Rural Knowledge Center

Rural Resources, Insights, and Collaborations by Aspen CSG and Partners

Collaborative Strategies for Rural Health & Economic Prosperity

Insights and recommendations to do rural development and rural health differently—moving collectively toward equitable rural development with projects grounded in place and a people-centered vision of community impact.

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Rural Environmental Justice Practices & Resources

Practitioner insights and resources on rural environmental justice, including ideas on just and equitable energy transitions.

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Defining Rural Development Success

There are no easy solutions for the many challenges that rural Americans face, but it’s clear that rural communities themselves...

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Defining distress: Lessons from the Federally Chartered Regional Commissions

Brookings Institution

Brookings Institute authors propose three considerations to help refine the meaning and use of “distress” and improve the effectiveness of rural policy.

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Stewarding Land and Growing Rural Prosperity

Rural and Native communities have been stewarding the land for generations. Many are using new ways of growing nature and...

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Losing Forward: Lessons from Organizing for Narrative Change

NPQ

How can community groups shift narratives? A ballot initiative campaign from 2020 provides some important lessons.

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Building Capacity in Rural & Indigenous Communities

Insights and learnings from rural practitioners on how organizational capacity and technical assistance can be carefully and intentionally strengthened to grow economies, health, and livelihoods for each and every person in their regions.

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Rural Capacity-Building Tips from & for Funders

On April 8, 2022, around 90 community and economic development practitioners and community members gathered at a Thrive Rural Open...

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FIVE TAKEAWAYS FROM THE 2022 RURAL INNOVATION NETWORK SUMMIT

Center on Rural Innovation

Reflections from local leaders from around the country who gathered in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, for CORI’s 2022 Rural Innovation Network Summit.

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Rural America’s Tech Employment Landscape

Center on Rural Innovation (CORI)

This research highlights key aspects of rural tech employment and why they are crucial for policymakers and rural leaders alike to leverage for enhancing tech education and job opportunities.

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Pathways to digital skills development for Latino workers

Aspen Institute Latinos & Society and Upskill America

The report identifies promising business practices and ecosystem approaches to developing the digital skills of the Latino workforce.

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Stewardship + Equity: Rooting a New Rural Legacy

Rural and Native communities have been stewarding the land for generations. Many are developing new ways of growing nature and...

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Rural Field Leaders Drive Critical Conversations

Setting the scene: Over eight hundred people in the virtual room, watching and listening, sharing resources in the chat, and...