Public policy

Advocacy | National Rural Assembly | Public policy
National Rural Assembly
Thu, 10/08/2009 - 12:25

Advocacy | Public policy
Campaign to Save CRA
Tue, 09/22/2009 - 14:10


The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) encourages banks to provide a modest amount of loans, investments, and services to poor and marginalized communities in their service areas. CRA has helped both hard-hit rural and urban communities create for themselves the services and facilities that more affluent communities take for granted.

Advocacy | Community development | Media | Public policy
A Place in the Country
Tue, 09/22/2009 - 11:18


A Place in the Country is a one-hour television documentary, narrated by Ray Suarez, that examines the impact of seven rural community development organizations located throughout the United States.

Broadband | Public policy
Broadband
Tue, 09/01/2009 - 09:14


The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is deciding whether to open up vacant TV channels - also known as white spaces -- to communities, nonprofits, and entrepreneurs for wireless broadband and advanced communications. Opening up these vacant channels presents a valuable opportunity to bring broadband to rural communities.