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Event | April 9, 2013 |
London, United Kingdom
Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs
ANDE will return to London for our third anniversary. A full-day (10am - 5pm) workshop for members will be followed by a reception (5pm - 8pm) at the Shell Foundation Headquarters. More information.
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Business and Society Program
The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education (Aspen CBE) equips business leaders for the 21st century with the vision and knowledge to integrate corporate profitability and social value. We help...
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Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs
Overview: The East Africa chapter currently meets once a quarter for a series of presentations and discussions among members who are active in the region. The Chapter also hosts monthly happy hours...
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Initiative on Financial Security
Lisa Mensah, Executive DirectorLisa Mensah is an expert in using financial tools to improve the economic security of the working poor. At Aspen IFS, Ms. Mensah leads a team of financial security...
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Video | March 15, 2013
In 2011, 3.8 million American workers earned a wage equivalent or less than the Federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. For a full-time worker, this wage equates to an annual income of just over $15,...
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Blog Post | March 12, 2013 | Nayna Sasidharan
At the latest Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series event, the New York Times' David Leonhardt, in discussion with the Wall Street Journal's David Wessel, offered a Washington, DC,...
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Economic Opportunities Program
WGN’s Bill Moller interviews Bowen Hopper, Vice –President of Skills for Chicagoland’s Future, about the first local adaptation of the Skills for America’s Future initiative. There are helpful hints...
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Blog Post | March 8, 2013 | Jeff Harris
Today's jobs report, looking at February employment numbers, exceeded expectations in regards to total jobs added, 236,000, and the overall unemployment rate, which fell to 7.7% from 7.9% last month...
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Blog Post | March 8, 2013 | Mary Cappabianca
Today, March 8, is International Women's Day. As the world's attention turns to women's issues—from the Google doodle to the United Nation's song "One Woman"—we celebrate the Aspen...
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Blog Post | March 7, 2013 | Mary Cappabianca
Next Monday, March 11, New York Times Washington Bureau Chief David Leonhardt will discuss the federal deficit and his new e-book Here's the Deal (New York Times/Byliner) in Washington DC...
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