With guidance from Aspen Philanthropy Group members, the Aspen Institute’s Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation (PSI) will work with partners to advance the following action agenda.
PSI is host to the Aspen Philanthropy Group (APG), a small gathering of leaders in philanthropy and civil society who are at the cutting edge of social change. This group will serve as agenda-setters, meeting annually to identify the key methodological or substantive issues that require the sustained attention of grantors and grantees alike.
The Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation publishes the Aspen Philanthropy Letter (APL), which reports on new ideas and other developments that may affect the field of philanthropy in the years to come. APL Archives are also available.
To extend the conversation and continue the networking and knowledge-sharing, PSI partners with outstanding conferences to showcase emerging leaders and effective programs, and to share the knowledge gathered and generated by the program’s convenings.
PSI brings together philanthropists, nonprofit leaders, social entrepreneurs, private sector leaders and policymakers who share a commitment to positive social change. They will consider those methodological questions that might divide them, and those substantive goals they share to build a consensus on the way forward.
The Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation (PSI) in Washington, DC, offers the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship three times annually. The fellowship, which is based on academic excellence and need, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students of color.
The Seminar for Mid-America Foundation CEOs provides foundation executives from the mid part of the country the opportunity to engage in off-the-record, in-depth conversations about the complex issues the face in an informal setting.
Through values-based leadership development and education, PSI provides an opportunity for philanthropists and other social sector leaders to explore the core values that animate their work, and to consider the many ways to align their methods with their motivation.
Grantmaking foundations, nonprofit organizations, social enterprises and public-private partnerships offer lasting solutions to societal challenges. They are at the heart of civil society.
