Aspen Institute Publications
Aspen Institute publications are listed below. Many are available for purchase through Google Checkout, a secure system for handling credit card transaction online. For assistance with ordering publications, please contact our Publications office by email or by phone at (410) 820.5433. Please note: Orders are shipped two times a week from our warehouse in Queenstown, MD, on the Eastern Shore.
Jane Addams Resource Corp: A Case Study of a Sectoral Employment Development Approach
This publication offers an in-depth look at Jane Addams Resource Corp, a community-based organization focusing on the metalworking.
Jobs and the Urban Poor: Privately Initiated Sectoral Strategies
This report is an initial attempt to define sectoral workforce development strategies. Download PDF.
Labor Market Profiling
Case Study of Innovative Information-Gathering Techniques for Employment Practice
Making the Connection: Neighborhood Development Center
This report, the second in the Access to Markets Case Study Series, documents the lessons learned by the marketing team at NDC as it explored three distinct strategies to help low-income entrepreneurs reach new markets.
Making the Connecton: People, Incorporated of Southwest Virginia/Appalmade
This third and final publication in the Access to Markets Case Study Series explores the three marketing strategies used by Appalmade to promote products created by home-based crafters in the Appalachian region:
Mid-Project Review: The Department of Labor Sectoral Employment Development Demonstration
This report reviews the progress made by 32 of the Workforce. Download PDF.
New Pathways to Scale for Community Development Finance Paper published in: Profitwise News and View
Based on in-depth research on 10 organizations or initiatives that are generally viewed as achieving scale. Download PDF.
Opening Opportunities, Building Ownership: Fulfilling the Promise of Microenterprise in the U.S.
A major publication from FIELD examines the state of the microenterprise industry - its past accomplishments, current weaknesses and future potential.
Preliminary Findings on New Pathways to Scale
This 21-frame PowerPoint presentation examines the issue of achieving scale within the context of the financial services field. Download PDF.
Project QUEST: A Case Study of a Sectoral Employment Development Approach
This case study provides a detailed account of Project QUEST, a workforce development program in San Antonio, Texas. Download PDF.
