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
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Ground Truth from Rural Practitioners
Every day, organizations are working hard to improve the economy and livelihoods of residents in rural and tribal communities in...
Blog
Community-Centered Takeaways from Aspen Ideas
Driving around my hometown of Truckee, California, I reflect on my time at the Aspen Ideas Festival this past week...
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Reproductive Healthcare in Rural Communities
Just like other momentous occasions in history, a likely topic of future conversations is “Where were you when the Supreme...
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Pathfinders: Climate-Smart Solutions from Rural America and Native Nations
Jul. 7th, 2022, 2PM
Drought and wildfire in the West, rising seas and erosion in the Mississippi River Delta, and erratic weather patterns throughout...
Report
Measure Up: A Call to Action
Today, we have a generational opportunity to strengthen prosperity and equity in communities and Native nations across the rural United...
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Annotated Resources for Measuring Rural Development Progress
This Annotated List of Resources for Measuring Rural Development Progress is part of Measure Up: A Call to Action. It was developed and...
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Measure Up: Call to Action — Executive Summary
This is the Executive Summary for Measure Up: A Call to Action. It highlights six principles for measuring rural development progress to...
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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.
Research Brief
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.