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<span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,255,255)">Field Perspectives</span>: In this new series of Thrive Rural Field Perspectives briefs, CSG asks thinkers and doers with rural experience and expertise to propel and deepen understanding about rural issues and realities, shine a light on rural innovation and investment opportunities, connect and align fields of practice and interest, and call for constructive changes in the design and implementation of key public and private systems – all toward achieving this outcome:<em style="font-family:Helvetica"> Communities and Native nations across the rural United States are healthy places where each and every person belongs, lives with dignity and thrives. </em>We are thrilled to announce the first two Field Perspectives – and stay tuned for more!
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<li style="font-family:Helvetica"><a href="https://aspencsg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b551d018f08dff51178c763b7&id=c8717bfcad&e=fe142dac21" style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong style="font-family:Helvetica">Rural Development and Rural Health Practices: Trends and Opportunities for Alignment</strong></span></a>. <em style="font-family:Helvetica">By Brian Dabson and Victoria Faust</em>. This describes the main trends and catalysts for change that emerged from scans of the primary approaches and practices currently being used in rural economic and community development and in rural public health and health care. It also highlights how accelerating connections between health and development can propel rural prosperity. </li>
<li style="font-family:Helvetica"><a href="https://aspencsg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b551d018f08dff51178c763b7&id=6ba8dafc1c&e=fe142dac21" style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong style="font-family:Helvetica">Native Nation Building: It Helps Rural America Thrive.</strong></span></a><strong style="font-family:Helvetica"> </strong><em style="font-family:Helvetica">By Miriam Jorgensen and Stephanie Gutierrez</em>. This discussion shows that when tribes center sovereignty, Indigenous institutions and culture in their development processes they increase the probability of reaching their development goals and can build community wealth that is more in line with tribal values and lifeways. The authors also highlight how Native nations and rural communities, working both side-by-side and together, can strengthen the potential for thriving rural regions.<em style="font-family:Helvetica"> Want to learn more? </em>Engage with Field Perspective co-author Miriam Jorgensen at the next <a href="https://aspencsg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b551d018f08dff51178c763b7&id=1e7847cb78&e=fe142dac21" style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong style="font-family:Helvetica">ROAD Session</strong></span></a> on November 30.</li>
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,255,255)">Virtual Exchange</span>: It is often said that rural and tribal communities and organizations need more capacity to fully engage or solve problems in their regions. But what, exactly, equals “capacity”? What key components of capacity need to be carefully and intentionally strengthened so that locally led organizations in rural and Native nation communities can more effectively strengthen economies, health and livelihoods for all in their regions? What does it take for rural and tribal organizations to build capacity, and what barriers stand in the way?<br>
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On November 30, join us for <em style="font-family:Helvetica"> <strong style="font-family:Helvetica"> </strong></em><a href="https://aspencsg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b551d018f08dff51178c763b7&id=d901c1e641&e=fe142dac21" style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong style="font-family:Helvetica">This Is What Capacity Looks Like:<br>
Building Development Muscle in Rural and Native Nation Communities</strong></span></a><em style="font-family:Helvetica"><strong style="font-family:Helvetica"> </strong></em>the last Rural Opportunity and Development Session of 2021. Hear answers to these questions from national technical assistance providers, Indigenous leaders, and local rural development innovators. Gain insight that can help understand and explain capacity in plain(er) terms – and contribute your perspective to the mix. <a href="https://aspencsg.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b551d018f08dff51178c763b7&id=ef71deb5e4&e=fe142dac21" style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong style="font-family:Helvetica">Learn about the speakers and register here</strong></span></a>.
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