Convenings

What is meaningful work? What does it mean for a family to thrive? There are certain conditions in and outside of work that lay the economic, health, ...

Ascend is honored to host inimitable philanthropist and author Carrie Morgridge in conversation with Anne Mosle on Monday, August 6, 2018 at 5:00 pm M...

The two-generation (2Gen) field is rapidly advancing: scalable and replicable solutions exist and are being expanded. On June 14, 2018, Ascend is prou...

“You’re never going to have a strong economy if you don’t have a strong community that supports families in poverty” -Governor...

“I strongly believe that talent and potential are equally distributed, but opportunities are not.” – Isabelle Hau, Omidyar Network A...

“It seemed that way in the 1960s, at the height of the civil rights movement, when America itself felt as if it might burst at the seams – so much...