Rural Faith Communities

May 7, 2019

First in Future: Rural Faith Communities Program Manager at IEI Kylie Foley

Summary: The years since 2000 have been particularly challenging for Christian churches in the US, the Presbyterian church has lost more than 1 million members, the Episcopal Church is down… 

Mar 20, 2019

Members of IEI attend RAFI’s Come to the Table Conference in Charlotte

“Nothing about us without us” This was a common refrain at RAFI’s Come to the Table Conference (CTTT) in Charlotte, NC. Over 450 faith leaders, food workers, farmers and more… 

Mar 19, 2019

First in Future: President and CEO of the NC East Alliance John Chaffee

Summary: This week’s First in Future guest, John Chaffee has a lifetime of stories about recruiting outside companies to relocate in eastern North Carolina. That’s what any economic developer does.… 

Mar 5, 2019

First in Future: Executive Director of AMEXCAN (The Association of Mexicans in North Carolina) Juvencio Rocha Peralta

Summary: In 1980, Juvencio Rocha Peralta became frustrated by the job opportunities in Veracruz Mexico, a town of about 500 people, so he took a big chance. At the age… 

Feb 26, 2019

First in Future: Director of Community and Economic Engagement at Elizabeth City State University Russ Haddad

Summary: As part of our ReCONNECT NC series, the Institute for Emerging Issues is identifying groups of communities where something remarkable is happening. The challenge for all of the communities is working… 

Feb 19, 2019

First in Future: Growing Outdoor Partnership Sophie Paulos & Noah Wilson

Summary: Today’s First in Future podcast guests Sophie Paulos, Graham County, economic development director and Noah Wilson, Project Manager, Growing Outdoors, Mountain BizWorks are all about changing the way you think… 

Feb 12, 2019

First in Future: North Carolina State University Dr. Mitch Renkow

Summary: Research shows that whenever a new economic development project is announced as bringing in jobs to a country, less than half of those jobs go to residents of that county… 

Feb 5, 2019

First in Future: University of North Carolina School of Government Brian Dabson

Summary: None of us exists as islands and as individuals we depend on friends and family, but also on a range of people we don’t know. The same goes for the… 

Jan 31, 2019

Institute for Emerging Issues receives grant from Duke Endowment for $886K

RALEIGH—The Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) is pleased to announce it has received a $886,000 grant from the Duke Endowment for IEI’s Rural Faith Communities in Action project. The grant… 

Jan 29, 2019

First in Future: Executive Director for the Triangle J Council of Governments Lee Worsley

Summary: “When an urban area wins, it ends up being a victory for the entire state, when a rural area struggles, it is a concern for the whole state”. That is…