Building Regional Strength: A Call to Action
Insights and recommendations to build healthy, thriving rural & Indigenous regions.
Rural Knowledge Center
Rural Resources, Insights, and Collaborations by Aspen CSG and Partners
Report
Report
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...
Report
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...
Blog
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...
Report
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.
Blog
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...
Blog
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.
Blog
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.
Blog
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...
Blog
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.
Report
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.
Report
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.