Rural Partners
A Voice for Rural Illinois
Connecting people and communities with resources
The Mission of Rural Partners
Rural Partners is a member-driven forum that links individuals, businesses, organizations and communities with public and private resources to maximize the potential of rural Illinois.
Goals
- To strengthen the leadership capacity in rural Illinois.
- To promote rural community and economic development activities.
- To increase collaboration among local governments and communities in Illinois.
- To influence public policy by representing the comprehensive needs of rural residents.
- To maintain points of contact for information, assistance and resource development.
- To participate in federal and state government initiatives for rural development.
- To encourage private/public partnerships for rural communities and economic development.
- To enhance, to promote and to acknowledge the individual and collective efforts of the membership.
About Rural Partners
JOIN RURAL PARTNERS TODAY!
CORPORATE
MEMBER
$1000
/Annually
Annual Membership;
Newsletter;
Website logo and weblink;
Annual Conference recognition
REGIONAL
MEMBER
$500
/Annually
Annual Membership;
Newsletter;
Website listing
LOCAL GOVT/
BUSINESS
$200
/Annually
Annual Membership;
Newsletter;
Website listing
INDIVIDUAL
MEMBER
$50
/Annually
Annual Membership;
Newsletter
Three Powerful Reasons Why You Should Join RURAL PARTNERS.
We had a very busy year in 2023 and we accomplished a lot. Our drive and commitment in 2024 is to continue to link individuals, businesses, organizations and communities with public and private resources to maximize the potential of rural Illinois.
Keep up-to-date on the latest news and activities from Rural Partners. Our newsletter will keep you informed on upcoming conferences and programs that could help benefit you and your communities. Also included in our newsletter editions are stories related to the many different company, industrial, and agriculture entities we represent.
Rural Partners, in partnership with University of Illinois Extension, is happy to provide to you a Local Government Webinar Series. As new webinars are added, they will be made available to view at the following Illinois Extension website. https://extension.illinois.edu/global/local-government-education-archives
Recent webinars you can view online focus on the impacts of Dollar General stores on rural Illinois communities; the 2020 elections and their impact on rural America; telehealth; local, state and federal government; 100 days in the Biden administration; changing rural Illinois communities and many more.