Economic Development

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Thrive Rural Framework: Systems-Level Building Blocks

The Thrive Rural Framework is a new tool to help you take stock, target action, and gauge progress on rural prosperity. We...

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Rural Housing Challenges in the Unfolding Pandemic

Sep. 22nd, 2020, 3PM

ROADS 3 HOUSING POWERPOINT Homes have become offices, schools, places of worship and our safe havens since the pandemic began....

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Immigrants & Rural Economies Weathering the Pandemic Together

Aug. 19th, 2020, 2PM

The YouTube video has English and Spanish subtitles. Click the CC box below the video for subtitles. El video de YouTube...

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Still Open for Business: Working with Minority-Owned Rural Firms through the Pandemic

Jul. 22nd, 2020, 2PM

STILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS POWERPOINT Racially and ethnically diverse populations comprise 21 percent of rural America—but produced 83 percent of...

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Rural Response, Recovery, and Resilience: Five Ideas for Philanthropy

Jun. 2nd, 2020, 2PM

We asked seasoned rural action leaders what they think could help the rural response to COVID-19 the most – especially ideas that might not be front and center on funders’ radar screens.

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Place-Based Shareholder Engagement

Last week, the Business Roundtable, a powerhouse collective voice for business interests, released a new statement redefining corporate “purpose.” In it, they...

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Rural Development Hubs Executive Summary

In this brief we preview initial topline findings from the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group’s interviews with more than 40...

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Local Innovation Strengthening Rural Economies

Feb. 10th, 2017, 12PM

America’s Rural Opportunity is a six-part series of panel conversations that invites policymakers, economic and community development practitioners, and business and philanthropic leaders to engage in real dialogue around advancing a rural opportunity agenda.

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Building Engines for Rural Endowment Framework

Framework serves as a guide to help people who lead community foundations think about and act strategically to build more and better permanently endowed assets focused on vitalizing and sustaining rural areas, rural issues, and rural populations.

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Branch Plants and Rural Development in the Age of Globalization

Book provides insight into changing status of branch firm manufacturing in rural areas in light of increasing globalization trends.

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Manufacturing Assistance Program Needs Assessment Guide: Volume 1: Regional Needs Assessment Approaches

Part I of the Manufacturing Assistance Program Needs Assessment Guide.

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Manufacturing Assistance Program Needs Assessment Guide: Volume 2: Firm-Level Needs Assessment Approachment

Part II of the Manufacturing Assistance Program Needs Assessment Guide.