Ideas for Organization - RAC Connections

#	Action	Benefit to Organization	Benefits to RAC
1	Provide the RAC with updates about upcoming meetings, grant announcements, publications and published reports	Another way to make organization’s activities and publications visible	Enriches RAC web site and ability to provide customized assistance
2	Provide press releases to RAC staff for inclusion in Recent News section of  RAC web site and listserv posting	Increased visibility of organization’s work and opportunities	Enriches value of RAC’s web site and listserv postings
3	Identify pages/resources available on organization’s web site that should be indexed in RAC document database or otherwise linked to from RAC site	Increased availability of those resources to rural stakeholders; increased visibility of organization’s work	Enriches RAC web site and ability to provide customized assistance
4	Feature information about the RAC and a link to the RAC web page on organization’s web pages. Include links to more specific sections of RAC where appropriate, e.g. specific information guides, Rural Monitor	Linking from organization’s site to useful guides enriches the content available for organization’s web users	Good source of topic ideas and traffic for RAC site
5	Invite RAC representatives to participate in meetings or conferences or play RAC’s short video for attendees	Makes attendees aware of an additional resource available	Increased awareness and use of RAC services; educates RAC staff about organization
6	Place articles about RAC in newsletters or other publications	Makes readers aware of an additional resource available	Increased awareness and use of RAC services
7	Distribute RAC brochures in mailings, in conference materials,  or elsewhere as appropriate	Makes recipients aware of an additional resource available	Increased awareness and use of RAC services
8	Share members’ best practice write-ups or ideas with RAC	Assists rural residents by making best practices information available to a broader audience	Allows RAC to provide best practice information for rural communities to use as a model
9	Assist RAC with the development of information guides pertaining to organization’s areas of expertise	Ensures that complete and appropriate information regarding the topic is available to the public including links to documents developed by the organization	Allows RAC to provide complete and appropriate information guides on a wider variety of topics
10	Provide contact information to the RAC for researchers with expertise in specific rural health and human services issues who would be willing to work with RAC staff or receive referrals	Helps ensure that rural residents get appropriate information and referrals from RAC; reduce inappropriate inquiries to the organization	Allows RAC staff to provide specific and appropriate referrals and information
11	Provide education and assistance to RAC information specialists as needed	Helps ensure that rural residents get appropriate information and referrals; reduce inappropriate inquiries	Allows RAC staff to provide specific and appropriate referrals and information
12	Provide ideas and feedback to RAC staff about RAC products and services	Helps make RAC a more useful tool for organization’s staff and rural stakeholders	Helps improve RAC products and services
13	Suggest other collaborative activities as appropriate to particular organization	Promotes collaboration	Promotes collaboration