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Obama's FY 2016 Budget and a Federal Lawsuit Promote Open Data for Nonprofit Sector

The budget proposal, if enacted, would require the IRS to finally release 990 data in an open, computable format, facilitating large-scale analysis and greater transparency of the nonprofit sector.

BY Cinthia Schuman Ottinger and Zach Wenner

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02.03.2015
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What Poverty Is and What It Isn't

Being born into poverty is more than just the circumstance of not having enough money to buy food or other material items, it is about not understanding why a clear glass of water can cause a child to die of diarrhea, or why disease is not caused by spirits. This is the internalization of a sense of being inferior that comes from generations living under Apartheid laws and colonialism.

BY Réjane Woodroffe, Guest Blogger

Blog Post

11.12.2014
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What Does it Take to Re-Engage Disconnected Youth?

America currently has an estimated 6.7 million "opportunity youth:" young people between the ages of 16 to 24 in the US who are neither enrolled in school nor participating in the labor market.

BY Institute Staff

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10.23.2014
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5 Things You Need to Know about the Affordable Care Act, Family Health, and Economic Stability

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid expansion represent a significant opportunity to produce better health and economic stability for children and parents together.

BY Ascend at the Aspen Institute Staff

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10.01.2014
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Twitter Chat on Social Justice and Philanthropy

The Twitter chat follows a talk with Ford Foundation President Darren Walker on the relationship between social justice and philanthropy.

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08.07.2014
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The Moral Molecule

Science rarely comes into play when people discuss moral behaviors like kindness and generosity. But through an increasingly revealing range of experiments, over more than a decade, scientist and author Paul J. Zak has built a complex understanding of the relationship between a neurochemical called oxytocin and human morality.

BY Paul J. Zak

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07.29.2014
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Working Across Sectors Creates More Opportunity for America’s Youth

The Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund awards grants to fund promising cross-sector collaboration in communities seeking to build successful education and employment opportunities for young people disconnected from work and school.

BY Melody Barnes

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07.24.2014
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Banking on Children and Parents Together

Ascend at the Aspen Institute recently hosted a webinar on ways to help the youngest students save for a future that includes college, and teach ...

BY Andrea Levere, Guest Blogger

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02.12.2014
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"When Women Succeed, America Succeeds"

In response to last night's State of the Union address, Aspen Institute program directors are reacting to President Barack Obama's promises to tackle some ...

BY Anne Mosle

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01.29.2014
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