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Date & Time: October 15, 2025 at 8:30 am - 5:00 pm MDT
Location: Deer Lodge Elks 1737
Event Admission: $35
Local Community Foundation Members: Free
Join Montana Nonprofit Association, Montana Community Foundation, and MSU-Extension Community Vitality for an engaging and interactive day of connecting and learning with other rural community builders in your region.
- 8:30-9:00 | Check in
- 9:00-10:30| Panel: Celebrating Who We Are – Community Pride as a Tool for Growth featuring Steven Guggenheimer, local homeowner, Logan Smith, Old Salt Chief Marketing Officer, and Amanda Cooley, County Planner.
- 10:45-12:00 | Newcomers + Transfer of Wealth with MSU and MCF with Tara Mastel of MSU Extension Community Vitality, Heather Ohs and Alley Fontenot of Montana Community Foundation
- 12:00-1:00 | Lunch discussions and networking
- 1:00-2:15 PM |Working with Boards and Volunteers with MNA with Julie Tate, Montana Nonprofit Association
- 2:15 – 3:30 PM | Discussion Groups
- Join for conversation on fundraising strategies for rural communities, asset based approaches to community development, marketing on a shoestring budget, and effective board development and engagement.
Optional for Community Foundation Leaders:
- 4:00 -5:00 PM | Community Foundation Connections & Conversations
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