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Advocacy Is About More than Likes and Shares

Social media is only a start when it comes to effective impact.

BY Aspen Planning and Evaluation Program

Blog Post

9 hours ago
Family Finances

Disrupting the Consumer Debt Market

Monda Webb delivers a powerful spoken word on consumer debt and AI.

BY Financial Security Program

Video

2 days ago
Employment and Jobs

Exploring the Online Platform Economy with New Data from BLS & the JPMorgan Chase Institute

Last week, the Future of Work Initiative and the JPMorgan Chase Institute hosted an event, “New Data and Implications for Today’s Labor Market: The JPMorgan Chase Institute and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics present on the Online Platform Economy,” highlighting and discussing two recent measures of online platform work.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 1 more

Blog Post

3 days ago
Sports

Recapping Day 1 of the Project Play Summit

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Mary Carillo, Tony Hawk, and more took the stage to speak about the present and future of youth sports.

BY Jon Solomon

Blog Post

3 days ago
Employment and Jobs

JetBlue Recognized for Upskilling

JetBlue Scholars is making the process of earning a college degree more inclusive and accessible than ever.

BY UpSkill America

Of Interest

4 days ago
Sports

Sports and Citizenship

Dan Porterfield spoke at the Newseum on October 16, 2018 for the Sports & Society Program's Project Play Summit.

BY Dan Porterfield

Of Interest

4 days ago
Sports

10 Charts on Youth Sports

More children are physically active, more coaches are winging it, and more findings from our data.

BY Jon Solomon & 1 more

Blog Post

4 days ago
Sports

State of Play: 2018 Trends and Developments

Our third annual report is the latest snapshot of how well stakeholders are serving children and communities through youth sports.

BY Sports & Society Program

Publication

5 days ago
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