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
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REIMAGINING JOB QUALITY MEASUREMENT REPORT
The Families & Workers Fund
The Reimagining Job Quality Measurement report provides bold, actionable recommendations for government, philanthropy, business, and the nonprofit sector to strengthen how we collect, connect and use data to tell a fuller story about the economy and the experiences of the workers who power it.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY INDEX
Argonne National Laboratory
The Economic Development Capacity Index (EDCI), uses publicly available data to assess critical elements that contribute to a county’s overall economic development capacity.
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IRA Pocket Guides
USDA Rural Development
A quick-reference tool to aid stakeholders in their search for funding opportunities.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ELKINS COMMUNITY CASE STUDY
West Virginia Community Development Hub
In Elkins, WV, creative business owners and city officials are bridging the arts and recreational tourism.
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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.
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MINDSET SHIFTS
FrameWorks
A FrameWorks Strategic Report for those working on and funding mindset shifts.
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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.
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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.
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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.