North Dakota Association of Regional Councils

North Dakota Association of Regional Councils North Dakota's eight regional councils drive economic growth and community revitalization.

Our March Resource Call, with NDSU Extensionโ€™s Jodi Bruns, focused on how collaboration between communities and organiza...
03/26/2026

Our March Resource Call, with NDSU Extensionโ€™s Jodi Bruns, focused on how collaboration between communities and organizations can lead to stronger partnerships, better use of resources, and improved outcomes across North Dakota.

By pooling resources and aligning priorities, rural communities can often accomplish more together than they can individually.

Participants also learned about helpful data resources that support community planning, grant writing, and informed local decision-making.

๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐š ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ข๐ญ ๐š๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง?
Visit our website ndarc.com/resources/ to watch past recordings.

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ.In places...
03/16/2026

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ.

In places where resources and workforce can be limited, collaboration across organizations, communities, and sectors can help stretch capacity while creating greater regional impact. This session will focus on practical approaches for building partnerships that help rural communities thrive.

We are excited to welcome Jodi Bruns as our featured presenter. Jodi is a Leadership and Civic Engagement Specialist with North Dakota State University Extension. Jodi will share practical insights on how data-informed, people-driven collaboration can strengthen partnerships and help communities maximize limited resources.

๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œ ๐‚๐“

We hope youโ€™ll join us for this important and practical conversation. If you are unable to attend, the recording will be posted on ndarc.com following the call.

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐”๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž- ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐žRu...
02/17/2026

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐”๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž- ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž

Rural employers and communities are being asked to do more with fewer people. This session will focus on practical, real-world strategies for building and sustaining a strong workforce when the talent pool is small.

We are excited to welcome Calli Thorne as our featured presenter. Calli is a Co-Owner of Yellowstone River Beef and Triangle M Ranch & Feedlot as well as a Certified Keynote Speaker, Life Coach, and Personal & Professional Development Trainer with the Maxwell Leadership Team and a Certified Facilitator for Mental Health First Aid.

Calli brings a unique perspective as a rural business owner, employer, and leadership trainer who understands firsthand the challenges and opportunities of building a resilient rural workforce.

๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–
๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œ ๐‚๐“

Join the conversation - https://shorturl.at/iFCff

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!Mark your calendars and grab a cup of coffee! The Regional Conne...
02/07/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!

Mark your calendars and grab a cup of coffee! The Regional Connection Resource calls offer a great opportunity to learn, connect, and grow.

Attendees can hear from guest presenters and engage with local officials, business owners, and regional council staff, all while gaining insights that can help strengthen their communities.

This yearโ€™s schedule includes:
๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–: The Rural Workforce Challenge
๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–: Collaboration Over Competition
๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“: Promoting Tourism & Welcoming Visitors

๐„๐š๐œ๐ก ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐™๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐€๐Œ (๐‚๐“)
To sign up to receive the zoom link and to subscribe to our statewide newsletter, email [email protected].

Whether youโ€™re a local leader, business owner, or just interested in rural development, these calls are a valuable way to learn from experts and share ideas.

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐”๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐˜Œ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ข...
01/16/2026

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐”๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐˜Œ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ

Youโ€™re invited to our next NDARC Resource Call featuring Ben Wi******er from the University of Minnesota Department of Community Development. Ben is a rural sociologist with over 25 years of experience working alongside small towns across the Midwest.

What weโ€™ll cover:

โ€ข Succession planning for businesses and boards
โ€ข Building leadership pipelines for rural youth and young professionals
โ€ข Ensuring a successful โ€œbaton passโ€ to the next generation

๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ
๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œ ๐‚๐“

30-minute presentation followed by an open Q&A to share ideas and solutions

Weโ€™re looking forward to an engaging and encouraging conversation and thank you for being part of NDARCโ€™s mission to support and strengthen North Dakotaโ€™s rural communities.

Join the conversation - https://shorturl.at/Se2eQ

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