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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program

@aspeneop.bsky.social
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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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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program @aspeneop.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
📅 Join @aspeninstitute.bsky.social @AspenEOP today, January 21, 2–3:15 p.m. ET for “Beyond 9 to 5: Facilitating Good Jobs for People with Unpredictable Schedules.” Let’s rethink flexibility, wages, and let’s #TalkGoodJobs for today's workers. Register: 🔗 www.aspeninstitute.org/events/beyon...
Rectangular social media image for the Aspen Institute’s virtual webinar, “Beyond 9 to 5: Facilitating Good Jobs for People with Unpredictable Schedules,” on January 21, 2026, 2:00–3:15 p.m. ET. Event details and RSVP link: as.pn/beyond9to5 appear in white. The image shows the panel of speakers.
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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program @aspeneop.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Join us in Austin for the 2026 Purpose Trust Ownership Conference! 🗓 February 26-27, 2026 📍The LINE Hotel, Austin, Texas 🎟️ Register now: trustownership.org#conference 🧠 Focus on real-world applications and community-building across sectors.
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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program @aspeneop.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
💡 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.
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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program @aspeneop.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
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...
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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program @aspeneop.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
🏛️ 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.
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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program @aspeneop.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
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...
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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program @aspeneop.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
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)
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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program @aspeneop.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
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).
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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program @aspeneop.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
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/...
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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program @aspeneop.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
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.
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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program @aspeneop.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
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.
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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program @aspeneop.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
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.
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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program @aspeneop.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
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!
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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program @aspeneop.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
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
Square 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.
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