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What I Learned over 4 Days with 100 Corporate Change-Makers

The Aspen Institute First Movers Summit in California is our biennial gathering of First Mover Fellows – corporate social intrapreneurs who are generating business value for their companies and social value for the world.

BY Eli Malinsky

Blog Post

10.28.2019
Business and Markets

2017 Aspen First Movers Summit Report

This report includes highlights and takeaways from the Aspen First Movers Summit in 2017, a biennial gathering for corporate social intrapreneurs.

BY First Movers Fellowship Program

Publication

01.22.2018
Business and Markets

Assessing the Impact of First Movers: 2009-2016

An independent assessment and summary of our research findings of the impact of the first seven years of the First Movers Fellowship Program.

BY First Movers Fellowship Program & 3 more

Publication

06.27.2017
Family Finances

Investing in Continuing Education

For her Fellowship project, Parzick built and launched the NetSpend Foundation, whose mission is to provide customers equal access to education, skill-building, and resources that can increase their earning power and improve the quality of their lives.

BY Romy Parzick

IDEAS Article

06.01.2017
Finance and Assets

Building a Sustainable World through Financial Inclusion

Why equal access to modern financial management tools is one of the most critical enablers of prosperity for poor people around the world.

BY Felipe Botero, Aspen First Mover Fellow since 2009

Blog Post

12.06.2016
Business and Markets

Wishes for the Financial Services Industry in 2017

Despite the headlines, here are 12 stories to remind you of the incredible potential within financial institutions to make a positive impact.

BY Eli Malinsky & 1 more

Blog Post

12.06.2016
Finance and Assets

Tackling the Challenge of Financial Inclusion

This report demonstrates how Aspen First Mover Fellows are working within companies to tackle the challenge of financial inclusion.

BY First Movers Fellowship Program & 1 more

Publication

10.19.2016
Business and Markets

Aspen First Mover Fellow Tackles Food Waste While Feeding the Food Insecure

Aspen Institute First Mover Fellow and director of sustainability and wellness at Raley's Family of Fine stores Megan Burritt saw an opportunity to develop pathways that connect fresh food waste in the supply chain with food insecure consumers.

Blog Post

06.23.2015
Business School

Keep Your Day Job and Find Meaning in Your Work

The Aspen Institute Business and Society Program recently launched a new series focusing on the innovation economy — in particular, how to succeed in the new business and social environment of the 21st century. The first of the events, "Social Intrapreneurship: Keeping Your Day Job and Finding Meaning in Your Work," gathered members of the program's First Movers Fellowship to discuss, among other things, how to align business with the long-term health of society.

Blog Post

03.27.2014