Convenings
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On January 24 and 25, 2017, Ascend hosted its first major convening of the year: The Aspen Forum on Children and Families. This convening brought tog...
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A whole family approach is built on the premise that conditions that affect the family will have an impact on child development as will the direct exp...
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FunderXChange on 2Gen Grantmaking
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On March 7th, the eve of International Women’s Day, we hosted an evening reception and discussion featuring the movement for economic justice ...
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What is the 2015 Aspen ThinkXChange? The 2015 Aspen ThinkXChange was the premier national convening of leaders with bold ideas for creating an interge...
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Almost 50 years ago, our nation made a seminal commitment to children and families with the launch of Project Head Start. On May 18, 1965, Pres...