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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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... Read More

About the Economic Opportunities Program

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... Read More

Economic Opportunities Program

The Economic Opportunities Program (EOP) advances workforce training, community college, microenterprise and asset building strategies for lower income Americans. Read More

Two Generations, One Future; Moving Parents and Children Beyond Poverty Together

Publication | February 9, 2012
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The United States in 2012 is at a crossroads about ways to ensure that all its people fuel progress in the 21st century. By creating partnerships across programs, policies, and systems that are now... Read More

The Ascend Fellowship

Blog Post | January 22, 2013 | Sarah Haight
“The further away one goes from the front lines the harder it is to stay rooted in the reality of what children and families in poverty face on a day-to-day basis. Engaging in a field look and... Read More

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Ascend, the Family Economic Security Program, is a hub for breakthrough ideas and proven strategies that move parents, especially women, and their children beyond poverty toward educational... Read More

Title IX and Beyond: Introduction and Keynote Address

Video | June 1, 2012
Introduction by Tom Farrey, ESPN reporter, director of the Sports and Society Porgram.Keynote address by Cheryl Campbell, Chair of the Mid-Atlantic Region Board of Directors, American Heart... Read More

Aspen Asks: The Untapped Engine: How Can Women Drive the Economy?

Event | January 24, 2012 |
Washington, DC
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The Untapped Engine: How Can Women Drive the Economy?On January 24th, on the afternoon of the State of the Union address, Ascend hosted the 2nd Aspen Asks panel, "The Untapped Engine: How Can Women... Read More

Reinvigorating the American Dream: Restoring Economic Opportunity in America

Video | October 15, 2012
Featuring:Peter B. EdelmanCo-director, Joint Degree in Law and Public PolicyFaculty Director, Center on Poverty, Inequality, and Public PolicyProfessor of Law, Georgetown University Law CenterAuthor... Read More

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