11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday November 17
LLAC 308, Jamestown Community College
Join us for an important discussion led by Annie Brown Kurowski, Vice President in the nonprofit practice at McAllister & Quinn, and Nora Westbrook, Senior Program Manager of Center on Rural Innovation (CORI).
Kurowski will discuss topics such as earmarks in the context of the midterm election results, grant pursuit readiness and more. McAllister & Quinn will be a lead partner with CRCF on a new Foundation initiative designed to help nonprofits and municipalities secure more state, federal and private philanthropic funding.
As Senior Program Manager of Community Growth at the Center on Rural Innovation, Westbrook works with rural communities across the country to design strategies that strengthen local innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems. She leads the growth of the Rural Innovation Network and works to deepen the experience of Center on Rural Innovation’s network partners, advancing more equitable access to economic opportunity regardless of geography.
Westbrook will present on funding disparities in rural communities, including data from CORI’s latest report, “Uneven Ground.”
Lunch will be served.