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🫂 Our 2025 Savilla Pitt Memorial Fellows, Yakaira Nunez and Carlos Javier Torres, recently met with policy leaders in Washington, DC, about responsible AI and economic opportunities for Alabamians. 👉 Learn more about the Fellowship here: aspenpolicyacademy.org/savilla-pitt-memorial-fellowship
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The Savilla Pitt Memorial Fellowship is an honor carrying additional policy enrichment opportunities, awarded to one member of each incoming Policy Academy Fellowship, Tech Executive Leadership Initia...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
🫂 Our 2025 Savilla Pitt Memorial Fellows, Yakaira Nunez and Carlos Javier Torres, recently met with policy leaders in Washington, DC, about responsible AI and economic opportunities for Alabamians. 👉 Learn more about the Fellowship here: aspenpolicyacademy.org/savilla-pitt-memorial-fellowship
This December, we’re offering these free virtual webinars designed to strengthen your civic voice:
🔹 Getting a Job In Policy
🗓️ Dec. 3, 11am–12pm PT
🔹 How to Tell Governments What You Think
🗓️ Dec. 17, 9–10am PT
🔹 Cyber Civic Engagement
🗓️ Dec. 18, 9–10am PT
🔹 Getting a Job In Policy
🗓️ Dec. 3, 11am–12pm PT
🔹 How to Tell Governments What You Think
🗓️ Dec. 17, 9–10am PT
🔹 Cyber Civic Engagement
🗓️ Dec. 18, 9–10am PT
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This December, we’re offering these free virtual webinars designed to strengthen your civic voice:
🔹 Getting a Job In Policy
🗓️ Dec. 3, 11am–12pm PT
🔹 How to Tell Governments What You Think
🗓️ Dec. 17, 9–10am PT
🔹 Cyber Civic Engagement
🗓️ Dec. 18, 9–10am PT
🔹 Getting a Job In Policy
🗓️ Dec. 3, 11am–12pm PT
🔹 How to Tell Governments What You Think
🗓️ Dec. 17, 9–10am PT
🔹 Cyber Civic Engagement
🗓️ Dec. 18, 9–10am PT
🏛️ We’ve helped 100+ alumni secure roles in government. Now we want to help you! Join our Getting a Job In Policy webinar on Dec. 3 from 11am-12pm PT for insider advice on finding job openings and crafting application materials.
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
🏛️ We’ve helped 100+ alumni secure roles in government. Now we want to help you! Join our Getting a Job In Policy webinar on Dec. 3 from 11am-12pm PT for insider advice on finding job openings and crafting application materials.
💡Do you want to share your ideas with government officials, but are unsure of where to start? Join our Dec. 17 How To Tell Governments What You Think webinar for expert tips and stories of policy advocacy from alumni. 🔗Register here: aspeninstitute.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C20FNNhtSLWbKHJKcNXiqQ
Welcome! You are invited to join The Aspen Institute Webinar: How to Tell Governments What You Think. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Because governments work for the people, it’s important for government officials to hear from ordinary citizens what we think about what they are doing. Yet most of us don’t know how to effectively sh...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
💡Do you want to share your ideas with government officials, but are unsure of where to start? Join our Dec. 17 How To Tell Governments What You Think webinar for expert tips and stories of policy advocacy from alumni. 🔗Register here: aspeninstitute.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C20FNNhtSLWbKHJKcNXiqQ
🌟 Team Spotlight: Meet Qismah Balogun, our Communications Intern! A UCLA senior passionate about making policy accessible, she expands our webinar outreach and brings more voices into civic engagement.
November 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
🌟 Team Spotlight: Meet Qismah Balogun, our Communications Intern! A UCLA senior passionate about making policy accessible, she expands our webinar outreach and brings more voices into civic engagement.
🔎 With NYC agencies using cameras and sensors throughout the city, our 2025 Science & Technology Policy Fellows are helping the city proactively safeguard against privacy risks.
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
🔎 With NYC agencies using cameras and sensors throughout the city, our 2025 Science & Technology Policy Fellows are helping the city proactively safeguard against privacy risks.
🙌 Last week we released a new artificial intelligence policy project that’s getting adopted by the New York City Office of Technology and Innovation (NYC OTI)!
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🙌 Last week we released a new artificial intelligence policy project that’s getting adopted by the New York City Office of Technology and Innovation (NYC OTI)!
Local school boards + city councils make decisions on data protection, Wi-Fi security, and cyber incident response. Anyone can submit a public comment.
⏱️ How to write one in 60 seconds:
✅ Share your story
✅ Connect it to community impact
✅ Make one clear ask
⏱️ How to write one in 60 seconds:
✅ Share your story
✅ Connect it to community impact
✅ Make one clear ask
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Local school boards + city councils make decisions on data protection, Wi-Fi security, and cyber incident response. Anyone can submit a public comment.
