Our board members and staff live and work in rural communities throughout Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
Check out where RDI is making an impact! Throughout our programs in the Pacific Northwest, as well as regional and national events and initiatives, RDI has worked alongside partners and participants from 217 rural communities in 2024. We define rural areas as any of the vast, varied, and diverse communities across our region with a population of less than 30,000, and we strategically prioritize smaller communities of less than 10,000 and those that are economically distressed, disadvantaged, or remote.
rural oregon
Since 1991, RDI has trained more than 8,000 leaders in hundreds of rural communities throughout rural Oregon. Our staff continues to support and partner with this network of leaders as they create community and economic vitality in Oregon’s small towns and ultra-rural regions.
Oregon Communities
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rural washington
Since 2004, RDI has been partnering with the Sherwood Trust to gather and lead a diverse group of people from across the Walla Walla Valley to learn together to build individual and community leadership skills. In 2017, RDI launched our Rural Community Leadership Program in Washington state and has provided trainings in Mason County, Pierce County, Skamania, the Palouse region, and Clallam County.
Washington Communities
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rural idaho
RDI partnered with the University of Idaho and Oregon State University on a three-year WealthWorks Northwest initiative in rural Idaho to introduce this innovative approach to building wealth. We continue to deliver WealthWorks and regional planning workshops in Idaho, and we are started RDI’s Spanish-language childcare training in Idaho in 2023.
Idaho Communities
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