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Civic Action

Support Local Efforts for Eastern Kentucky

Beginning on July 27, Eastern Kentucky and surrounding regions were battered by the impacts of climate change through unprecedented flash floods which inundated much of Eastern Kentucky. Here's a list of resources.

BY Community Strategies Group

Blog Post

08.01.2022
Community Development

Learning Through Collaboration: Field Leaders Drive Critical Conversations

Lessons learned from a multi-year series of virtual exchanges showcasing the work of on-the-ground tribal and rural practitioners in their own voices and focused on practical rural development strategies.

BY Community Strategies Group & 1 more

Blog Post

07.18.2022
Community Development

Measure Up: A Call to Action — Executive Summary

This Executive Summary of Measure Up: A Call to Action highlights six principles for measuring rural development progress.

BY Community Strategies Group

Publication

06.22.2022
Community Development

Annotated List of Resources for Measuring Rural Development Progress

This Annotated List of Resources for Measuring Rural Development Progress is for rural practitioners to share resources and ideas to improve outcomes for rural families, communities, and regions.

BY Community Strategies Group

Publication

06.22.2022
Community Development

Measure Up: A Call to Action

This Call to Action highlights six principles for measuring rural development progress to encourage funders and investors to design programs that consider lower-capacity communities' realities, needs, and goals.

BY Community Strategies Group

Publication

06.22.2022
The Environment

Environmental Justice Practices & Resources for Rural Communities

Rural community practitioners and allies gathered at an Open Field session to share how they think and act on rural environmental justice, including ideas on just and equitable energy transitions. This blog curates the themes, ideas, and resources shared by participants.

BY Devin Deaton

Blog Post

06.16.2022
Economic Development

Defining Rural Development Success

Four rural development practitioners share how we can better define rural development success.

BY Community Strategies Group

Publication

06.06.2022
Sustainable Growth

Naturally Balanced: Rural Stewardship

Over 50 rural community practitioners gathered to share how they are thinking and acting on rural stewardship, including how they are working to balance their region’s economic development with environmental sustainability.

BY Devin Deaton

Blog Post

06.02.2022
Community Development

Better Rural Capacity Building

Organizational capacity and technical assistance need to be carefully and intentionally strengthened in rural and Native nation communities to grow economies, health, and livelihoods for each and every person in their regions. So, how are rural organizations growing capacity?

BY Devin Deaton

Blog Post

05.19.2022
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