Find us in a book, on your screen, and in your town!
If you’ve got an idea you’d like to explore about bringing us to your town, send us an email deb@saveyour.town or becky@saveyour.town
Things we do together:
Webinar:
- February 18, 2026 Reimagine Rural, Montana State University, closing Keynote
Poster session:
- Glasgow World Community Development Conference June 30-July 1
Podcast
- Look for an upcoming collaboration with Joe Barker, of Rural Strong! You can hear Becky on episode 31
- Did you know you can listen to our videos just like a podcast?
- https://learnto.saveyour.town/
Future Events and Inquiries for 2026:
- Gonzales, Texas, tentative Intensive Idea Friendly Action Package
- Possible regional Intensive Visits in Eastern Washington with three organizations collaborating
Medium Newsletter
We’ve partnered with JC Shepard, AICP Planner, and Katie Milton Jordan, AI Strategist, to produce Small Town, Real Ideas on the Medium platform. You can follow us there (see the link above) and hear more stories from those of us out in the field
Becky McCray
In person:
- Steaks and Stems, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Yorkton, Canada, February 2026
- Community Foundation Forum, Dane G. Hansen Foundation, Hays, Kansas, March 24-25, 2026
- Oklahoma State University, Rural Economic Development course with Prof. Brian Whitacre, guest lecturer on the Idea Friendly Method, in Stillwater, April 2, 2026
- Rooted & Rising: Rural Forum, Compeer Financial, FLCA, closing keynote speaker on the Idea Friendly Method, Owatonna, Minnesota, September 14-16, 2026
- Tentative: Provincial Summit, Saskatchewan Economic Development Alliance, Canada, October 2026
I have a new speaker reel! See it on YouTube or on BeckyMcCray.com.
Not the usual demo reel, you get to see my cows and other video from my rural life and decades of speaking appearances, all in 3 minutes.
Thank you for the testimonial, Dell Gines! Order a copy of the ebook, paperback or Large Print at your favorite retailer: Bookshop.org, Amazon, Apple Books, and more
Deb Brown
In-Person Speaking and Visits
- April 23-24, 2026 ARCIT Annual Meeting Association of Rural Communities in Texas Annual Conference in Granbury, TX
Keynote: Building our CommunitiesTraining Presentation: Idea Friendly Officials and Boards
Coaching and Visits:
- Goldfield, Nevada Travel Nevada’s Destination Development Team for a 3D Project Cohort #4, in conjunction with National Travel Center. The project continues until June
Podcasts
Webinars
- February 11 at 11 am CST, Doing More With What You Have Rural Exchange webinar for the Elevating Colorado CEDS quarterly meeting for its members
- February 18, 2026, Leading Dakota Resources 4-session Cohort on the topic of Collaboration (3/4, 3/11, 3/18), Open to all
- 2nd Quarter, TBD, San Juan County, Utah Innovative Rural Business Models Webinar
- June 25 San Juan County Economic Development, Utah Focus on Entrepreneurs for San Juan County Economic Development programming
Upcoming Projects, Details being worked out
- Date TBD, One day in Natchez, MS, The Local Revolution: How You Can Save Your TownPartnering with BlackNatchez.org for a drive around, lunch, interview, and working with locals, creating Idea Friendly Projects, using my book. This will be open to all who wish to attend
- Gonzales, Texas, Onsite Visit in Spring of 2026, lead-in to the Intensive Idea Friendly Project
- Lanesboro and Preston, Minnesota, Onsite Visit in Fall 2026
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See you soon!
