Rural Development Hubs

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The Power of Rural Collaboration and Coalition Building

Jun. 17th, 2024, 4PM

Join our June 17 webinar to discuss capacity development, collaboration, and coalition building.

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Collaborative Strategies FOR RURAL HEALTH AND 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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Funding Rural Futures: Call to Action

What it will take to make more flexible and responsive funding available to organizations serving low-income and persistent poverty rural regions?

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Equitable Economic Development Playbook Initiative

International Economic Development Council (IEDC)

IEDC’s Equitable Economic Development Playbook Initiative is IEDC’s flagship Race, Equity, and Economic Development program.

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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.

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JUST TRANSITION FUND

Just Transition Fund

The Just Transition Fund is on a mission to create economic opportunity for the frontline communities and workers hardest hit by the transition away from coal.

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Reimagine Appalachia Resources

ReImagine Appalachia

ReImagine Appalachia’s whitepapers show that federal investments in the people, communities and infrastructure of Appalachia can work to revitalize the region.

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RURAL LEADERS

Center for Rural Affairs

Leaders are the life-blood of small towns and rural communities. A resource from the Center for Rural Affairs on rural leadership.

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RURALEAD

RuraLEAD Development Initiative

RuraLead explored these essential questions: Who gets to lead? Who has power in rural places? What constitutes good leadership? What does it look like in practice? How do people become leaders in rural communities? How do we strengthen and support rural leadership?

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MEETING LEADERS WHERE THEY ARE

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Rural Development Initiatives (RDI) shares lessons from their Rural Community Leadership Program.

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West Virginia Community Development Hub

Check out the West Virginia Community Development Hub’s case studies of leaders bringing hope and opportunity. These are the stories of real West Virginians who are making a difference.

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COLLECTIVE IMPACT IN A RURAL CONTEXT: WHAT SHOULD YOU THINK ABOUT?

Collective Impact Forum

Watch a recorded webinar from Impact Lufkin and hear about what they’ve learned starting a collective impact effort in rural Texas, including working with the Lufkin community.