Be the greater good. JoinAmeriCorps.gov.

The organizations that help lead economic development in Minnehaha and Lincoln counties will have a new leader themselves this year. siouxfalls.business/regional-econo…

Pizza craving? Head on over to Dempsey's Brewery in Watertown and Aberdeen! bit.ly/2xdauDo 📷: bit.ly/2YTrU4R

District 1 Legislative Coffee this Saturday in @WebsterSD! Stop by for coffee and conversation at Day County Courthouse lower level! #SDLeg

Have I told you about my friend Joan from TravelBackroads.Today? She is incredibly passionate about small businesses and small towns! Check out her recent interview on the Small Town Big Talk podcast with Rebecca Undem! rebeccaundem.com/episode54/ #ruraliscool #shoplocal

Congratulations, 2019-2020 Webster Area Teacher of the Year, Kindergarten teacher, Ashey Hanson!

Have you cleaned your desk lately? I made this a priority a few weeks ago with all the "crud" going around, and thinking of the summer development assistant that will be sitting here soon! Thanks Nonprofit Marketing Guide! nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2020/02/2… #NPCOMMLIFE

Good tips from 9 Clouds! 9clouds.com/blog/10-tips-t…

We are thinking ahead. What can we do right now, in the next few months, and in the long term to make our communities more resilient? Keep up through our newsletters saveyour.town/signup

Community journalism revived! First issue of the Kingsbury Journal, serving De Smet and Lake Preston, hit the streets yesterday. Congrats! This follows the closure of the De Smet News and the Lake Preston Times last month. Residents rallied to restart a newspaper. #newspapers

If you get close to Sisseton SD stop at 3 Bean Coffee Co and get yourself a cup! #3beancoffeeco Travel Backroads

In what ways can your work support community engagement? How can you leverage the people you know to recruit businesses? Tom Johnson, President/CEO of Elevate Rapid City, joined us during a Learning Network Webinar and helped us understand the power of social networks.

How has your #leadership made a difference inside or outside of your work? Is now the time to grow even further? youtu.be/46bczA-BM_k Accepting #BushFellow applications 8/18-9/17.

Looking for funding for roads? Fill out the Census. Worried about #smallbiz grants? Fill out the Census. Trying to attract investment to your community? Fill out the #2020Census --> my2020census.gov Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

Check out Kennedy Smith’s Big List of COVID-19 Business Assistance Programs. It’s continually updated with new information about programs helping small businesses weather the pandemic across the country. ilsr.org/information-on…

As the WebsterAreaDevCorp projects suggest, it takes years of sustained leadership for projects to happen. People who are working on projects are more likely to quit if they don't have a support structure. How can you be a catalyst for change by supporting leaders in your community?

How do you find the "hidden" entrepreneurs in your town? Start with these often-overlooked online niches saveyour.town/how-to-make-do…