Philanthropy & Social Enterprise

Annie E. Casey Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer Lisa Hamilton in conversation with Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation Executive Director Jane Wales

In early March, a group of experts and practitioners came together to discuss the challenges rural students face in pursuing education beyond high school. We checked in to see how their students are coping, how their teams are reacting, and what the novel coronavirus could mean for rural education.

Aspen Institute President and CEO Dan Porterfield delivered closing remarks at the Collective Impact Virtual Convening hosted by the Aspen Forum for Community Solutions and FSG on Friday, May 8, 2020.

In the face of COVID-19, people across the U.S. are stepping up to maintain and deepen connections and care for their communities. Along with 300 community partners, Weave: The Social Fabric Project launched the #WeavingCommunity in Crisis campaign to respond to this moment of deep and compounding crisis by celebrating those actions, inviting honest conversation to create authentic human connection, and inspire meaningful civic action. It strives to turn this moment of shared pain into a moment of shared possibility, so we can create a better future on the other side. Learn more on weaving.us.

Today, we’re proud to release the results of our first ever AGLN Impact Study. The study was conducted in the summer of 2019 as a retrospective exploration of the change that occurred as a result of the Fellowships over the last 20 years. 

Turn on the radio or TV. Open a newspaper or website. COVID-19 is front and center. What’s harder to grasp is the health and economic effects of our shared crisis on rural regions and tribal nations across the United States.

By Jane Wales, Vice President of the Aspen Institute and Executive Director of its Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation (PSI), an

AEFI Welcomes Artists Rights Society As New Lead Underwriter Washington DC, January 31 2020 - The Aspen Institute Artist-Endowed Found

Review the Program Book of the 2019’s invitational symposium for artist-endowed foundation leaders, examining issues and innovations in practice and policy influencing the field, presented by the Hoffman Forum in cooperation with University of Miami School of Law (UMSL) and AEFI, and hosted by the Jewish Museum.