You Can Invest in RLND

Leadership Is Important

Three essential components have been identified as critical to North Dakota's potential as a vibrant, prosperous place to live and work:

• A diverse, resilient economy
• An effective, efficient infrastructure
• Effective leadership in communities, regions and statewide

Rural Leadership North Dakota - Building and Supporting Leaders

Many thriving communities in North Dakota can credit their successes to strong leaders with a sincere passion in the initial stages of their community and development work.  Rural Leadership North Dakota (RLND) is a program, established in 2003, to ensure the state has innovative and effective leaders to guide North Dakota into the future.

Investing in North Dakota's Future

The full cost per participant is approximately $11,000 for the two-year program.  The program includes 10 seminars throughout the state and a six-day study tour to Washington, D.C.  Participant expenses include participants' lodging and meals, transportation, speaker fees and travel costs, meeting facility rental and materials.

Your support is critical to the mission of Rural Leadership North Dakota.
Please consider investing in Rural Leadership North Dakota. You can help by:

• Clicking Online donation and making a donation via credit card, or
• Sending your contribution to:
  Rural Leadership North Dakota
  P.O. Box 5437
  Fargo, ND, 58105
  For more information, our office phone is (701) 231-5803

Your contribution of $1,000 or more (over a two-year period) will qualify you as a member of the "North Dakota Leader Corps."  Your investment will bring you a number of benefits:

• Public thank you by name in a statewide news release and ads in major North Dakota newspapers
• Listing in the RLND publications
• Recognition memento presented at the RLND Graduation Gala
• An invitation to speak at a RLND seminar in your area

But the greatest benefit of all will be the satisfaction of knowing that you are actively assisting in the betterment and vitality of the state of North Dakota. 

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Send mail to: ndsu.ruralleadership@ndsu.edu with
questions or comments about this web site.

Marie Hvidsten, RLND Program Director, Cindy Selstedt, Administrative Secretary
309 Morrill Hall, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105-5437
Telephone: 701-231-5803, Fax: 701-231-8378