family finances

New Ascend Fellows Announced at the Aspen Institute

In an Early Learning Nation article – alongside profiles of five 2022 Ascend Fellows – Ascend’s Anne Mosle shares the vision for leadership amplification with the newest cohort of leaders in the Ascend Fellowship.

September 23, 2022

The power of engaging parents as real partners

In an op-ed for Philanthropy News Digest, Ascend’s Anne Mosle explains the power and importance of engaging parents in order to build paths of prosperity for children and families.

August 22, 2022

Aspen Institute’s Newest Ascend Fellows Represent a Tightening Focus on Early Childhood

In an EdSurge article – alongside profiles of four Ascend Fellows – Ascend’s Anne Mosle shares insights into the Ascend Fellowship’s focus to shine an extremely bright light on the nation’s youngest children and families.

August 12, 2022

Multigenerational Admissions Policies and Scholarships Grow

In an article for Inside Higher Ed, Ascend’s Anne Mosle shares insights into the value of education for family economic mobility, financial security and ultimately well-being.

May 4, 2022

Rise and Shine: Improving Retirement and Enhancing Savings

Ida Rademacher, executive director of FSP, recently testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee.

March 31, 2022

Centering Black Women in Our Economic Recovery

Racial and gender injustice has long prevented women of color from accessing quality jobs and equitable healthcare. We can fix that.

March 16, 2022
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Breadwinning and Caregiving Don’t Have to Be Incompatible

An increasing number of employers have embraced empowering policies and compassionate practices that create spaces for families to thrive.

February 3, 2022
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The Federal Government Should Cancel at Least $30,000 of Your Student Loans. Here’s Why.

The move would help 43 million people focus on their futures, and put us on track to pursue an equitable economic recovery.

January 26, 2022
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Leader of Women’s Foundation of Alabama chosen for prestigious Aspen Institute fellowship

In an Alabama NewsCenter article, Anne Mosle comments on the thought leadership of Melanie Bridgeforth, president and CEO of Women’s Foundation of Alabama, who is one of the 2021 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows.

December 16, 2021

Working Together for Working Families: Investing in Whole Family Approaches

In Pascale Sykes Foundation’s “Working Together for Working Families” podcast series, Ascend’s Marjorie Sims discusses the evolution of the two-generation approach (2Gen), shares why this approach to family empowerment works, and presents why resources allocated toward these efforts are as relevant as ever: Funding What Works: How Donors Can Invest in While Family Programs

November 18, 2021