OUR EXPERTISE
COMMUNITY STRATEGIES GROUP
Since 1985, the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group (Aspen CSG) has been committed to equitable rural prosperity. We work towards a future where communities and Native nations across the rural United States are healthy places where each and every person belongs, lives with dignity, and thrives.
OUR Work
Thrive Rural
Rural Equity, Opportunity, Health, and Prosperity
Imagine a future where communities and Native nations across the rural United States are healthy places where each and every person belongs, lives with dignity, and thrives.
Regional and Rural Development
Advancing the principles and practices of regional wealth-building as the means to better economic development policy and practice in the United States.
Community Development Philanthropy
Building the number and capacity of community and region-focused foundations that are taking leadership on – and making a significant difference in – improving the economy and livelihoods in their places.
Whole Family Prosperity
Building the capacity of practitioners and policymakers to help families on the economic margins earn more, keep more of what they earn, and grow what they keep into assets for themselves and their communities.
What’s New at Aspen CSG?
When Communities Keep Flooding: A Rural Environmental Justice Case Study
This short case study has insights and tips on address the causes and conditions contributing to flooding in rural places, as well as to envision and build thriving futures of equitable rural prosperity.
Designing Scalable Co-Funding Solutions for Broadband and Digital Equity
Dec. 12th, 2023, 5PM
Join this webinar for way to unlock private and philanthropic contributions to help public broadband and digital inclusion funding reach underserved communities.
Rural Disaster Preparedness: Partnering for Resilience & Resources
Event recap blog with resources and big-picture insights on rural disaster preparedness.
Recent and Upcoming Events
Designing Scalable Co-Funding Solutions for Broadband and Digital Equity
Dec. 12th, 2023, 5PM
Join this webinar for way to unlock private and philanthropic contributions to help public broadband and digital inclusion funding reach underserved communities.
Field Based Rural Placemaking: What Works Fast, Now, and on a Shoestring
Nov. 2nd, 2023, 2PM
Join this webinar for concrete placemaking strategies and takeaways relevant to rural communities of every size—even the most isolated and least resourced.
Wealth Creation in Rural and Indigenous Places
Sep. 19th, 2023, 2PM
Learn how rural practitioners are advancing equitable prosperity and economic development in a way that embraces and strengthens the unique assets of rural regions.
Rural Disaster Preparedness: Partnering for Resilience & Resources
Aug. 1st, 2023, 2PM
Join this hybrid event to explore how rural communities can be better prepared and be more resilient so that when disaster strikes, not just the entire community but the entire region can band together and ensure a swift recovery.
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