Rural Knowledge Center

LESSONS FROM APPALACHIA ON INVESTING IN RURAL DOWNTOWNS

Invest Appalachia

This Playbook helps various stakeholders speak the same language of investment, identify key factors that enable investments to be successful, and provides examples of real investments that are leading to downtown revitalization in Central Appalachia.

RESOURCES TO SUPPORT AFRICAN AMERICAN LAND RETENTION

Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Network

Find out more about the SFLR network and the difference we are making on the ground for Black family landowners in the U.S. South through our videos and news stories. Share these videos on your channels and help us create a system of support for African American forest owners.

EQUITABLE POLICYMAKING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES

ChangeLab Solutions

Watch this webinar to learn about innovative policy strategies and solutions at local, regional, and state levels that have the power to create opportunity and health equity in rural communities.

THE DAILY YONDER

The Daily Yonder

The Daily Yonder provides news, commentary, and analysis about and for rural America. It is published by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Center for Rural Strategies.

RECLAIMING NATIVE TRUTH

Reclaiming Native Truth

Reclaiming Native Truth is a national effort to foster cultural, social and policy change by empowering Native Americans to counter discrimination, invisibility and the dominant narratives that limit Native opportunity, access to justice, health and self-determination.

AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT

American Journalism Project

Local journalism keeps communities informed and holds the powerful accountable. It is the key to an informed citizenry and provides the tools to safeguard a healthy democracy — but the industry is in crisis.

The Rural Blog

Institute for Rural Journalism

A digest of events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism from and about rural America, by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, based at the University of Kentucky.

WHAT’S IN AND WHAT’S OUT IN NATIVE REPRESENTATION

Illuminative

HOW TO TALK ABOUT RURAL ISSUES

Frameworks Institute

This brief summary highlights FrameWorks Institute’s research on public perceptions of rural issues. See research highlights, recommendations, and examples of framing decisions this research helps to clarify.