Community and economic development practitioners and community members gathered at a Thrive Rural Open Field session to share tips, techniques, and resources to help build rural and Native nations’ capacity. During the event, participants shared tips useful for local, regional, and national funders.

Have you noticed that in January the sunset comes way too soon (at least here in the Washington DC metro area). That’s the way it feels for us at APEP as we prepare to “sunset” the program at the Aspen Institute.

In the wake of COVID-19, the McNulty Foundation, in partnership with the Aspen Global Leadership Network, created the Global Response Fund to address the devastating impacts of the pandemic in the most vulnerable communities around the globe.

In early March, a group of experts and practitioners came together to discuss the challenges rural students face in pursuing education beyond high school. We checked in to see how their students are coping, how their teams are reacting, and what the novel coronavirus could mean for rural education.