Ines Polonius
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CEO @CommunitiesU - know-how & capital to entrepreneurs, leaders & H2O system operators to move rural communities toward prosperity in AR MS TN LA AL OK TX
Arkansas
Joined March 2009
RT @PfRTorg: Rural America has powered our nation for generations, but systemic underinvestment has left too many communities behind. Intro….
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#CDFI because #RuralMatters.
#RuralCDFIsAre Empowering Communities!. PRT Partner and rural CDFI @CommunitiesU partnered with local leaders in Waldron, AR, and in just a few short years, CU and the town's partnership has transformed the entire town. Find how they did it here:
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RT @PfRTorg: #RuralCDFIsAre Empowering Communities!. PRT Partner and rural CDFI @CommunitiesU partnered with local leaders in Waldron, AR,….
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RT @cindyhydesmith: I am working hard on a bipartisan effort to equip rural water systems with the resources needed to defend against cyber….
smartwatermagazine.com
Small water and wastewater utilities across the United States may soon receive a much-needed boost to their cybersecurity defenses, following the reintr...
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RT @CommunitiesU: Thanks to @SenatorWicker from MS, @BillCassidy from LA, @JohnBoozman from AR, & @cindyhydesmith from MS for reaffirming….
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RT @Faheonline: Tom Manning-Beavin, President & CEO of @frontierhousing, is leading a pilot project aimed at revolutionizing affordable hou….
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RT @PfRTorg: PRESS RELEASE: Farah Ahmad Appointed as New President of Partners for Rural Transformation (PRT)!. PRT is proud to announce th….
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RT @PfRTorg: Closing words from @HopeCUbill tonight: "We can't rest on our laurels, on the fact that we've "done something". We're tiny com….
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RT @PfRTorg: Looking for a good #ruraladvocacy read? Look no further. PRT Advocacy has published its two comments on the new DTS and FHLB A….
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RT @HopeCreditUnion: Last Chance to Register: HOPE Economic Mobility Forum - West Memphis, AR! See the lineup of federal officials/local le….
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RT @CommunitiesU: GIS Mapping can be an extremely beneficial tool for communities and their water systems. But, how do you know what a GIS….
communitiesu.org
GIS Mapping is a tool with many benefits for communities. Come behind-the scenes with our GIS team on a project to see how their work can benefit any community.
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RT @CommunitiesU: New episode live! Today's guest, Jiwon Jun from Eat Real, examines how improving what's on our children's plates can ripp….
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Check out more about @TLLTemple strategy for developing Connect RURAL and building community economic development ecosystem that @JerryNealKenney is discussing at #InvestRuralUSA @RichmondFed .
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Small Talk with Communities Unlimited · Episode
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@anthonypipa @BrookingsInst reminds us why it is so challenging for rural communities to even identify funding opportunities, complicated applications and required matching funds, not available in persistently poor rural places. #InvestRuralUSA
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@SWestatWRF @wrfound shares story of DeltaOwned, a partnership with @CommunitiesU and others to provide grants to small businesses in the Delta during COVID when they could not access PPP funds at #InvestRuralUSA. Thank you @wrfound
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RT @PfRTorg: "If we're doing work with the community. there are cultural nuances we need to be aware of.". @Emily_Burleson1 . #InvestinRur….
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RT @PfRTorg: Now, it's time for poster sessions! PRT is here with our community parters Codney Washington of WE Build (Pine Bluff, AR) and….
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“Let local communities leverage their own data and stories” @Emily_Burleson1 @PfRTorg.
@Emily_Burleson1 from @PfRTorg: “When we take quantitative data and zoom into these smaller localities, there isn’t a clear picture of what is going on. When the numbers are not there, the only thing that’s left is the stories.” #InvestRuralUSA
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@usdaRD Innovation Center Jaqueline Ponti-Lazaruk explains the Placemaking Plan that allows communities to create a baseline of metrics that they want to see. #InvestRuralUSA @RichmondFed
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@Emily_Burleson1 @PfRTorg “Census data for rural places is not accurate enough for the decisions that are based on them. We need rural data that builds local capacity and that local people own.” #InvestRuralUSA @RichmondFed
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