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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Place-Based Shareholder Engagement
Last week, the Business Roundtable, a powerhouse collective voice for business interests, released a new statement redefining corporate “purpose.” In it, they...
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Rural Welcoming Initiative
Welcoming America
Participants in the Rural Welcoming Initiative (RWI) access technical assistance and coaching, free Welcoming America membership, and ongoing learning opportunities to strengthen welcoming efforts in rural communities. Communities will be tasked with cultivating relationships, examining their current policies and programs, and aligning their local immigrant inclusion efforts to the Welcoming Standard.
Blog
Rural Leadership, Rural Health: What We’re Learning
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is learning from and investing in leaders from rural communities in every corner of...
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NETWORK FOR SOUTHERN ECONOMIC MOBILITY HELPS COMMUNITY LEADERS ALIGN SYSTEMS TO POSITION LOW-INCOME YOUNG PEOPLE FOR SUCCESS
MDC
Leaders from six Southern cities reflect on and discuss their experiences and what they’ve learned about mobilizing communities to challenge racism and build more equitable systems.
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Collaboration and Innovation for a Better Rural West
Insights from rural leaders working across divided local public opinion, fractured economies, confusing policy and regulation, and litigation to forge productive local partnerships that benefit rural communities and their surrounding landscapes.
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Land Stewardship & Development Alignment in Rural West
Jun. 10th, 2019, 10AM
This America’s Rural Opportunity conversation showcased five rural and tribal innovators who are leading this way forward. Learn about what they have done to forge new productive partnerships and about the difference it has made for the economy and environment, as well as rural communities and livelihoods.
Report
Rural Development Hubs Executive Summary
In this brief we preview initial topline findings from the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group’s interviews with more than 40...
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Healing the Menominee Reservation
The Praxis Project
In a video from The Praxis Project, learn how Menikanaehkem uses a range of initiatives to heal their community and address social and environmental justice issues.
Blog
Try This at Home: Create a Family Lifeline to Weather Financial Storms
Could we construct a way for an investor, a bank, and a philanthropy in our community to team up to make consumer loans to families in distress? In doing so, could we create a blueprint that communities could also use in the wake of a natural disaster or other community crisis?
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America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell
PBS
PBS features the nationally recognized and award-winning Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention (SFLR) program.
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VOICES FROM THE FIELD: RURAL ORGANIZERS ON WHAT THEY NEED FROM FUNDERS
Neighborhood Funders Group
The Neighborhood Funders Group provided recommendations for those making philanthropic investments in rural communities.
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Elinor Ostrom’s 8 Rules for Managing the Commons
The Earthbound Report
The EarthBound Report reflects on Elinor Ostrom’s research on the commons and list of principles for running the commons.