Rural Knowledge Center

Rural Resources, Insights, and Collaborations by Aspen CSG and Partners

Collaborative Strategies for Rural Health & 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.

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Advancing Rural Health Equity Through Partnerships, Data, And Finance

Partners for Rural Transformation

Partnerships and data-driven strategies are essential for addressing health disparities in rural America. Learn more from an event hosted by the Partners for Rural Transformation and the Urban Institute.

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Othering and Belonging Resource Page

Othering and Belonging Institute

The Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley advances groundbreaking approaches to transforming structural marginalization and inequality.

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Health Justice & the Drivers of Inequity

ChangeLab Solutions

The health justice framework is an approach to eliminating health disparities based on law and policy reforms that center subordination as a key driver of disparities.

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Arts Midwest Blog

Arts Midwest

The power of stories can be an important tool for building welcoming communities. Read more to learn about the different approaches taken by members of Welcoming America's network.

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Community Engagement and Clean Tech

Time Magazine

An article on: Why Better Community Engagement is Key to The Future of Clean Tech.

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Rural Disaster Preparedness: Partnering for Resilience

Event recap blog with resources and big-picture insights on rural disaster preparedness.

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The Equity of Economic Opportunity in Rural America

The Center on Rural Innovation (CORI)

Research on rural America’s economic opportunity from CORI highlights growing disparities due to the knowledge economy’s focus on urban areas. It emphasizes the need for equitable policy and investment in rural regions to address systemic inequities and enable rural participation in the knowledge economy.

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Built Infrastructure and Regional Development

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy, and Society

Article that argues that infrastructural systems’ material, social, fiscal and political dimensions potentially deepen rather than mitigate structural ‘left behind-ness’.

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CITIZENS’ INSTITUTE ON RURAL DESIGN

Housing Assistance Council (National Endowment For The Arts)

CIRD empowers local citizens to use their unique artistic and cultural resources to guide local development and shape the future design of their communities.

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CITIZENS’ INSTITUTE ON RURAL DESIGN

Housing Assistance Council (National Endowment For The Arts)

CIRD empowers local citizens to use their unique artistic and cultural resources to guide local development and shape the future design of their communities.

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CAPTURING SHARED IMPACTS OF THE PARTNERS FOR RURAL TRANSFORMATION

Urban Institute

This report details how PRT is working individually and collectively to make progress toward and meet their shared goals.

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Building Community Capacity in Rural East Texas

NPQ

What would it look like for rural civic infrastructure to thrive, not just survive, in the 21st century? Work in East Texas, where T.L.L. Temple and Communities Unlimited are teaming to develop bottom-up structural solutions to building rural capacity.