Report shows wage stagnation among working-class families from 1973-1993.
Author finds significant decrease among men and high school/college aged individuals in particular. Families now see younger children and women as integral rather than supplementary additions of family income. Higher education was shown to not necessarily lead to higher income, but may be necessary to prevent a decline in wages.
Executive Summary for Future Rural Futures: Call to Action. Get quick takeaways and recommendations for more equitable funding models.
Read our report on how the rural development and health fields can adopt approaches from one another to improve rural health and economic prosperity.
Insights and recommendations to do rural development and rural health differently—moving collectively toward equitable rural development with projects grounded in place and a people-centered vision of community impact.
What it will take to make more flexible and responsive funding available to rural development organizations serving low-income and persistent poverty rural regions?
Executive Summary document for Mapping a New Terrain: A Call to Action. Get quick takeaways and recommendations for action on equitable outdoor recreation development.
As new rural outdoor recreation economies take root, we can meet this moment by improving how we do outdoor recreation development to better support rural families, businesses, and workers, create more sustainable and equitable economic systems, and improve local health and wellbeing.
A comprehensive glossary of key terms and concepts frequently used in rural development.
Aspen CSG's current thinking, related resources, and upcoming opportunities to help advance rural narrative change.
Thriving regions are built on urban and rural communities' shared, interconnected, and interdependent success.
Explore how rural placemaking, guided by Aspen CSG’s Thrive Rural Framework, fosters prosperity in rural and Indigenous communities.
Mar. 4th, 2025, 9AM
This invite-only learning & action event is grounded in Aspen CSG's Rural Development Hubs model.
Insights on the deep connection between community leaders and place and why welcoming practices are essential for thriving communities.
