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Job Opening: NMTC Senior Portfolio Manager

Looking for something new in the NMTC industry? Does making a difference in communities matter to you? Ready to get out into those communit...
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Entrepreneur Fund Supports Rural Business in Minnesota, Wisconsin

Success stories are among our favorite tales to tell, and that’s certainly the theme of our work with the Entrepreneur Fund. Like Dakot...
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Can a Leader’s Decision Making be Both Intuitive and Data-Driven?

My short answer is a resounding, "Yes!" Decision making can and, according to my experiences, is best when both intuitive and data driven. L...
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Survey Says Series: Rural Development Relies on Many Hands, Storytelling

Community and economic development work is often complex and can mean many different things. For this reason, Dakota Resources continues to ...
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Dakota Resources Celebrates New Website Launch

Last week, Dakota Resources launched a new website to better serve rural shapers. The website, which can be found at DakotaResources.org, of...
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Fill Your Cup

A friend called me a few weeks ago in tears. She serves as a community leader in a progressive small town, yet the local negativ...

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Blog __ Letter from President

A Note from the President: Looking Back on 2022 & Looking Ahead to 2023

As another year comes to a close, the staff at Dakota Resources and I want to wish you and yours a happy holiday season. This ye...

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Blog __ Columbia Coaching

Moving Toward a Stronger Community Future in Columbia, SD

What would it look like if the community was thriving?” For rural communities who ask such a powerful question, the responses may vary in ...
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Dakota Resources’ Learning Network Honors 2022 Award Winners

Dakota Resources’ Learning Network Gathering Awards Banquet in Sturgis, SD, held on November 3, 2022, three honorees received distinguishe...
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Rural Resilience

Someone asked me recently, “Why do some rural communities “thrive,” and some don’t?” I have pondered that question man...

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Community-Wide Impacts of Miller Grocery Still Evident, Four Years Later

The intersection of Highway 14 and Highway 45 in South Dakota is neither just a stopping point on the journey from Huron to Pierre, nor the ...
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Blog __ NMTC Education

Rural Education Investments Help Students Stay in School

Children in communities far and wide are heading back to school, including Oglala Lakota students in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. B...

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Blog __ Theory of Change

Theory of Change: How Our Work Supports a Thriving Rural

At Dakota Resources, our mission and vision guide our work. Our mission is to connect capital and capacity to empower rural communities, and...
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Blog __ Co.Starters Mitchell

CO.STARTERS Mitchell Graduates First Cohort of Entrepreneurs

This July, the first cohort of Mitchell, South Dakota-based CO.STARTERS accelerator program graduated from the incubator program. Eleven par...
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Has your community made negativity a habit?

Living in a small town, we are often inclined to see change in our community as a threat to ourselves and our way of life. When ...

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Blog __ RuralX 2022

RuralX 2022 Facilitates Conversations on Loving Where You Live

What does it mean to truly love where you live? Sometimes it’s an outward expression, like we see on “I Love NY” ...

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Blog __ CDL Investing

Capital Investment Fund Connects Capital to Communities Ready to Make an Impact

Economic development is central to cultivating a thriving rural. In order for rural America to grow effectively and meaningfully, financial ...
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Blog __ Thriverr Platform

Dakota Resources’ Thriverr Platform Facilitates Collaboration, Community

In his letter to rural shapers at the end of 2021, Dakota Resources President Joe Bartmann talked about one big initiative in 2022: launchin...
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