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Rural Giving Guru Allen Smart on His Life's Work
Foundation: Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, Vermont Community Foundation
Rural Giving Guru Allen Smart on His Life's Work.
Smart has championed the so-called "flyover zones" of the country.
He urges philanthropy to venture beyond its urban fixations and recognize the diversity and dynamism of rural America.
Smart: "There is a greater willingness to recognize and understand the contributions or the work of other funders.
Let's start doing better"
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