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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Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs
"I used the ANDE Careers web job board for a recent hire. The quality of applicants was amazing and in fact, I ended up hiring the very first one who replied to our posting. For...
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Publication | February 28, 2013 | Matt Helmer
Economic Opportunities Program
This issue of Update looks at the challenges adult learners face as they attempt to enter community college, persist to completing a certificate or degree, and successfully transition to employment....
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Publication | September 30, 2012 | Luz Gomez & Joyce Klein
Economic Opportunities Program
This guide illustrates a step-by-step process that organizations engaged in microlending can use to generate benchmarking data related to lending on the microTracker site.
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Publication | February 1, 2013 | Elaine Edgcomb and Tamra Thetford, with Ilgar Alisultanov
Economic Opportunities Program
This report, funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation as part of the “Big Ideas for Jobs” project, details the role that microbusinesses – firms that employ five of fewer workers – play in supporting...
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Publication | September 30, 2012 | Elaine Edgcomb & Tamra Thetford
Economic Opportunities Program
This guide illustrates a step-by-step process that organizations providing business development services can use to generate benchmarking data related to these services on the microTracker site, and...
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Publication | January 30, 2013 | Tamra Thetford
Economic Opportunities Program
How are microentrepreneurs combining self- and wage employment in today’s economic context? This issue of our Trendlines series uses data from FIELD’s microTracker client outcomes survey to analyze...
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Communications and Society Program
The Aspen Institute Roundtable on Institutional Innovation, formerly named the Roundtable on Talent Development, is a private seminar of top level executives and thought leaders. The concept behind...
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Publication | April 22, 2013 | Ross Wiener and Kasia Lundy
Education and Society Program
Public education is focused intensively on designing and implementing meaningful teacher evaluations. To convert evaluation information into more effective teaching, teachers, principals, and system...
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Publication | March 4, 2013 | Rachel Curtis
Education and Society Program
School systems that provide their highest-performing teachers with leadership roles can elevate the profession and increase the impact of top talent. Pursuing teacher leadership allows schools...
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