Community Development
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Recent Learnings from (and for) the Rural Field
New opportunities with value to rural and Native nation communities are being generated across fields, from public health to environmental justice and beyond. Check out a few ideas and opportunities to help spur equitable rural prosperity in your community.
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Broadening Authentic Leadership: Student Action with Farmworkers
This short case study has insights and suggestions for how rural-serving organizations can effectively welcome and truly empower leaders from all backgrounds.
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Rural & Indigenous Leadership for Opportunity Youth
Takeaways from the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions fall convening valuable for equitable rural development
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2Gen Practices: Cultural Competence with Immigrant Families
Nov. 10th, 2021, 2PM
Developing cultural competence is important for everyone, but it is especially vital for providers and collaborations who work with immigrant...
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2Gen Practices: Growing Language Skills with Immigrant Families
Oct. 14th, 2021, 2PM
Whether it is written or spoken, language and dialect differences are a potential barrier to providing quality 2Gen programs to immigrant families, as well as successfully connecting them to employment, housing, education and other opportunities.
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2Gen Practices: Working with Immigrant Families Regardless of Legal Status
Sep. 16th, 2021, 2PM
Download the event presentation here: 2GI W2 PPT FINAL During the second of our four-part Working Practices series speakers shared replicable, creative strategies...
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2Gen Practices: Building Trust with Immigrant Families
Aug. 12th, 2021, 2PM
Learn how community-based non-profits can develop deeper relationships with their immigrant family clients, how school systems can provide safe spaces to develop stronger relationships among parents, children and teachers, and how home visiting programs can increase participation by hiring and retaining staff that immigrant families trust.
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Outdoor Recreation Economies: Challenges & Opportunities
Outdoor recreation is driving new opportunities for local communities in many rural places. See ways to do economic development differently with rural recreation economies.
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Ground Truth from Rural Practitioners
Every day, organizations are working hard to improve the economy and livelihoods of residents in rural and tribal communities in...
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Measure Up: A Call to Action
Today, we have a generational opportunity to strengthen prosperity and equity in communities and Native nations across the rural United...
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Measure Up: Call to Action — Executive Summary
This is the Executive Summary for Measure Up: A Call to Action. It highlights six principles for measuring rural development progress to...
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Thrive Rural Framework Overview
The Thrive Rural Framework is a new tool to help you take stock, target action, and gauge progress on rural prosperity. We...