⏱️ How to write one in 60 seconds:
✅ Share your story
✅ Connect it to community impact
✅ Make one clear ask
⏱️ How to write one in 60 seconds:
✅ Share your story
✅ Connect it to community impact
✅ Make one clear ask
✨ Last night, we hosted an alumni happy hour in DC! We look forward to continuing to welcome new voices into our policy community in 2026. Visit our website to join upcoming training programs: aspenpolicyacademy.org/programs/
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November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
✨ Last night, we hosted an alumni happy hour in DC! We look forward to continuing to welcome new voices into our policy community in 2026. Visit our website to join upcoming training programs: aspenpolicyacademy.org/programs/
🏛️ Government officials want to know what you think. That’s why we’ve published a beginner-friendly guide on how to share your ideas with policymakers. Anyone interested in making change in their community can use these tips from policy leaders and Academy staff and alumni.
November 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
🏛️ Government officials want to know what you think. That’s why we’ve published a beginner-friendly guide on how to share your ideas with policymakers. Anyone interested in making change in their community can use these tips from policy leaders and Academy staff and alumni.
🔴 Myth: Local gov doesn’t affect cybersecurity
🟢 Truth: Their vendor + funding choices shape your WiFi
🔴 Myth: Public/friend’s WiFi is private
🟢 Truth: Owners see your activity; hackers see more
🔴 Myth: You must be a tech expert
🟢 Truth: Community voices drive policy
🟢 Truth: Their vendor + funding choices shape your WiFi
🔴 Myth: Public/friend’s WiFi is private
🟢 Truth: Owners see your activity; hackers see more
🔴 Myth: You must be a tech expert
🟢 Truth: Community voices drive policy
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
🔴 Myth: Local gov doesn’t affect cybersecurity
🟢 Truth: Their vendor + funding choices shape your WiFi
🔴 Myth: Public/friend’s WiFi is private
🟢 Truth: Owners see your activity; hackers see more
🔴 Myth: You must be a tech expert
🟢 Truth: Community voices drive policy
🟢 Truth: Their vendor + funding choices shape your WiFi
🔴 Myth: Public/friend’s WiFi is private
🟢 Truth: Owners see your activity; hackers see more
🔴 Myth: You must be a tech expert
🟢 Truth: Community voices drive policy
⏰ There are only 2 days left to apply for our free training course, Building Nonprofit Advocacy Capacity! Don’t miss this chance to scale your nonprofit’s impact, access expert insights, and grow your capacity.
Building Nonprofit Advocacy Capacity - Aspen Policy Academy
A free, part-time, virtual course supporting nonprofits in developing a policy advocacy strategy.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
⏰ There are only 2 days left to apply for our free training course, Building Nonprofit Advocacy Capacity! Don’t miss this chance to scale your nonprofit’s impact, access expert insights, and grow your capacity.
🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined us at our Policy In Action event in NYC last night! It was inspiring to hear from our panelists and alumni about how we can all play a part in civic innovation. If you weren’t able to attend, you can still get involved.
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined us at our Policy In Action event in NYC last night! It was inspiring to hear from our panelists and alumni about how we can all play a part in civic innovation. If you weren’t able to attend, you can still get involved.
📣 “We are in a really historic moment right now when it comes to applying the benefits of the technological revolution to creating tools that help…public servants achieve their goals of better service,” said former Tulsa, OK Mayor G.T. Bynum.
November 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
📣 “We are in a really historic moment right now when it comes to applying the benefits of the technological revolution to creating tools that help…public servants achieve their goals of better service,” said former Tulsa, OK Mayor G.T. Bynum.
Congrats to Fellow Camille Carlton, policy director at the
@humanetech.bsky.social, for her new co-authored piece: “AI Product Liability: The Light-Touch Law With Heavyweight Impact.” The piece asks: Who is responsible if AI products can emotionally manipulate users or mislead the public?
@humanetech.bsky.social, for her new co-authored piece: “AI Product Liability: The Light-Touch Law With Heavyweight Impact.” The piece asks: Who is responsible if AI products can emotionally manipulate users or mislead the public?
November 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Congrats to Fellow Camille Carlton, policy director at the
@humanetech.bsky.social, for her new co-authored piece: “AI Product Liability: The Light-Touch Law With Heavyweight Impact.” The piece asks: Who is responsible if AI products can emotionally manipulate users or mislead the public?
@humanetech.bsky.social, for her new co-authored piece: “AI Product Liability: The Light-Touch Law With Heavyweight Impact.” The piece asks: Who is responsible if AI products can emotionally manipulate users or mislead the public?
💡 Nonprofits can be power players in the policy space. Is your organization tapping into this potential? Join our free Building Nonprofit Advocacy Capacity training course to learn how to build an effective policy strategy and team.
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
💡 Nonprofits can be power players in the policy space. Is your organization tapping into this potential? Join our free Building Nonprofit Advocacy Capacity training course to learn how to build an effective policy strategy and team.
Our friends at @rstreet.bsky.social recently published an analysis of how AI is making online scams more convincing and widespread. One of the key takeaways is that protecting consumers will take collaboration between policymakers, tech companies, and financial institutions.
