The Mission of Minnesota Rural Partners

"Collaborating to build and support a vital rural Minnesota.

"Our mission is to raise the visibility of rural issues, encourage economic development in rural Minnesota, and improve the quality of life in Minnesota, especially in rural communities. We strive to do this through an information-based, learning-while-doing approach that incorporates the following tactics:

• building crucial inter- and intra-governmental relationships
• promoting strategic development
• making better use of existing resources
• intervening in a problem-solving role
• addressing regulatory and administrative impediments
• representing a new model of governance