Rural Resources, Insights, and Collaborations by Aspen CSG and Partners
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.
Common Future
Explore Common Future’s playbook for power-shifting in philanthropic investment.
National Association of Counties
Use this database to compare information across all 48 states with county governments. Select one of the four categories at the top, then dig into specific datasets, maps and charts within each category. In any data table, use the search bar at the top to isolate similar states based on specific data points or click on an indicator name to sort the data.
USDA Economic Research Service
This listing provides a summary of the major Federal sources of statistical data used to analyze rural areas. The data sources are categorized by their content, time period, as well as their geographic coverage.
Resources from RWJF on transforming neighborhoods to improve health and wellbeing.
Just Transition Fund
The Federal Access Center is a one-stop resource hub to help coal communities secure public funding for local economic solutions.
Inside Philanthropy
Explore the foundations, major donors, and corporations that are making grants to nonprofits for rural communities.
National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International
Analysis of cooperatives in a number of different economic sectors.
Cooperation Works
Stories of how co-ops keep income in the community, building wealth, creating jobs and reinvigorating economies.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition
B Corps
Indiana Business Research Center
This article reviews the TBL concept, explains how it can be useful for businesses, policy-makers and economic development practitioners and highlights some current examples of putting the TBL into practice.
