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Rural as Culture: Strengthening Cultural Competencies for Rural Capacity Building, Research, and Evaluation Part 1

Rural communities are more than just places—they are cultures with deep traditions, strong social ties, and unique challenges. But is your work truly rural-informed? Learn how to recognize rural culture and diversity to improve funding, research, and evaluation.

By |2025-02-28T11:06:49-05:00February 27, 2025|Capacity Building and Learning Systems|Comments Off on Rural as Culture: Strengthening Cultural Competencies for Rural Capacity Building, Research, and Evaluation Part 1

Engagement, Rigor, and Flexibility: Essential Elements for Supporting and Evaluating Community Power Building Work

In 2021, Community Science began working with The Colorado Trust (The Trust) to evaluate the Building and Bridging Power strategy. The strategy funded more than 37 grantees (23 grassroots/grasstops organizations and 14 media grantees) from 2019 to 2024

By |2025-01-28T15:25:26-05:00January 27, 2025|Capacity Building and Learning Systems, Community & Systems Change|Comments Off on Engagement, Rigor, and Flexibility: Essential Elements for Supporting and Evaluating Community Power Building Work

It’s All About Community, Systems, and Justice

We are kicking off 2025 with apprehension about the uncertainties ahead, and at the same time, excitement about the change we hope to make toward strong and just communities and systems.

By |2025-01-28T15:36:45-05:00January 27, 2025|Capacity Building and Learning Systems, Community Engagement and Power Building|Comments Off on It’s All About Community, Systems, and Justice

A Multi-Racial Collaborative Brings Together Leaders and Communities of Color to Advance Racial Justice on Local and National Levels

For too long, communities of color have been harmed by narratives that divide rather than unify. These stories are perpetuated by systems of White supremacy to keep communities at odds, such as the falsehoods that immigrants steal jobs, Black people are criminals, and all people of color should aspire to be like Asian Americans.

By |2022-07-05T11:15:45-04:00May 25, 2022|Blog, Capacity Building and Learning Systems, Community & Systems Change|Comments Off on A Multi-Racial Collaborative Brings Together Leaders and Communities of Color to Advance Racial Justice on Local and National Levels
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