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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WHITE HOUSE RURAL PLAYBOOK

The White House

This playbook is intended to help rural communities understand the available funding for infrastructure provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and other sources – offering information on the “what, where, and how” to apply for federal infrastructure dollars.

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Better Responses to Differing Immigration Statuses Report Cover
Better 2Gen Practice Responses to Differing Immigration Status

What does it take to deliver 2Gen services to families, youth, and children whose various immigrant statuses may dictate different...

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2Gen Cultural Competency Practices with Immigrant & Refugee Families

The cultural shift for immigrant and refugee families can be welcomed for some and terrifying for others, but what are...

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Growing Language Skills Report Cover
Growing Language Skills with Immigrant Families

What can be done to help immigrant families with the language barrier as they work on improving their language skills?...

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Building Trust with Immigrant Families Report Cover
Building Trust with Immigrant and Refugee Families

Trust between social service organizations and their clients is crucial to effectively provide services to immigrant and refugee families. Our...

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Disaster Planning and Rural Resilience

Flooding, tornadoes, drought, wildfire, and other extreme weather events cause major disruption and damage wherever they occur and have potential...

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Supporting EDA Reauthorization

For over a year, Aspen CSG has been leading work with Reimagining Rural Assistance Network (RRAN). RRAN is a focused,...

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Arts Midwest Podcast

Arts Midwest

What does it mean to be a truly welcoming organization and how can arts leaders be more inclusive hosts who foster belonging? Dig into a discussion with two artists who regularly tackle these questions, Ananya Chatterjea and Marcus Young.

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HOW CONSISTENT CAPITAL FLOW CAN SAVE RURAL AMERICA

Partners for Rural Transformation

With current and anticipated funding already accounted for, take a look at how the Partners maximize capital flow to improve the livelihood of their service areas.

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The Thrive Rural Framework
Thrive Rural Framework Overview

The Thrive Rural Framework is a tool to help you take stock, target action, and gauge progress on rural prosperity.

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Thrive Rural Framework: Foundational Element

The Foundational Element of the Thrive Rural Framework requires identifying and dismantling historical and ongoing discriminatory practices that disadvantage rural people and places.  

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Local-Level Building Blocks explanation
Thrive Rural Framework: Local-Level Building Blocks

Local-Level Building Blocks highlight conditions in rural places and regions that individual can act on by themselves.