Aspen CSG partners with Rural Development Hubs across the country to strengthen local leadership, align funding, and build regional capacity. Through research and peer learning, we support Hub leaders to refine strategies and apply what works across regions.
In Kansas, we work with Hub partners that coordinate across sectors, align resources, and connect communities to advance long-term regional strategies.
Hutchinson Community Foundation
Service area: Kansas.
For more than 35 years, Hutchinson Community Foundation has been working to multiply the impact of charitable giving by connecting community members, nonprofits, and other partners to brighten the future of Hutchinson and Reno County through philanthropy. They work with individuals, families, and professional advisors to engage and educate donors about the issues affecting the community and how to make a greater impact with their giving. They provide administrative support, fiscal stewardship, encourage innovative thinking, and share community knowledge.
Visit organization: hutchcf.org
Featured in Aspen CSG resources: The Power of Connection: Rural Development Hubs in Action.
Kansas Health Foundation
Service area: Kansas.
The Kansas Health Foundation operates with a three-part purpose: empowering Kansas to lead the nation in health, eliminating health disparities, and becoming a model for philanthropic impact. The foundation works with partners across Kansas to address the state’s most pressing health challenges by investing in organizations, programs, and initiatives that improve community health.
Visit organization: kansashealth.org
Kansas Health Institute
Service area: Kansas.
For more than 30 years, the Kansas Health Institute (KHI) has believed that evidence-based information, objective analysis, and civil dialogue enable policy leaders to champion a healthier Kansas. Established in 1995 with support from the Kansas Health Foundation, KHI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization based in Topeka.
Visit organization: khi.org
Network Kansas
Service area: Kansas.
Network Kansas grows an entrepreneurial environment across Kansas by cultivating resources that help start and expand small businesses. It is a statewide network of nonprofit business-building organizations that provides entrepreneurs and small business owners with the connections, expertise, and capital needed to succeed.
Visit organization: networkkansas.com
New Growth Community Development Corporation
Service area: Kansas and Missouri.
The New Growth Community Development Corporation is a nonprofit based in west central Missouri that also serves communities in Kansas. It is committed to strengthening rural communities by cultivating local ownership and sustainable livelihoods.
Visit organization: newgrowthmo.org
Featured in Aspen CSG resources: How To Organize a Rural Action Infrastructure.
