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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2010 Aspen Cultural Diplomacy Forum

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Washington, DC
Global Initiative on Culture and Society
The Aspen Institute along with The Phillips Collection and the NYU John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress presented the 2010 Aspen Cultural Diplomacy Forum, which focused on "How should the... Read More

Urban Math Leadership Network (UMLN)

Education and Society Program
Built on the preexisting base of the Dana Center’s existing Urban Mathematics Leaders Network, the Aspen program integrated new school districts into the existing Math Network. Through skillful... Read More

Summer Policy Workshops

Education and Society Program
In addition to facilitating the professional learning networks, the Aspen Education Program commissions papers, convenes key stakeholders for ad-hoc policy workshops, and informs the public... Read More

Urban Literacy Learning Network (ULLN)

Education and Society Program
The ULLN, which is co-convened by Catherine Snow at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is focused on building system-level strategies in secondary literacy. The challenge of embedding literacy... Read More

Chief Financial Officers Network (CFO)

Education and Society Program
The Chief Financial Officers Network is the Aspen Education Program's most recently formed network. It was convened at the districts’ request following an ad-hoc meeting of CAOs and CFOs in January... Read More

ROH Muscat - Aspen Creative Arts World Summit

Event | November 28, 2011 - November 30, 2011 |
Muscat, Oman
Global Initiative on Culture and Society
In partnership with Royal Opera House of Muscat, the Aspen Institute's Global Initiative on Cultural and Society presented the inaugural Creative Arts World Summit which took place in Muscat, Oman on... Read More

Global Forum on the Culture of Innovation: Growing More Ideas per Square Foot

Global Initiative on Culture and Society
In partnership, ULI - the Urban Land Institute and the Aspen Institute presented the Global Forum on the Culture of Innovation.  This convening served as an influential platform to share the... Read More

What We Do

Forum for Community Solutions
The Forum for Community Solutions, chaired by Melody Barnes, former Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council for President Obama, will spotlight success... Read More

FIELD

FIELD's mission is to identify, develop and disseminate best practices, and to educate funders, policymakers and others about microenterprise as an anti-poverty strategy Read More

Community Strategies Group

The Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group (CSG) energizes and prepares people, organizations and collaboratives to do the best for their communities and regions.CSG seeks to advance community... Read More

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