Engagement

Advocacy Toolkit

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Learn about the Rural Counts strategy with this foldable, one-page summary of the 10 Strategies. Distribute far and wide!
Dig deeper into the 10 Strategies For Rural North Carolina’s Future to learn more about the issues.
Wondering how we plan to get all of this done? Check out our guide to the policy-changing process.

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Register as a Rural Counts Advocate to endorse the strategies and receive our Rural Counts monthly newsletter, along with updates about opportunities to engage.
Check out this list of 10 ways that you can show your support for Rural Counts
To request a Rural Center speaker to talk to your group about Rural Counts, please write to John Coggin, Director of Advocacy, jcoggin@ncruralcenter.org

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2017 Advocacy Priorities

Read our 2017 advocacy priorities along each of the Rural Counts strategies.

North Carolina Advocacy

Use our handy NCGA Bill Tracker to keep up-to-date on legislation pertaining to the 10 Rural Counts Strategies
North Carolina’s lobbying law.
Visit the N.C. General Assembly website to find contact information for your state Representative and Senator. Tell them that Rural Counts

Federal Advocacy

See our list with contact info for each member of the N.C. Congressional Delegation, along with a guide to the federal appropriations process and a 2017 Congressional calendar.

Newsletter

Webinars

Announcement: Thread Capital activates Hurricane Florence Rapid Recovery Loan Program to assist North Carolina businesses affected by the storm. To learn more, click here.