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Displaying What We Do: Philanthropy & Social Enterprise
Blog Post | February 21, 2013 | Mary Cappabianca
Earlier this week, we introduced you to our newest project: The Aspen Challenge. Today, teams from 20 schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will be challenged to design...
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Blog Post | February 19, 2013 | Jeff Harris
Today’s young people are moments away from being tomorrow’s decision-makers. The Aspen Challenge will tap their creativity and fresh perspectives by challenging them to collaborate and innovate...
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Communications and Society Program
Full coverage of FOCAS 2012, Towards Open and Innovative Governance, is online at www.aspeninstitute.tv. Don’t miss out on the #FOCAS12 twitter stream, a lively backchannel on innovating digital...
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Blog Post | February 11, 2013 | Mary Cappabianca
Sterling Speirn, the president and chief executive officer of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, spoke about the importance of targeting philanthropic and policy efforts toward America's next generation at...
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Video | February 1, 2013
A new report, Information for Impact: Liberating Nonprofit Sector Data, released at this event, details how new technology to improve data on the nonprofit sector can spur innovation and impact....
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Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs
“We’re looking for new solutions to mobilize finance for promising—but risky—small businesses. We hope this challenge encourages organizations to think creatively and collaboratively about what can...
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Video | February 11, 2013
Sterling Speirn, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, speaks about philanthropy as part of The Foundation Presidents' Roundtable Series. Read the related blog...
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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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