Rural Nonprofits Face Funding Gap, Report Finds

The report identified lessons learned from successful rural youth-serving organizations, including the National Indian Youth Leadership Program in Gallup, New Mexico, and the Boys and Girls Club of Fresno. Moreover, it found that rural nonprofits in particular require leaders with exceptional abilities to develop relationships and networks and recommended that organizations focus on the quality rather than the quantity of proposals while tailoring programs to meet the specific needs of rural communities.