Date: Monday, July 28, 2025
Hello! We are Jane Erickson and Laila Hussain, from the Rippel Foundation, writing on behalf of the Community Development TIG. At Rippel, we are motivated by a simple but powerful belief: we can all thrive together if we work differently—together. Even as we confront systems marked by injustice and division, we’ve seen that real, meaningful transformation is possible when enough people commit to shared stewardship. This approach is about collective responsibility and action, and it’s the foundation of our work, our tools, and the growing movement to thrive together.1
The movement to thrive together is a growing, nationwide effort to expand vital conditions through shared stewardship. By fostering interdependence, broad scale alignment, and collective responsibility, this movement works to create a future where a ll people and places thrive together. Vital conditions —key factors people and communities need to thrive–include basic needs for health and safety, humane housing, meaningful work and wealth, lifelong learning, a thriving natural world, and reliable transportation.
Last month, we launched the beta Movement to Thrive Together Hub, a free, online platform designed for anyone measuring and advancing equitable, place-based systems change in the U.S. Whether you’re an evaluator, a community leader, or a resident, you’ll find something useful here.
The hub offers:
The Hub offers a wealth of resources to help you understand the growing movement to thrive together, track vital conditions and thriving at the county level, and access nationwide trends related to sharedstewardship.
A national dashboard provides a bird’s-eye view of thriving and vital conditions across the U.S. It’s a quick way to see nationwide trends and compare local data to broader benchmarks . For evaluators, this is a useful starting point for understanding context and identifying areas for deeper exploration.
The Hub features three in-depth community spotlights —Delaware, West Virginia , and North Central Washington. In each spotlight, you can explore over 70 indicators of vital conditions and thriving. Thesespotlights show how local teams have used data to strategize, measure, and take action in ways that make a real difference.
Systems change work is harder than it should be—often because it’s difficult to find or use comprehensive, holistic information about what is changing in communities and why. That’s why we built the Hub: to make system intelligence accessible and actionable for everyone, and to help stewards see and connect with each other, especially in times of fear, division, and uncertainty. Whether you’re tracking progress , making the case for change, or just getting started, the Hub is designed to lower barriers and support your work.
Our long-term vision is to make the 70+ indicators in the hub freely available for any geography that matters to you. The Hub as it stands today is just the beginning. With continued investment and partnership, we’ll be able to do even more.
We invite you to explore the Movement to Thrive Together Hub, dig into the stories, data, and resources , and join us in this journey. Together, through shared stewardship, we can build communities where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
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