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Leadership

Leading From a Distance

'Tokunboh Ishmael shares how she is balancing working from a distance and what the pandemic reinforced about creating an inclusive economy.

BY Aspen Global Leadership Network

Video

06.22.2021
Family Finances

Two-Generation Approaches Can Uplift Families

In a Hechinger Report op-ed co-authored by Friends of the Children's Terri Sorrenson, Anne Mosle illuminates parents strengths and resiliency as they've navigated overlapping challenges including a global pandemic, social isolation, increased stress and barriers to distance learning: The pandemic has devastated entire families. Two-generation approaches can uplift them.

BY Anne Mosle

Of Interest

04.20.2021
Family Finances

Break Cycles of Poverty and Grow Family Prosperity

In a Morning Consult op-ed, Anne Mosle discusses the historic opportunities the American Rescue Plan offers to cut child poverty in half and increase well-being for all children and families: Break Cycles of Poverty and Grow Family Prosperity by Making Permanent Investments in Families

BY Anne Mosle

Of Interest

04.02.2021
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
Small Business

Helping Small Businesses Grow: A Conversation With Richenda Van Leeuwen

Richenda Van Leeuwen joined the Aspen Institute as Executive Director of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) in September. She is an ambassador for equitable and inclusive economic development and brings a breadth of knowledge and experience to leading the work of ANDE—a global network that supports the success of small and growing businesses (SGBs) around the world. She spoke with the Institute’s President and CEO, Dan Porterfield, about the importance of ANDE’s work and the impact of investing in SGBs as a method of changemaking.

BY Daniel R. Porterfield

Of Interest

01.04.2021
Community Development

All Land is not Creating Equal

The YouTube link above is a playlist - it has nine videos that cover all the different sessions of this event. You can access the othe

BY Community Strategies Group

Video

11.18.2020
Economic Development

Scaling Lending to Entrepreneurs of Color

How can we help entrepreneurs of color on the path to recovery? What is the role of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) as lenders, and what can we do to overcome some of the obstacles these organizations face?

BY The Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy

Video

10.19.2020
Economic Development

Ground Truth from Rural Practitioners

Small but mighty, rural-serving organizations work in concert with local people, firms and governments to fill gaps and adapt to do whatever it is communities need done.

BY Community Strategies Group & 1 more

Publication

06.10.2020
International Development

The Looming Business Crisis in the Developing World

COVID-19 is devastating the small and growing businesses that power job creation and economic growth in the developing world.

BY Matthew Guttentag

Blog Post

06.09.2020
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