RUX Co-Founder Savannah Barrett advocates for rural America in "The Chronicle of Philanthropy"

Photo by Jon Cherry of KY RUX 2024, Campbellsville, KY, for the New York Times.

Today, Art of the Rural Exchange Director & Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange Co-Founder Savannah Barrett has a piece published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

In “A Second Chance to Get Rural America Right,” Savannah urges philanthropy to reconsider how they are showing up for rural communities.

In a time when rural funding still accounts for less than 7 percent of all foundation giving, philanthropy often funds & applies solutions developed elsewhere, eliding local needs and contexts of rural communities across the country and creating greater division.

“People are ready for a better invitation, one that offers the chance to not only be heard, but also to be part of the solution,” writes Savannah. “Philanthropy is uniquely positioned to offer that invitation, but it must start with the acknowledgement that funders didn’t keep their promises to rural people.”

Read the full article here on philanthropy.com.