[Durham INC] Fwd: 📣 Exciting Update from CSG!

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From: Aspen CSG <csg.program at aspeninst.org>
Date: Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 9:01 AM
Subject: 📣 Exciting Update from CSG!



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We have always endeavored to capture and share the field’s collective
wisdom and cooperation, so we designed the website to easily find curated
content from partners and resources from Aspen CSG to support your work for
an equitable and prosperous rural America.

The website features one of our most important resources, the Thrive Rural
Framework
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a tool for local assessment, priority setting, strategy, and action. Visit
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framework’s building blocks. Each building block page includes supporting
research, reports, media, and/or tools to help you better understand what
the building block looks like in action. Rural advocates are already using
the framework to ensure communities and Native nations across the rural
United States are healthy places where everyone belongs, lives with
dignity, and thrives.

A big thank you to everyone who worked on not only the creation of this new
website but also on all of the materials which call this new site home. And
if you have resources you think should be added, let us know
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As always, the Aspen CSG team appreciates all of your time and effort in
our endeavors, and we cannot wait to see what the future will hold for us.
EXPLORE THE WEBSITE
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*Measuring Momentum As Progress *
Momentum is evidence of rural progress and success, making it a vital
element of the Local Theory of Change in the Thrive Rural Framework.

Increasing youth and young adult engagement are excellent indicators of
momentum because they increase children’s and young adults’ belief – and
local hope – that they can find a way to stay or move back to the
community. Also important is a community’s sense of pride in itself, or a
willingness among locals to invest in a community, often without
expectation of external support or reward.

One guiding principle highlighted in Measure Up: Call to Action
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is to *identify, value, and measure signals of local momentum as progress
toward rural prosperity*.

When communities set and act on their own priorities, momentum builds and
leans forward. An example of an organization working to build momentum
within a community can be seen in the recent work of Trust for Public Land
(TPL). TPL is a national advocate for public spaces of all kinds. TPL
partnered with community members to redevelop a small park in South
Wenatchee, Washington, a small town in the heart of the largest
tree-fruit-growing region in the US.

With a second grant from TPL, local leaders in the neighborhood formed
their own organization, Parque Padrinos, to continue enacting small
incremental change. Parque Padrinos members contributed to the community in
various ways and led a vaccine equity initiative during the early days of
the pandemic. Over time, they accumulated trust, credibility, capacity, and
the power to make a greater impact.

Recommendations for government, philanthropy, and rural practitioners:
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Read the Measure Up: Call to Action Executive Summary
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*National Hispanic Heritage Month*

Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! As you may be aware, the 2020
Census showed that Hispanics represent the largest share
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of the rural minority population. Demographic growth in many rural places
is due to welcoming new Hispanic residents, including immigrants.

Consider a recent news story
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(sorry if you hit a paywall) that explores how residents of one politically
conservative Iowa community are starting a new initiative to recruit
Hispanic residents.

Shrinking rural communities may need new residents to help fill job
vacancies, but creating a welcoming community must be done intentionally
and inclusively – not just for Hispanic residents but all current and
potential residents. To learn more, check out Welcome All to the Community
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a building block in the Thrive Rural Framework
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.

We also want to highlight the second annual Aspen Latino Business &
Entrepreneurship Summit, which will bring cross-sector leaders to
Washington DC, on October 18 to discuss policies, practices, and programs
that support Latino business owners and entrepreneurs. Register here
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*Tools and Resources for the Field*
*Updated weekly: See our federal resource page
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for a list of federal opportunities for rural people and places.*

   - September 26, 1-2:30 pm ET webinar
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   United Philanthropy Forum will host a discussion on the American Rescue
   Plan (ARPA) and why it’s such a critical tool for funders to support
   long-term community empowerment and equity. Open to Forum members and their
   members.
   - September 28, 12-6 pm ET virtual public meeting
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The
   National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) is convening a
   public meeting to focus on several topics including, but not limited to,
   EPA administration priorities, recommendations on EPA’s 2021 PFAS Strategic
   Roadmap, and recommendations on community air quality monitoring that
   provides greater protection, and clean and healthy air to environmental
   justice communities.
   - September 30, 1 pm ET webinar
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Leveraging
   Federal Funding for Climate Justice in Midwestern Frontline Communities
   - October 3 deadline
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   The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a request for information
   to solicit feedback as it develops the vision, framework, and outcomes of
   its Environmental Justice Scorecard (EJ Scorecard)
   - October 7, 1 pm ET webinar
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   RCAP is hosting a webinar on how to advocate to congressional offices on
   issue areas they care about. The session will discuss contacting the
   offices, meeting with the offices, and ultimately building relationships
   with that office to influence policy that could help your ecosystem or
   small business.
   - November 15 deadline
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   US Department of Homeland Security: State and Local Cybersecurity Grant
   Program

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