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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Community Strategies Group Thrive Rural, Rural Development: A Scan of Field Practice and Trends, by Brian Dabson and Chitra Kumar
Rural Development: Field Practice and Trends

What must happen for economic development to foster a more prosperous, healthier, equitable and environmentally sustainable rural America? This scan...

Blog
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Building an Infrastructure of Care

This week, the White House announced its support for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, hailing it as, “the largest long-term investment...

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Climate Solutions for Rural Regions

A recent New York Times article detailed the climate-related pros and cons of using wood pellets for heating in the Southeast United...

Event
Rebuilding with Care: Advancing Quality Childcare in Rural Places

May. 26th, 2021, 12PM

Resources from the event: Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the crucial role of childcare within...

Event
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Shelter in Rural Places: Facing Rural Housing Challenges in the Unfolding Pandemic

May. 26th, 2021, 2PM

Resources from the event: Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the crucial role of childcare within...

Tool
WHICH THINK TANKS THINK ABOUT RURAL AMERICA?

The Daily Yonder

Economic Innovation Group think tank offers tools that introduce “geographic inequality” into the national conversation and bring rural America’s economic distress to the forefront.

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Tapping Rural Innovation for a Clean Energy Economy

Rural communities are integral to our nation’s economy, culture, history, and the environmental services that we all depend on. Yet...

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CF Leads On Community Leadership

CF Leads

To guide community foundations interested in developing their community leadership skills, CF Leads uses the Framework for Community Leadership by a Community Foundation. The Framework was developed by the National Task Force on Community Leadership.

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NORTHERN FOREST CENTER’S COMMUNITY FOREST RESOURCES

Northern Forest Center

The Northern Forest Center, in collaboration with partners across the region, has compiled this list of resources for landowners, community members, towns, and others interested in conserving and managing forested land for a mix of uses and community benefit.

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Federal Policy Scan: Rebuild Rural America Act 2021

With a new administration in Washington, we can expect many proposals for shifting the direction of rural policy and programming....

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Four Ideas for Federal Rural Policy in the COVID-19 Era

This is the second in a series (see Part 1) on how to ensure development investments that are part of...

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The Electoral College and the Rural-Urban Divide

In the last two election cycles, much has been written and said about the disproportionate influence that rural voters and...