Community Voice

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SIX WAYS TO INSPIRE MOMENTUM IN YOUR SMALL TOWN

Rural Revival

Rural Revival shares list of six things that will help you build momentum, cast vision, and get people excited.

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STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT—A CHECKLIST FOR RURAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS

Office of Elementary & Secondary Education

A blog to help ensure their stakeholder engagement approaches are effective in rural districts.

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REIMAGINE APPALACHIA COMMUNITY BENEFITS MATERIALS

ReImagine Appalachia

ReImagine Appalachia has gathered tools and resources on community benefit agreements that are useful for all rural communities.

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RURAL STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Rural SE Hub

A resource on rural stakeholder engagement from Scotland.

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REIMAGINE APPALACHIA COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENTS RESOURCES

Reimagine Appalachia

Community Benefits Agreements (also known as CBAs or Community Benefit Plans) are legal agreements to get everyone – labor organizations, racial justice groups, environmental entities, faith communities and other local stakeholders – to work together and sign off to ensure the benefits of government dollars are optimized in our communities. This page collects resources on the topic that are useful for all communities.

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RURAL PLAYBOOK

Build Healthy Places

Playbook of rural hospitals pioneering creative partnerships with community development that pave the way for further investments in their communities.

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RURAL VOICES FOR CONSERVATION COALITION

Rural Voices Coalition

Our approach is to strengthen and empower the voices of rural leaders on issues such as collaborative all-lands stewardship, renewable energy, climate change, and local workforce development.

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THE YONDER REPORT

The Daily Yonder

The Yonder Report is a short, fast-paced roundup of rural news, featuring a wide variety of rural voices. Despite the news media’s consolidation into big cities, stories coming from thousands of small communities across the country are no less urgent and relevant to our national conversation.

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RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP

Rural Community Assistance Partnership

RCAP elevates rural voices by sharing the latest news, stories, reports, and insights sourced from our work with rural and tribal communities across the country.

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LEAD LOCAL

Lead Local

A collaborative that brought together well-respected local power-building leaders in the fields of community organizing, advocacy, and research to examine the relationship between community health and power building.

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MAKING POLICY WORK FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES: THE VALUE OF COMMUNITY VOICE

Nonprofit Quarterly

Policy is about the allocation of resources. Far too often, policy decisions influencing the flow of resources fall short in meeting the needs of low-resource rural people and places.

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West Virginia News & Stories

Black By God

Black by God (BBG) is at the forefront of community-led news and storytelling in West Virginia. They are committed to showcasing the diverse experiences of Black and BIPOC communities in the Appalachian region.