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Presentations

Connected Streets = Connected Communities: How Bentonville, Arkansas, Is Reimagining What’s Possible with Local Government + Partnerships

2026 Rural Philanthropy Summit: Celebrating Innovation

Breakout session resources


Speaker

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Sara is a community engagement and communications professional with a 15-year track record of working with people and systems to use their resources for growth and good. Her approach lies in crafting strategies that center coalition building and drive positive change.

Through collaborative partnerships, Sara has successfully launched award-winning campaigns and managed initiatives focused on mobility, system change, and place. Her instinct to listen first and ask questions later has been instrumental in securing resources and achieving measurable outcomes. True or false? Sara led the first crowdfunding infrastructure campaign since the Statue of Liberty in 1885.

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