b'Creating vibrant, healthy and enduring rural communitiesRural Community AssistanceIn 2021 RCAC began to implement the six-pillar framework. In Corporations (RCAC) Boardthis years annual report, we will discuss the work we have done in of Directors and Senioreach of the six Strategic Framework pillars:Leadership Team developed a1.Core Competencies .2Strategic Framework in 2020 to guide the organization2.Increased Investment .6through a time of challenge3.Indigenous Communities .8and change brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the4. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 10 organizations transition to a5.Capacity Building and Innovation .12new CEO , the switch to remote work, prevalent civil unrest and6.Outcome Measurement 14widespread uncertainty about the future. ii 2021 Rural Community Assistance Corporation Annual Report'