Convenings

Ascend will be livestreaming the second Aspen Forum on Children and Familieson February 26-27, 2019. We invite you to tune in with your coll...
BlogFebruary 19, 2019
As state and federal lawmakers prepare for the year ahead, there is tremendous momentum for bold ideas that move families toward opportunity. The seco...
BlogFebruary 4, 2019
Aspen Forum on Women and Girls October 2018 Roundtable
Photo caption, from left to right: Ingrid Saunders Jones, National Chair, The National Council of Negro Women, Inc.; Cathy Trost, Executive Director a...
BlogDecember 21, 2018
Family Prosperity convening III
In February, Ascend launched the Aspen Family Prosperity Innovation Community in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to bring together...
BlogDecember 20, 2018
Share Our Strength
Last week, Ascend Managing Director, Marjorie Sims, had the privilege of moderating an Aspen Institute roundtable conversation with Billy Shore, found...
BlogDecember 19, 2018
What is meaningful work? What does it mean for a family to thrive? There are certain conditions in and outside of work that lay the economic, health, ...
BlogNovember 29, 2018