Mapping a New Terrain: Executive Summary
Executive Summary document for Mapping a New Terrain: A Call to Action. Get quick takeaways and recommendations for action on equitable outdoor recreation development.
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Mapping a New Terrain: Call to Action
As new rural outdoor recreation economies take root, we can meet this moment by improving how we do outdoor recreation development to better support rural families, businesses, and workers, create more sustainable and equitable economic systems, and improve local health and wellbeing.
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Growing Rural Equitable Outdoor Recreation Economies
Jun. 9th, 2023, 1PM
How is your community using outdoor recreation to grow sustainable, healthy livelihoods for families and new economic futures for your region?
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Seizing the Moment: Rural Development Hubs and the Historic Opportunity for Federal Resources
Apr. 12th, 2023, 1PM
Learn how to use federal funding opportunities to build bridges and develop new capacities and the importance of working regionally to maximize community assets. You'll walk away with techniques to prepare your organization for securing and administering federal funds.
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Advancing the Next Generation of Rural and Indigenous Leaders
Feb. 10th, 2023, 1PM
How is your community thinking and acting on the issue of next generation leadership?
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Ensuring Rural Communities Welcome Everyone
Dec. 9th, 2022, 1PM
How can we work to ensure that each and every person is welcomed to the community, feels connected, and is able to exercise and influence power in community decision-making?
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ADDRESSING THE NEWS: INFORMATION GAP IN RURAL AMERICA
Oct. 7th, 2022, 1PM
How is your community thinking and acting on the issue of access to quality news coverage in rural communities and Native nations, as well as building trust and accurate rural narratives through national media?
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This Is What Capacity Looks Like: Building Development Muscle in Rural and Native Nation Communities
Nov. 30th, 2021, 3PM
It is often said that rural and tribal communities and organizations need more capacity to fully engage or solve problems in their regions. But what, exactly, equals “capacity”?
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Cultural Competence Secrets to Success with Immigrant Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices
Nov. 10th, 2021, 2PM
Developing cultural competence is important for everyone, but it is especially vital for providers and collaborations who work with immigrant...
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Shared Prosperity: Building Power Towards an Equitable Rural Economy
Oct. 13th, 2021, 11AM
Building power and capacity within groups on the economic and social margins is a crucial component for strong, healthy and economically diverse rural communities.
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Growing Language Skills with Immigrant Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices
Oct. 14th, 2021, 2PM
Whether it is written or spoken, language and dialect differences are a potential barrier to providing quality 2Gen programs to immigrant families, as well as successfully connecting them to employment, housing, education and other opportunities.
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Working with Immigrant Families Regardless of Legal Status: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Practices
Sep. 16th, 2021, 2PM
Download the event presentation here: 2GI W2 PPT FINAL During the second of our four-part Working Practices series speakers shared replicable, creative strategies...
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Investing in Infrastructure: Rural Strategies for Building and Maintaining Healthy Local Economies
Aug. 16th, 2021, 3PM
Download the Event Presentation: ROADS INFRASTRUCTURE EVENT PRESENTATION Speaker Resources American Society of Civil Engineers Resources 2021 Report Card for America’s...
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Building Trust with Immigrant Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices
Aug. 12th, 2021, 2PM
Learn how community-based non-profits can develop deeper relationships with their immigrant family clients, how school systems can provide safe spaces to develop stronger relationships among parents, children and teachers, and how home visiting programs can increase participation by hiring and retaining staff that immigrant families trust.