Four Principles for Fostering Community Well-Being with Asset-Based Development
Insights and recommendations to foster rural & Indigenous well-being with asset based development.
Rural Knowledge Center
Rural Resources, Insights, and Collaborations by Aspen CSG and Partners
Report
Blog
Rural and Native Celebrations of the LGBTQ+ Community
A collection of rural, queer organizations and stories about rural communities and Native nations celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. Explore these moments to learn more about how queer people are celebrated in rural spaces.
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Rural Policy Resources
A collection of resources provided by the Brookings Institution emerging from their rural research.
Blog
Federal Farm Bill: Big Impacts in Rural Communities
Rural Development Initiatives (RDI)
Despite its name, the Farm Bill impacts far more than just farmers and ranchers. It’s a complex package of federal legislation signed into law every five years that has sweeping effects. Rural Development Initiatives explains what’s in the Farm Bill and what it could mean for rural communities if the Farm Bill is not extended.
Research Brief
Regional Clusters and Rural Development
Brookings Institution
Implementation of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge offers an enormous opportunity to advance how regional approaches can benefit — or disadvantage — rural places.
Research Brief
Connecting Minority-Serving Institutions and Rural Research
Exploring the potential for MSIs to produce more rural research and integrate rural perspectives into established and developing rural-focused research systems.
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2-GEN TOOLBOX
Ascend (Aspen Institute)
The updated 2Gen Toolbox includes more than 300 resources from key 2Gen leaders and consultants, gathered by Karen Murrell (Higher Heights Consulting), Aspen CSG and Ascend.
Tool
FAMILY-CENTERED COACHING
Family-Centered Coaching
Family-Centered Coaching Toolkits are strategies, tools, and resources to work holistically with families as they strive to reach their goals.
Report
ENSURING AN EQUITABLE JUST TRANSITION
RMI
RMI presents a comprehensive review of state legislation that supports coal communities and workers facing economic transition mapped onto our policy framework.
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SMART GROWTH IN SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Resources from the EPA. Smart growth strategies can help rural communities achieve their goals for growth and development while maintaining their distinctive rural character.
Report
ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY APPROACHES FROM THE RURAL HEALTH INFORMATION HUB
Rural Health Information Hub
Toolkit explores how asset-based approaches for rural communities working to build community capacity to address different social determinants of health.
Report
ASSET-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING SUSTAINABLE RURAL COMMUNITIES
ICMA Center for Sustainable Communities
A briefing paper from the ICMA Center for Sustainable Communities.
Tool
RURAL AMERICA PLACEMAKING TOOLKIT
USDA Rural Development
The Rural America Placemaking Toolkit is a resource guide to showcase a variety of placemaking activities, projects, and success stories across rural America.