Content tagged with “Economic Development”
FEATURED PRESENTATION: Lessons and Conclusions in Voices from the Field III in High DemandAspen Roundtable staff have been presenting the findings from our landmark publication, Voices from the Field...
Tags: Economic Development, Poverty, Economics, Human Rights, Justice, Community Development The Aspen Institute Initiative on Financial Security (Aspen IFS) is a leading policy program dedicated to helping bring about the policies and financial products that enable all Americans to save,...
Tags: Economic Development, Poverty, Economics, Finance Lisa Mensah, Executive DirectorLisa Mensah is an expert in using financial tools to improve the economic security of the working poor. At Aspen IFS, Ms. Mensah leads a team of financial security...
Tags: Economic Development, Poverty, Economics, Finance The Aspen Institute Initiative on Financial Security believes the effort to improve household financial security requires leaders who understand the value of preserving the American characteristic of...
Tags: Economic Development, Poverty, Economics, Finance Workforce Strategies Initiative (WSI) Publications WSI produces papers, reports and briefs based on its research. The publications include: reports based on national or regional research of the...
Tags: Economic Development, Poverty, Economics Aspen/EOP's work on scale and sustainability began with a strong focus on the community development finance industry and recognition that lessons learn from that research would be applicable to other...
Tags: Economic Development, Poverty, Economics Since late 2002, Aspen/EOP researchers have been examining the current state of Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), with special emphasis on the particular kinds of support needed by IDA programs...
Tags: Economic Development, Poverty, Economics AssetPlatform.orgLaunched in 2010, AssetPlatform.org is a free resource for staff at nonprofit organizations that provide financial education, coaching and asset development services. The Asset...
Tags: Economic Development, Poverty, Economics In 2000, the Annie E. Casey Foundation began funding interventions aimed at ensuring that the working poor take advantage of Earned Income Tax Credits. EITC campaigns supported by the foundation...
Tags: Economic Development, Poverty, Economics This research project was undertaken to refine a conceptual framework known as the "Credit Path®," which identified four stages people pass through on their way to asset accumulation and greater...
Tags: Economic Development, Poverty, Economics 
