Rural Development Hubs
LESSONS LEARNED FROM RURAL COLLECTIVE IMPACT EFFORTS IN MONTANA
Collective Impact Forum
A video recording of a coffee conversation focused on the outcomes of a rural collective impact effort in Montana.
WHAT IS COLLECTIVE IMPACT?
Collective Impact Forum
Collective impact is a network of community members, organizations, and institutions who advance equity by learning together, aligning, and integrating their actions to achieve population and systems level change.
WORKING TOGETHER: A GUIDE TO COLLABORATION IN RURAL REVITALIZATION
N.C. Cooperative Extension
A handbook by NC State Extension explores coming together, staying together, and growing together as social mechanisms for successful rural revitalization collaborations and provide examples of their use in practice.
FOOD SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP NETWORK
Wallace Center at Winrock International
The Food Systems Leadership Network is a national peer learning community that connects current and emerging leaders, strengthens individual and collective leadership capacity, and fosters collaboration across communities.
WORKING TOGETHER: A GUIDE TO COLLABORATION IN RURAL REVITALIZATION
North Carolina State University
Leaders from six Southern cities reflect on and discuss their experiences and what they’ve learned about mobilizing communities to challenge racism and build more equitable systems.
ADDING CAPACITY HELPS COMMUNITIES THRIVE
Northern Forest Center
The reality is that most local leaders don’t need a lesson, they just need a hand. Reflections on community capacity from the Northern Forest Center.
ACCELERATING RURAL PROSPERITY THROUGH REGIONAL COLLABORATION
National League of Cities
Findings from the chapter on collaborative development, authored by Brian Dabson and Christiana K. McFarland, in the book “Investing in Rural Prosperity”.
HOW TO WORK IN COALITIONS
Western Organization of Resource Councils
The Western Organization of Resources Councils (WORC) created a worksheet with tips for successful coalitions, questions to consider before joining coalitions, and more.
KEY FACTORS AND STRATEGIES FOR URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES
National League of Cities
Robust connectivity helps align the diverse strengths and assets present within regions.
ACCELERATING RURAL PROSPERITY THROUGH REGIONAL COLLABORATION
National League of Cities
National League of Cities
RESTORATION AND RENEWAL: THE NEW APPALACHIAN ECONOMY
Appalachian Voices
The Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition shares Just Transition case studies shedding light on Appalachia’s ongoing economic transition.
ERADICATING RURAL POVERTY: THE POWER OF COOPERATION
Nonprofit Quarterly
Rural America is far more diverse than how it is portrayed in media and popular culture. This series from Partners for Rural Transformation and NPQ highlights that topic and efforts to address multi-generational poverty.