Dakota Resources

Thriverr Learn: Getting Beyond the Same 10 People cohort
2025-10-06 - 2025-11-17 | Zoom Virtual Meeting
Join Dakota Resources and Executive Director of Growing Small Towns, Rebecca Undem for this interactive and engaging cohort process. Using the Framework for Change, participants in this cohort will learn and apply a new approach to engaging volunteers in their community. Participants will use this process to improve the results related to a specific community project and develop the knowledge necessary to improve any community project requiring volunteers.
At the end of this cohort experience, participants will develop a newly revised and innovative approach to engaging their community and gaining buy-in for a current project/event/committee, using a proven, repeatable process.
Dates for this cohort are October 6, October 27, November 3, and November 17. Each session runs from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. CT with an optional 30-minute immediately following each session for questions, answers, and deeper understanding.
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Thriverr Gathering: Using Public Policy for Local Development
2025-11-12 - 2025-11-13 | Murdo Golf Course, 24084 270th Ave, Murdo, 57559, United States
Agenda
Day 1 – Wednesday, November 12, 2025
(Central Time Zone)
12:00 p.m.: Lunch and Registration (optional)
1:00 p.m.: Opening Session
1:45 p.m.: Understanding the Rural Wealth Framework with Brian Blackford, Indiana Communities Institute. This framework has emerged as a powerful, comprehensive, and dynamic approach to more fully understand not only the assets and opportunities rural communities and regions hold, but also the challenges they must confront in achieving development and sustainability.
3:00 p.m.: Ready, Set, Act: Building Capacity for Community Change Management with Brian Blackford, Indiana Communities Institute. Change is constant in communities, whether it is realized or not. Dealing with that change can also be a constant frustration – especially when moving beyond planning and into policy decisions and action. This workshop explores change while providing tips and tools to make change.
4:30 p.m.: Policy Pulse & Partner Sparks. Connect with policy experts during “Lightning Table Talks” that allow participants to initiate important conversations and discover “connection sparks” that will inspire new ideas or action.
5:30 p.m.: Closing Session
6:15 p.m.: Network Social, Dinner, and Awards
Day 2 – Thursday, November 13, 2025
(Central Time Zone)
8:30 a.m.: Opening Session
9:00 a.m.: Case Studies on Local Policy Development. Stay tuned for details on presenters.
10:30 a.m.: Practice Makes Progress with Mike Bockorny, Economic Development Professionals Association of South Dakota. Learn practical skills and confidence to effectively engage in public policy. Participants will learn how to provide compelling public comment, testify before the Legislature, present a well-crafted policy brief, and influence other public policy isues. Through hands-on activities and real-world examples, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how to navigate governmental processes and advocate for policies that support local economic growth and community well-being.
12:00 p.m.: Lunch
12:30 p.m.: Writing a Policy Statement to Take Local Action with Mike Bockorny, Economic Development Professionals Association of South Dakota.
1:30 p.m.: Closing

Location & Lodging
A block of rooms have been reserved at Range Country Lodging at 302 W 5th St, Murdo, SD for $109 per night. Make your reservation by calling the hotel at (605) 669-2425 and mentioning the Dakota Resources room block.
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Stakeholder Social
2026-05-05 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Moccasin Creek Country Club, 4807 130th Street NE, Aberdeen, 57401, United States
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