIS FRIDAY (September 24), for the LENS-NC Program Manager, and Monday, October 18 for the Rural Forward Program Administrator. 

Please share with your friends or apply now. We can't wait to hear from you!

 
 
 
         

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