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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
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We advance strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy. as.pn/eop
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💡 Big impact, big challenges: Experts from the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social, WORC, Talent Rewire, and WorkLife Partnership explore strategies to improve frontline jobs. Oct. 9, 2 – 3:15pm ET. RSVP → as.pn/largebiz #JobQuality
Rectangular social media image for the Aspen Institute’s virtual webinar, “Big Impact, Big Challenges: Lessons from Collaborating with Large Businesses to Improve Job Quality,” on October 9, 2:00–3:15 p.m. ET. Event details and RSVP link as.pn/largebiz appear in bold white text over a semi-transparent blue box. The background shows multiple floors inside a busy building, possibly symbolizing the scale and impact of large businesses on job quality.
October 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Congratulations to all 17 new @aspeninstitute.bsky.social Economic Opportunities Program #JobQuality Fellows! These leaders will come together and focus on fixing work in the South and creating an economy that works for all, this coming year. Learn more: www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/job...
October 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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🏛️ Which policies can help make equal opportunity real? On Sept 4, join the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social Economic Opportunities Program and leading experts to explore strategies for equity and economic mobility.
🕒 2:00 – 3:15pm ET | 💻 Zoom
🔗 Register: as.pn/equalopportunity
#TalkOpportunity
Rectangular social media image for the Aspen Institute’s virtual event, “The Future of Equal Opportunity” and the date September 4, 2025, from 2:00 to 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time. The event title and RSVP link “as.pn/equalopportunity,” appear in bold white text on a black background. In the foreground is an image featuring silhouettes of heads.
August 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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When people are given the resources and structure to succeed, they don’t just show up--they thrive. This new MDRC study shows that direct cash assistance significantly reduces recidivism and promotes stable, sustainable futures for formerly incarcerated people.
www.ceoworks.org/releases-and...
April 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Join us online in 30 minutes to #TalkOpportunity about trucking and #JobQuality. Our event is called, “Driving the Economy.” RSVP: as.pn/trucking
Rectangular social media image for the virtual Aspen Institute event, “Driving the Economy: The Essential and Undervalued Work of Truckers,” happening March 19, at 2:00 pm EDT on Zoom. The image shows the title and time of the event, and the RSVP link (as.pn/trucking). There are headshots of the speakers from left to right: Desiree Wood, (REAL Women in Trucking, Inc.), Robin Hutcheson, (Hutcheson Advisory), Rebecca King, (Getman, Sweeney & Dunn, PLL), Michael Muñoz, (Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE)), Steve Viscelli, (University of Pennsylvania), and Alana Semuels, (TIME Magazine)
March 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Please register @as.pn/reentry and join @aspeninstitute.bsky.social in 30 minutes on Zoom to #TalkOpportunity about re-entry and #GoodJobs. 1 in 3 adults in the US has a criminal record and barriers like job discrimination & licensing restrictions leave many locked out of opportunity.
Rectangular social media image for the virtual Aspen Institute event, “Re-Entry and Good Jobs: Building the Second Chances We All Believe In,” happening Feb 26, at 2:00 pm EST on Zoom. The image shows the title and time of the event, and the RSVP link (as.pn/reentry). There are headshots of the speakers from left to right, Daryl V. Atkinson (Forward Justice), Beth Avery (National Employment Law Project), Sharon Dietrich (Community Legal Services), Sappho Fulton (Womxn Beyond Borders), (Minna Long (Washington State Building & Construction Trades Council), and Gina Schaefer (A Few Cool Hardware Stores).
February 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Congratulations to our managing director @matthelmer.bsky.social on being named a research fellow by the Rutgers Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing . Learn more: smlr.rutgers.edu/news-events/...
January 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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How does work fit into a fulfilling life? In “Over Work,” @brigidschulte.bsky.social talks to @maureenc.bsky.social about why work in America just isn’t working. Let’s #TalkOpportunity on Jan 16 at a virtual book talk hosted by @aspeninstitute.bsky.social RSVP: as.pn/overwork
Social media image for the virtual Aspen Institute book talk, “A New Year’s Resolution to Reject Over Work — A Book Talk with Brigid Schulte,” happening January 16 at 2 pm EST on Zoom. The RSVP link is as.pn/overwork and the hashtag is #TalkOpportunity. The image shows a photo of Brigid Schulte.
January 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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If you're in DC, join us Dec 12 at the Investment Company Institute for "Washington's Shift: What's Ahead for Middle Class Prosperity." Our own @maureenc.bsky.social will join speakers from American Compass, the Heritage Foundation, AEI, and more. RSVP: ici-whats-ahead-middle-class.splashthat.com
Social media image for the event, "Washington's Shift: What's Ahead for Middle Class Prosperity," happening December 12, 2024, from 8:00 to 9:30 AM at the Investment Company Institute, 1401 H St. NW, Washington DC. The image includes a photo of speaker Maureen Conway, a vice president at the Aspen Institute and executive director of the Institute's Economic Opportunities Program.
December 6, 2024 at 11:05 PM
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How does #WorkplaceDemocracy benefit both companies and employees?

Join us **TODAY at 2pm** (and SHARE this post) for an insightful conversation on empowering workers as decision-makers, hosted by the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program. RSVP: as.pn/workplacedemocracy #TalkOpportunity
Rectangular social media graphic for the virtual Aspen Institute event, “Workplace Democracy: Sharing Power and Decision Making at Work,” happening November 20, at 2:00 pm ET on Zoom. The image shows the title and time of the event, and it is made up of colorful overlapping silhouettes of people voting.
November 20, 2024 at 2:19 PM
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We are proud to be part of the largest global community of scholars and practitioners dedicated to employee share ownership, the University Consortium on Employee Share Ownership, and look forward to the impactful work ahead!
November 18, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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Join @eop.aspeninstitute.org on Nov 20 for “Workplace Democracy: Sharing Power and Decision Making at Work.” Let’s explore the potential of worker-driven governance with experts from the Democracy at Work Initiative, UMass Amherst and Union Base.

RSVP: as.pn/workplacedemocracy #TalkOpportunity
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November 18, 2024 at 3:10 PM