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Tune into Open Data
in a Closing World
World Research Institute | READ STORY
WRI launches Resource Watch, a new platform for visualizing and analyzing environmental data, at the National Geographic Society, Wednesday, March 11. More info here.
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The Most Inclusive U.S. Cities, Mapped
Citylab | READ STORY
Economic growth doesn’t necessarily go hand-in-hand with economic and racial inclusion. That’s the finding of a new in-depth Urban Institute analysis of the 274 largest cities in America. The study measures economic growth from 1980 to 2013 alongside measures of economic health and racial disparities to rank inclusive and recovering cities. CityLab’s Tanvi Misra digs into the report’s takeaways from successful cities that improved inclusion as they grew. The report’s top 10 cities for overall inclusion tended to be mid-sized cities in California—from Fremont to Santa Clara to Carlsbad—with Bellevue, Washington, and Naperville, Illinois, also ranking high. Meanwhile, bigger cities landed in the bottom ranks, with Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Atlanta, and Miami all performing poorly on overall inclusion.
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5 Facts About Americans and Facebook
Pew Research Center | READ STORY
Facebook is in the national spotlight as its co-founder and chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, testifies before Congress. Zuckerberg is expected to face questions from lawmakers over the company’s recent disclosure that data on up to 87 million of its users may have been improperly shared with a political consulting firm during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. His trip to Capitol Hill comes as many Americans express concerns over the way social media firms are handling personal information.
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Farm Bill Should Do More for Rural Health and Hospitals
Daily Yonder | READ STORY
Congress should ensure that the farm bill does more to address rural healthcare needs, especially shoring up the finances of struggling rural hospitals, rural health advocates say. The Republican bill, released by House Ag Committee Chair Mike Conaway (TX) Friday, already includes a provision to allow the secretary of Agriculture to move more funds into health-care needs through the declaration of a rural health emergency. But legislators need to understand that closing rural hospitals isn’t just a health care problem, Elehwany said. It’s also a big rural economics issue. The Daily Yonder spoke with Elehwany to learn about the health-care implications of the farm bill and what rural health advocates think needs to be improved in the legislation moving forward
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The 2018 Community Development Society (CDS) Conference schedule has been posted on the CDS Website; Registration info coming soon.
The 2018 World Community Development Conference’s International Induction will be June 24. The International Association For Community Development looks forward to welcoming international guests to our upcoming conference and will be announcing details on the Annual General Meeting taking place on June 26.
Our MSU Extension Small Business Development Webinar Series wraps up for the spring on May 3. Please join us for this FREE webinar; for presentation topics and speakers for the fall are welcome and encouraged.
Paul Lachapelle
MSU Community Development Specialist
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Gallatin Valley Farm Fair
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May 8-10, 2018
Belgrade, Montana
Sponsor: Gallatin Valley Committee
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2018 Building Active Communities Initiative
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Workshop: May 8-10, 2018
Livingston, Montana
Building Active Communities Initiative (BACI)
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2018 NACDEP Conference
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June 10-13, 2018
Cleveland, Ohio
Sponsor: NACDEP
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2018 Community Development Society Conference
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July 22-25, 2018
Detroit, Michigan
Sponsor: Community Development Society
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Health Services and Economic Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Abuse
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Deadline: May 5
Funder: Department of Health and Human Services
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Public Affairs Small Grant Opportunity
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Deadline: May 16
Funder: U.S. Mission to Senegal
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Strengthening Citizen's Engagement in Elections
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Deadline: May 21
Funder: Agency for International Development
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Community Facilities Programs
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Deadline: Ongoing
Funder: Rural Development, USDA
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International Bioethics Research Training Program
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Deadline: May 17
Funder: Department of Health and Human Services
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Global Partnership Sparks Community-Driven Initiatives in Cameroon
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Cision, April 29
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This Moroccan-Style Housing and Community Space Hopes to Bring People Together in the North End
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Model D Media, April 29
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North Korea's Kim Promises Transparency in Nuclear Site Shutdown
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CNBC, April 29
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Ramaphosa Salutes International Community as He Bestows #NationalOrders
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IOL, April 29
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MSU Student Who Wins Udall Scholarship Wants to Help His Northern Cheyenne Community
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Bozeman Daily Chronicle, April 29
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Arts Council Receives Input About Potential New Center
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Daily Sun, April 29
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Montana Mom and Author Wins National Award for Book About Feeding Tubes
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KULR8, April 29
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Creating New Worlds Through Native American Education
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Char-Koosta News, April 29
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