Opportunity & Development

Family Finances

30-40 Million People in the US Are at Risk of Eviction

People of color, particularly Black and Latinx people, constitute approximately 80% of people facing eviction.

BY Emily Benfer & 9 more

Blog Post

08.07.2020
Finance and Assets

Better Technology, Better Retirement Savings: Why Operations and Administrative Technology Matters for Saver Outcomes

Part one in a two-part event series on how technologies could change our retirement savings system -- and how this transformation could lead to greater access, portability, security, and equity.

BY Financial Security Program

Video

02.24.2021
Small Business

Building an Inclusive Economy Through Community-Based Financial Institutions: A Conversation with Joyce Klein and Janie Barrera

The Aspen Institute and the Microfinance Impact Collaborative recently announced the creation of the Entrepreneur Backed Assets (EBA) Fund, which will strengthen the capacity of community-based financial institutions to lend to small businesses in low-income communities and those owned by people of color.

BY Daniel R. Porterfield

Of Interest

02.03.2021
US Economy

A National Agenda for Financial Inclusion

We are told that the fundamentals of the US economy are strong. So why are so many individuals and communities left behind?

BY The Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy & 1 more

Video

02.22.2021
Employment and Jobs

City Leaders Lay Out a Roadmap for Building a Lifelong Learning System

This blog highlights key takeaways from experts at a recent Future of Work Initiative event, which explored the barriers and opportunities of creating a system that helps, not hinders, lifelong learning.

BY Zach Neumann

Blog Post

01.14.2021