Rural on Purpose Presents: Murmuration Mind Melds
An online solution-based discussion to rural problems
Presents
Presents
We are hosting  
a (Live) Online Discussion
that we call "Murmurations"
One Monthly Topic
2-3 Presenters doing Amazing Work!
Attendees Learning and Sharing
Zoom Meeting Space
FREE
Result: Transformation through Collaboration 
A Rural Murmuration!

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Networking, Collaboration, Growth
The topics are decided in advance based on community requests, recommendations and feedback.
Presenters are people doing notable work in the chosen topic area. 
Attendees can listen, comment or ask questions using the text chat, audio or video functions. 
The level and form of participation is up to the individual participants. 
The conversation is continued in the Rural on Purpose LinkedIn Group with updates.

The topic being discussed will be posted here with the registration link and presenter information. 

Why call it Murmurations?
BIRDS OF A FEATHER...
A murmuration is our metaphor for transformation through collaboration

If you've ever witnessed the awe-inspiring phenomenon of starlings (sometimes tens of thousands) flying as a group, in unison, you'll understand 
why it's a perfect metaphor for rural communities. 

We're mobilizing our global rural communities to move in the same direction, creating the same majestic cohesion of a murmuration of starlings 
and transforming our towns.

What Researchers have Discovered: 
These magical scale-free movements of tens of thousands of birds happen when each bird coordinates its speed and direction with just 6 other birds. 
7 birds coordinating their efforts is enough to steer the entire group.

What if this is what it takes:
7 rural communities - 1 global rural murmuration
We've got this! 

october murmuration
october murmuration
TOPIC:
  RURAL YOUTH ENGAGEMENT 
October 23rd @ 2:00 EST
INITIATIVES BEING DISCUSSED:
  • YOUTH2YOUTH summit : Jodi Cooper and Melissa Wyatt
  • RURAL YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM: Brandon and Britney Schielack
  • DIGITAL RURAL YOUTH: Wayne Kelly
  • YOUTH2YOUTH summit: Jodi Cooper and Melissa Wyatt
  • RURAL YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM: Brandon and Britney Schielack
  • DIGITAL RURAL YOUTH: Wayne Kelly
WHO IS IT FOR?
The Murmuration Chats are for ANYONE interested in, or working to support, the development of rural communities. That includes residents, organizations, government, businesses, and visitors! If you care about RURAL you belong in this discussion.
Join us and learn about work being done with 
rural youth.
If you are also doing work in this area please join us on the 23rd and share it with us. 
We're simply better together! 
Thought Leadership
Thought Leadership
 YOUR insights from past murmurations
This is one of the ways you can help steer the direction of our rural communities. When you participate in the discussions we are able to capture your thought leadership and share it. 

Help us spread the word and grow our rural murmuration. Download the rural shareables and share them with your community online!
Online Discussion (live)
Rural on Purpose is hosting a biweekly online discussion with rural community builders - from everywhere! 
The purpose is to discuss current AND future challenges. 
The goal is to share solutions.

The challenge (or problem) being discussed will be posted here the week before with the registration link. 


Social Enterprise and follow-on from funding discussions 
(new projects being discussed) 
Oct. 3, 2018 (3:00 pm EST) 
As a continuation of our first two Murmurations Chats, we are introducing 3 new community and entrepreneur support projects. If you have a project or an update to a previously presented project, there will be time at the end of the meeting to speak to it. If you would like to be one of the projects presented during the next Murmurations Chat, please email me at mary@ruralonpurpose.com and I'll be sure to add you to an upcoming schedule.  

Please also note that as we build a database of global projects and rural solutions we will be posting them all here with a map, project overview and links back to the project site. 


This is your platform. This is your time. This is your community.  
Help set the speed and direction of our collective rural murmuration.
#ruralprojects #murmurations #ruralonpurpose

* When you register you'll be emailed a Zoom link. We'll use an online meeting room, with video, audio, and text. The video is optional. If you plan on speaking, please wear a headset to reduce background noise. 
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