Philanthropy & Social Enterprise

Today, we’re proud to release the results of our first ever AGLN Impact Study. The study was conducted in the summer of 2019 as a retrospective exploration of the change that occurred as a result of the Fellowships over the last 20 years. 

Turn on the radio or TV. Open a newspaper or website. COVID-19 is front and center. What’s harder to grasp is the health and economic effects of our shared crisis on rural regions and tribal nations across the United States.

By Jane Wales, Vice President of the Aspen Institute and Executive Director of its Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation (PSI), an

AEFI Welcomes Artists Rights Society As New Lead Underwriter Washington DC, January 31 2020 - The Aspen Institute Artist-Endowed Found

Review the Program Book of the 2019’s invitational symposium for artist-endowed foundation leaders, examining issues and innovations in practice and policy influencing the field, presented by the Hoffman Forum in cooperation with University of Miami School of Law (UMSL) and AEFI, and hosted by the Jewish Museum.

This new publication highlights practical concerns about estate planning for artists endowing a private foundation. The aim is to help artists engage more effectively in the estate planning process and more successfully realize their cultural philanthropy and art stewardship goals.

Dan Porterfield talks about the power and value of providing real second chances to America’s 4.6 million “opportunity youth”—young people who are not connected to education or employment.

Featuring David Brooks, executive director of Weave: The Social Fabric Project at The Aspen Institute, op-ed columnist for The New York Ti

The legislation mandates electronic filing of nonprofit tax returns and the release of this information by the IRS, for free.