Rural America is diverse, and understanding the needs and assets of communities at a granular level is important. Bring your lived and learned experience, share your personal passion for rural funding, and discuss with other funders how philanthropy can better support rural communities. This session is designed for foundation staff with lived rural experience, funding rural initiatives, and/or interested in learning from peers about funding rural areas. Participants will leave the session with an understanding of how peers are working with rural communities and ideas that they might incorporate into their work.