October 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Our friends at @rstreet.bsky.social recently published an analysis of how AI is making online scams more convincing and widespread. One of the key takeaways is that protecting consumers will take collaboration between policymakers, tech companies, and financial institutions.
📰 Last week, our Director @betsycooper.bsky.social was quoted in @npr.org's coverage of the #AmazonWebServices outage that disrupted major websites/services across the internet. Betsy noted that incidents like this display the danger of so many critical systems depending on a few major players.
October 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
📰 Last week, our Director @betsycooper.bsky.social was quoted in @npr.org's coverage of the #AmazonWebServices outage that disrupted major websites/services across the internet. Betsy noted that incidents like this display the danger of so many critical systems depending on a few major players.
🧠 “There are many ways to create meaningful policy impact for a nonprofit research organization,” said fellowship alum Kelsey Whiting of @thelandinstitute.bsky.social. We’re excited to now offer the virtual Building Nonprofit Advocacy Capacity course to help other nonprofit leaders.
October 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
🧠 “There are many ways to create meaningful policy impact for a nonprofit research organization,” said fellowship alum Kelsey Whiting of @thelandinstitute.bsky.social. We’re excited to now offer the virtual Building Nonprofit Advocacy Capacity course to help other nonprofit leaders.
🔎 We’re hiring an entry-level Program Assistant to provide operational, administrative, communications, and event support to our programs. We prefer candidates based in the Bay Area, but remote candidates are also eligible. Learn more and apply here 👉 www.aspeninstitute.org/about/our-ca... #Hiring
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October 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
🔎 We’re hiring an entry-level Program Assistant to provide operational, administrative, communications, and event support to our programs. We prefer candidates based in the Bay Area, but remote candidates are also eligible. Learn more and apply here 👉 www.aspeninstitute.org/about/our-ca... #Hiring
📣 We want educators helping shape the future of education policy. That’s why we are excited to announce our new partnership with Teach For America’s Rural School Leadership Academy fellowship! 👇 Learn more about the partnership here: aspenpolicyacademy.org/news/new-par...
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Learn more about our collaboration with Teach For America's Rural School Leadership Academy.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
📣 We want educators helping shape the future of education policy. That’s why we are excited to announce our new partnership with Teach For America’s Rural School Leadership Academy fellowship! 👇 Learn more about the partnership here: aspenpolicyacademy.org/news/new-par...
#TeachForAmerica
#TeachForAmerica
🎧 Our Founding Director @betsycooper.bsky.social appeared on the #NonprofitLeadershipPodcast to share how social impact leaders can navigate advocacy: “Many nonprofits focus on service delivery, but lasting impact often requires shaping the policies that define the system itself.”
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
🎧 Our Founding Director @betsycooper.bsky.social appeared on the #NonprofitLeadershipPodcast to share how social impact leaders can navigate advocacy: “Many nonprofits focus on service delivery, but lasting impact often requires shaping the policies that define the system itself.”
Join us for Policy In Action NYC: a free event on Nov 13 featuring former mayors London Breed & G.T. Bynum, policy proposals from Academy Fellows, and networking.📍Betaworks | 🕕 6pm | 🎟 RSVP: forms.gle/RsK7gwXvWw87...
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Policy In Action
The Aspen Policy Academy will be hosting Policy In Action on Thursday, November 13, at Betaworks (29 Little W 12th St., New York, NY 10014) starting at 6pm ET. The event will feature a panel discussio...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Join us for Policy In Action NYC: a free event on Nov 13 featuring former mayors London Breed & G.T. Bynum, policy proposals from Academy Fellows, and networking.📍Betaworks | 🕕 6pm | 🎟 RSVP: forms.gle/RsK7gwXvWw87...
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📢 Applications are open for our Building Nonprofit Advocacy Capacity course! A free, part-time, virtual program (Dec. 8–12) to help nonprofits build a policy advocacy plan from scratch. Apply by Nov. 16, 11:59pm PT. Details & application here: aspenpolicyacademy.org/program/buil...
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#Opportunity: Our Building Nonprofit Advocacy Capacity short course is open for application! This free, part-time, virtual course will support nonprofits in developing a policy advocacy strategy.
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October 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
📢 Applications are open for our Building Nonprofit Advocacy Capacity course! A free, part-time, virtual program (Dec. 8–12) to help nonprofits build a policy advocacy plan from scratch. Apply by Nov. 16, 11:59pm PT. Details & application here: aspenpolicyacademy.org/program/buil...
🏘️ In a new @invisiblepeople.tv feature, fellows Hannah Somers and Ananthi AI Ramiah share how they worked with Sante Fe, NM to better understand local concerns and identify ways to build support for shelter initiatives.
October 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
🏘️ In a new @invisiblepeople.tv feature, fellows Hannah Somers and Ananthi AI Ramiah share how they worked with Sante Fe, NM to better understand local concerns and identify ways to build support for shelter initiatives.