Building Regional Strength: A Call to Action
Insights and recommendations to build healthy, thriving rural & Indigenous regions.
Rural Knowledge Center
Rural Resources, Insights, and Collaborations by Aspen CSG and Partners
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ELKINS COMMUNITY CASE STUDY
West Virginia Community Development Hub
In Elkins, WV, creative business owners and city officials are bridging the arts and recreational tourism.
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THE DAILY YONDER
The Daily Yonder
The Daily Yonder provides news, commentary, and analysis about and for rural America. It is published by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Center for Rural Strategies.
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MINDSET SHIFTS
FrameWorks
A FrameWorks Strategic Report for those working on and funding mindset shifts.
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RECLAIMING NATIVE TRUTH
Reclaiming Native Truth
Reclaiming Native Truth is a national effort to foster cultural, social and policy change by empowering Native Americans to counter discrimination, invisibility and the dominant narratives that limit Native opportunity, access to justice, health and self-determination.
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AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT
American Journalism Project
Local journalism keeps communities informed and holds the powerful accountable. It is the key to an informed citizenry and provides the tools to safeguard a healthy democracy — but the industry is in crisis.
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The Rural Blog
Institute for Rural Journalism
A digest of events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism from and about rural America, by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, based at the University of Kentucky.
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WHAT’S IN AND WHAT’S OUT IN NATIVE REPRESENTATION
Illuminative
This framework outlines how Native peoples should be represented in media today — with accuracy, dignity, and depth. It emphasizes...
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HOW TO TALK ABOUT RURAL ISSUES
Frameworks Institute
This brief summary highlights FrameWorks Institute’s research on public perceptions of rural issues. See research highlights, recommendations, and examples of framing decisions this research helps to clarify.
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An Event: Rural Disaster Preparedness: Partnering for Resilience
Aug. 1st, 2023, 2PM
Join this hybrid event to explore how rural communities can be better prepared and be more resilient so that when disaster strikes, not just the entire community but the entire region can band together and ensure a swift recovery.
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3 LESSONS FROM A STORYTELLING PODCAST
Hattaway Communications
Hattaway Communications interviews Brookings Institute Senior Fellow Tony Pipa on his podcast Reimagine Rural. Tony shares three best practices for challenging negative cultural narratives through storytelling.
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SMALL TALK WITH COMMUNITIES UNLIMITED
Communities Unlimited
Small Talk with Communities Unlimited (CU) is a new podcast for rural communities to help highlight the challenges they face and introduce solutions CU is using to address them.
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NARRATIVE CHANGE
Strengthen ND
Case studies and reports from StrengthenND about narrative change around newcomers to North Dakota