Center on Rural Innovation
ABOUT
The Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization partnering with rural leaders across the country to build tech economies that support scalable entrepreneurship and lead to more tech jobs in rural America.
Established in 2017, CORI is at the heart of a dynamic social enterprise focused on closing the rural opportunity gap. To maximize all possible resources to address this critical problem, the organization partners with a taxable nonprofit, Rural Innovation Strategies, Inc. (RISI), and a seed fund, CORI Innovation Fund (CIF), focused on early-stage technology companies located in rural areas.
EMPLOYEES
- Amanda Weinstein, Director of Research, Knowledge, and Evaluation
amanda.weinstein@ruralinnovation.us - May Erouart, Research Analyst
may.erouart@ruralinnovation.us - Camden Blatchly, Data Analyst and Developer
camden.blatchly@ruralinnovation.us - Drew Rosebush, Lead Data Scientist
drew.rosebush@ruralinnovation.us - Olivier Leroy, Senior Data Engineer
olivier.leroy@ruralinnovation.us - Brittany Kainen, Junior Data Scientist
brittany.kainen@ruralinnovation.us
ACTIVITIES
- Tech-based economic development
- Investment in rural startups
- Research, mapping and data analytics
- Broadband
PUBLICATIONS
Hartland