{"id":669,"date":"2025-07-08T17:24:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/?page_id=669"},"modified":"2025-11-03T16:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:17:22","slug":"governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/membership\/governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-669\" data-postid=\"669\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-669 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_9d2u683 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_bntn683 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_j5th843 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n  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