Recap: June 2024 Policy Listening Session
In June 2024, as a part of our ongoing policy work in rural eastern North Carolina, we held a monthly session in which we listened to our community to identify priority issues and then fuse community knowledge, international best practices, and local connections to solve them.
Recap: May 2024 Policy Listening Session
In May 2024, as a part of our ongoing policy work in rural eastern North Carolina, we held a monthly session in which we listened to our community to identify priority issues and then fuse community knowledge, international best practices, and local connections to solve them.
Recap: April 2024 Policy Listening Session
In April 2024, as a part of our ongoing policy work in rural eastern North Carolina, we held a monthly session in which we listened to our community to identify priority issues and then fuse community knowledge, international best practices, and local connections to solve them.
Trauma-Informed School Security in Edgecombe County
Trauma-informed training helped school resource officers (SROs) in Edgecombe County, N.C. better understand student behavior, and approach their work in more restorative, and less punitive, ways.
Evaluation Report: Young Civic Leaders Initiative (Summer 2023)
In the summer of 2023, ROI piloted an innovative new high school internship program, the Young Civic Leaders (YCL) initiative, in collaboration with the Town of Tarboro, N.C.
2023 HOPE PhotoVoice ECPS Impact Report
This rigorous evaluative report offers an in-depth analysis of ROI’s Biofeedback Breathing Program pilot.
The Innovation Process at ROI
Research and development (R&D) is a critical process for any company. It is through this process that a company can create new products or services and improve on existing ones.
How ROI Thinks About Scale
Growth means different things to different organizations. Some organization measure growth by increases in revenue, widened customer base, or expansions to new markets.
Transformative Technology Builds Wellness Among Staff at Wilson County Department of Social Services
From December 2022 – February 2023, Rural Opportunity Institute’s (ROI) Small Bets Lab collaborated with the Wilson County Department of Social Services (WCDSS) on a pilot aimed to promote staff wellbeing.
How Constraints Improve Organizations & Lead to Breakthroughs
If you’ve ever dreamt of creating your own startup, you know that it is no small feat. Coming up with an amazing idea, finding supportive partners, and building an effective curriculum can be very challenging by itself, but throw in a shoestring budget and limited time and resources, and you’re set up for a huge undertaking.
