The Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group (Aspen CSG) partners with the field of rural community development practitioners and funders to build a future where every person and place thrives, especially in communities long overlooked by philanthropy and policy investments.

• rural

Online Platform for the World Bank funded Community Support Project

• rural

• Engagement tech
• Specific digital participation instances

The Trust for Civic Life invests in local efforts that help people connect and create their community’s future together, ultimately reshaping civic life and building a stronger democracy.

• rural

• Get funding
• Funders & donors
• Foundation initiatives

The Rural Infrastructure Challenge Summit is an in-person mentoring event and workshop to inspire the next-generation of solvers in rural communities.

• rural

• In-person meetings
• Challenges

CTCL is thrilled to launch a nonpartisan grant program to help rural and nonmetro election jurisdictions ensure reliable and secure elections consistent with applicable law.

• rural

• Get funding
• Voting and elections
• Election administration

Using Technology to Empower Rural and urban last mile communities across Nigeria

• workshops
• rural

• Smart Cities and sensors
• Connectivity
• Information & Communication Tech for Development (ICT4D)

Comprometidos con los asuntos públicos, trabajamos en el Desarrollo y Aplicación de herramientas para sociedades más democráticas, participativas e inclusivas.

• rural

• Citizen Engagement

As strategists, advocates, connectors, and champions, we collaborate with members of our Rural Innovation Network to launch initiatives and programs that support innovation, entrepreneurship, workforce development, and tech job creation in the places they call home.

• Decent work and economic growth
• rural

• Digital literacy

The Michigan Moonshot aims to leverage public and private partnerships to connect everyone in rural Michigan, regardless of geography.

• rural

• Civic data
• Crowdsourcing
• Foundational layers

Empowering rural communities with digital education

• rural

• Digital literacy
• Hardware