DoPT Presents at Main Street Now in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ash led a breakout session, “Falling in Love with Rural Places,” inviting participants to reconnect with the stories, relationships, and sense of belonging that make rural communities so vital.
DoPT at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
DoPT's CEO, Ash Hanson, was honored to be one of the invited guests brought together by the Academy's Local Democracy Working Group.
DoPT at the Grantmakers in the Arts Conference
In October 2025, Ignite Rural Program Director Holly Doll and Creative Executive Officer Ash Hanson presented at the 2025 Grantmakers in the Arts Conference in Minneapolis, MN.
2025 Radically Rural Summit
Ash co-presented a session called Rural Ritual with our friends Taneum Fotheringill from Rural Assembly and writer/artist Mai’a Williams, and one called Cultivating Civic Participation along with our friends from CivicLex and New Hampshire Listens!