The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues.
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Displaying What We Do: Field Building
The theme of the 2012 ThinkXChange was the power and potential of two-generation approaches, which focus on creating opportunities for and addressing the needs of both vulnerable parents and children...
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On the Ascend blog, Dr. Joan Lombardi and Rachel Schumacher examine early childhood and maternal education, noting that the moment is ripe to bring the two together.
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The Ascend Promising Programs Profiles include a range of promising programs from across the United States that operate along the two-generation continuum: parent-child; child-parent; and whole-...
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Economic Opportunities Program
America’s 21st century competitiveness depends on a workforce that can contribute up-to-date skills, which is why Skills for America’s Future believes worker training and development is one of the...
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Economic Opportunities Program
In an increasingly competitive global economy, America’s economic strength depends on the education and skills of its workers. Skills for America’s Future, an employer-led initiative of the Aspen...
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Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation (PSI)
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...
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Economic Opportunities Program
Our current work focuses on: Scale and Sustainability Although Aspen/EOP's initial research in this area centered on ways the community development finance field could achieve scale and...
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Economic Opportunities Program
Economic Opportunities Program (EOP) staff work closely with the leaders of community-based organizations, community colleges and local government as well as with employers, financial institutions...
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