Community Strategies Group

Wealth Creation in Rural and Indigenous Places
Sep. 19th, 2023, 2PM
Learn how rural practitioners are advancing equitable prosperity and economic development in a way that embraces and strengthens the unique assets of rural regions.

Advancing Regional Action Infrastructure
Jul. 18th, 2023, 1PM
Learn how rural practitioners are advancing regional action infrastructure and how your community can strengthen regional networks and work across communities.

Recompete Pilot Program Webinar
Jun. 29th, 2023, 3PM
Join our upcoming webinar on on the Recompete Pilot program, which aims to invest $200M in geographically diverse economically distressed communities.

Growing Rural Equitable Outdoor Recreation Economies
Jun. 9th, 2023, 1PM
How is your community using outdoor recreation to grow sustainable, healthy livelihoods for families and new economic futures for your region?

Advancing the Next Generation of Rural and Indigenous Leaders
Feb. 10th, 2023, 1PM
How is your community thinking and acting on the issue of next generation leadership?

Lessons from the Field: Rural & Indigenous Leadership for Opportunity Youth
Takeaways from the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions fall convening valuable for equitable rural development

Learning Through Convening: Top Conferences for Rural Prosperity
Check out some top conferences focused on advancing equitable rural prosperity.

Ensuring Rural Communities Welcome Everyone
Dec. 9th, 2022, 1PM
How can we work to ensure that each and every person is welcomed to the community, feels connected, and is able to exercise and influence power in community decision-making?

Changing the Narrative: Building Trust Through Rural Media
Insights on how we can promote accurate rural narratives and increase local media to build trust and new relationships across geography.

ADDRESSING THE NEWS: INFORMATION GAP IN RURAL AMERICA
Oct. 7th, 2022, 1PM
How is your community thinking and acting on the issue of access to quality news coverage in rural communities and Native nations, as well as building trust and accurate rural narratives through national media?

Charging Ahead: Rural Workforce For Clean Energy and Electric Vehicles
With the recent funding boost and equity lenses in mind, we’ve highlighted two ways climate and infrastructure policies offer exciting opportunities for rural.

Rural Outdoor Recreation Economies: Challenges and 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.