{"id":55,"date":"2024-06-11T01:47:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T01:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/powerhousetips.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/2024-survey-of-rural-challenges-is-open\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T01:47:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T01:47:56","slug":"2024-survey-of-rural-challenges-is-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/powerhousetips.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/2024-survey-of-rural-challenges-is-open\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Survey of Rural Challenges Is Open!"},"content":{"rendered":"

These\u00a010 questions\u00a0will provide information to many organizations and people on what is challenging for media<\/a> communities. Are you media<\/a>? This survey is for you. SmallBizSurvival.com and SaveYour.Town are conducting the 10th-anniversary edition of the Survey of Rural Challenges! Take the Survey of Rural Challenges. Spread the word Could you help us spread the word on [\u2026]<\/p>\n

These\u00a010 questions<\/a>\u00a0will provide information to many organizations and people on what is challenging for media<\/a> communities. Are you media<\/a>? This survey is for you.<\/p>\n

SmallBizSurvival.com and SaveYour.Town are conducting the 10th-anniversary edition of the Survey of Rural Challenges! Take the Survey of Rural Challenges<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Spread the word<\/h1>\n

Could you help us spread the word on the Survey of Rural Challenges to as many people as possible? You could repost, add to your newsletter, print it in the local newspaper or share in meetings and presentations now through the end of May 2024.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Share this link to share the survey: https:\/\/saveyour.town\/survey2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why you want to take the Survey<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Your answers to the Survey of Rural Challenges will:<\/p>\n

Prepare better services for media<\/a> communities<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n
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2023 Top Five Rural Challenges<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIt gives us great insight as we continue to refine our services geared toward small media<\/a> communities.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0Marci Goodwin from Peoria IL said on LinkedIn<\/p>\n

Help others to know what the real issues are in media<\/a> communities.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“As we work to listen and then tackle these important issues, data like this is extremely helpful.<\/em> “Jason Duff<\/p>\n

Assist those working in media<\/a> to make changes that will matter.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cI am experimenting with an organizational pivot towards expert entrepreneur coaching for media<\/a> co-operatives\u2019 media<\/a> businesses and away from supporting written business plans. Your survey results and our conversations helped me clarify how we describe that.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Heather Hallgrimson, Saskatchewan, Canada<\/p>\n

Have results that will help other organizations address the needs of media<\/a> people.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“Save Your.Town and Small Biz Survival\u2019s Survey of Rural Challenges noted Rural business people needed help with marketing, starting a business, or receiving economic development incentives.”<\/em>\u00a0American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association<\/p>\n

“Lack of housing, inactive downtowns, population losses, losing young people, and childcare ranked the highest as media<\/a> community challenges. What are the next steps we need to take in Casselton (besides the grocery store because I know that\u2019s what you\u2019re going to say and the need for a grocery store is a given)?”<\/em> Char Gust, Casselton City Council Member<\/p>\n

Direct the conversation in important ways.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“If you care about media<\/a> people and places, this is a good opportunity to share your thoughts and help inform the conversation.”<\/em>Tyson Ochsner, Professor at Oklahoma State University<\/p>\n

\u201cWe use the results to create practical steps that help you shape a better future for your town. Because you tell us what topics media<\/a> people most want help with, your responses also get shared out to others who work with media<\/a> communities and in articles and media stories,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said Becky McCray, cofounder of SaveYour.Town<\/p>\n

Take the\u00a0Survey of Rural Challenges<\/a>\u00a0today!<\/p>\n

How the survey works:<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Communi-Tea from and<\/a> News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The survey will collect voluntary responses online in the 1st and 2nd quarter of 2024. The survey is open to media<\/a> people globally: USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or any other country. Anyone who lives or works in a small town can answer. More than 1700 people answered the survey in previous years. Results from 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023 and links to media coverage are available at\u00a0media<\/a>-challenges-news”>https:\/\/saveyour.town\/survey-of-media<\/a>-challenges-news<\/a><\/p>\n

Helping us get more survey responses gives you more to do with the survey later.<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Amy Peterson, and<\/a> News (Iowa) said,“Our newspaper used the Survey of Rural Challenges as a starting point to do some interviews with local people about their challenges. Our series earned second place as Best Series in the Iowa Newspaper Association awards. I love the Survey of Rural Challenges as a journalist, and we’ll have to find a new way to use the numbers to take the pulse of our community.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Amy started the series Spilling the Commun-tea in the local paper.<\/p>\n

Take the\u00a0Survey of Rural Challenges<\/a>\u00a0today!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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