Courtney Martin
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It was another great day of provocative conversation at ThinkXChange. Here are three of our favorite insights from the breakout group on cash transfer...
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The racial wealth gap is well-documented and undisputedly real. The median white family has 41 times more wealth than the median African-American fami...
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We are so grateful to all of the people who offered so much wisdom over the course of our two days together for the Aspen Forum on Children and Famili...
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The Ascend Network is full of innovators who are boldly and creatively architecting solutions to change the financial dynamic that changes family dyna...
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According to Ascend fellow Dr. Sarah Watamura, and the research of some of her colleagues at Stress Early Experience & Development Research Center...
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The 2Gen movement is being enlivened by a range of cutting-edge approaches to ending poverty so families can thrive: human-centered design, collective...