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Numerous philanthropic reform proposals are currently being promoted at the national level. But more fundamentally, three major social trends promise to reshape the context and practice of American giving. Rising wealth disparity is creating both massive new buckets of money and a shrinking middle class. Fewer and fewer individuals live in supportive communities that promote human flourishing. And the dramatic rise of the religiously unaffiliated is likely to depress how much Americans give and volunteer.
Rural demographer Emily Wornell Seregow of the Indiana Communities Institute at Ball State University will lead an interactive morning session centered on the latest research, trends, and drivers of sustained rural prosperity. Despite popular economic development wisdom of the last century, research is increasingly showing that quality of life, not being “business friendly,” is the linchpin of sustainable, successful communities.