# Center on Rural Innovation

Organization, nonprofit · [Programs and community](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/community)

Also called: CORI, Rural Innovation Network, Rural Innovation, Center for Rural Innovation, ruralinnovation.us

A US 501(c)(3) [nonprofit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit) that partners with rural leaders to help rural people take part in the tech economy through digital [skills](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/agent-skills), tech jobs and new businesses. Ada, Oklahoma is a member of its Rural Innovation Network.

**For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) from a small Oklahoma town reads CORI's guides on building a local [tech scene](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/startup-ecosystem) before starting a [coworking space](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/coworking-space) there.

Official site: <https://ruralinnovation.us/>

## Connects to (4)

- [Startup ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/startup-ecosystem): The people, money and organizations in one place that help new companies start and grow.
- [Workforce development](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/workforce-development): Training and support that help people gain the skills employers need, often paid for in part by government or philanthropy.
- [Nonprofit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit): An organization that exists to serve a mission and does not pay profits out to owners.
- [Economic development organization](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/economic-development-organization): An organization whose job is to grow the economy of a city, region or state.

## Sources

- <https://ruralinnovation.us/about/>
- <https://ruralinnovation.us/community-impact/rural-innovation-network/ada_ok/>


Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/center-on-rural-innovation