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Workforce Development

Apprenticeships Serve as Model of Skills-Based Training for Jobs of the Future

This week marked the fourth annual National Apprenticeship Week. In recent years, apprenticeship programs have received increased attention, with leaders across sectors recognizing the benefits of combining paid work with classroom instruction.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne

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3 days ago
International Development

Moving from Incremental to Transformative Change

Watch a lecture from Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Nobel Laureate and former president of the Republic of Liberia.

BY Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Blog Post

4 days ago
Nonprofit Organizations

Open Nonprofit Data Open Doors for Researchers

Pamela Paxton, a professor of sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, is taking a fresh approach to studying donations and volunteer

BY Belén Bonilla & 1 more

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4 days ago
Society

"That's Progress"

Dottie Fromal came to Nelsonville two years ago “to visit some friends,” then never left. “Somehow Nelsonville sucked me in,” she sa

BY Shaylyn Romney Garrett

Blog Post

4 days ago
Society

Until We Feel a Whole Emerge

If you work with people these days you confront trauma and the effects of trauma. Trauma, whether from abuse, sexual violence, racial injust

BY April Lawson

Blog Post

4 days ago
Water

Reaching Watershed Scale Through Cooperation and Integration

The annual Aspen-Nicholas Water Forum, a collaborative initiative between the Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program and the Nichola

BY Energy and Environment Program

Publication

4 days ago
Employment and Jobs

Building a Culture of Learning

Successful upskilling programs require more than just tailored training and carefully selected partners. Companies with the best learning ou

BY Jaime S. Fall & 1 more

Blog Post

4 days ago
Family Finances

Consumer Debt Solutions Framework

EPIC’s research has identified seven specific consumer debt problems that result in financial insecurity and damage well-being.

BY Financial Security Program

Publication

5 days ago
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