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Improving Rural Capital and Credit Access
What are some of the major capital and credit trends right now for rural practitioners?
Support Local Efforts for Eastern Kentucky
See our curated list of local resources and organizations aiding relief and recovery in Eastern Kentucky.
Outdoor Recreation Economies: Challenges & Opportunities
Outdoor recreation is driving new opportunities for local communities in many rural places. See ways to do economic development differently with rural recreation economies.
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...
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...
Rural Environmental Justice Practices & Resources
Practitioner insights and resources on rural environmental justice, including ideas on just and equitable energy transitions.
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...
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.
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...
Rural Field Leaders Drive Critical Conversations
Setting the scene: Over eight hundred people in the virtual room, watching and listening, sharing resources in the chat, and...
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...
Supporting EDA Reauthorization
For over a year, Aspen CSG has been leading work with Reimagining Rural Assistance Network (RRAN). RRAN is a focused,...