The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1949 as the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies . It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. , but also has campuses in Aspen, Colorado , its original home.
58-807: The Franklin Project was a policy program of the Aspen Institute from October 2012 to December 2015, that focused on advancing national service in the United States . Walter Isaacson called the project the "biggest idea" to come out of the Aspen Ideas Festival during his tenure as CEO of the Aspen Institute. In January 2016, the project merged with ServiceNation and the Service Year Exchange project of
116-625: A 20-day international celebration for the 200th birthday of German poet and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe . The celebration attracted over 2,000 attendees, including Albert Schweitzer , José Ortega y Gasset , Thornton Wilder , and Arthur Rubinstein . In 1949, Paepcke founded the Aspen Institute; and later the Aspen Music Festival and eventually (with Bayer and Anderson) the International Design Conference at Aspen (IDCA). Paepcke sought
174-500: A 39-page plan that outlines how the United States could create a system of that engages at least one million young adults annually in a year of full-time national service as "civic rite of passage". The plan includes signatures by fifty-eight prominent Americans as endorsers. The projected collaborated with Voices for National Service , Civic Enterprises , and Hart Research Associates to research voter perspectives on national service (1,000 voter sample size). In June 2013 they released
232-538: A Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University in 1982 and completed a 92-page long senior thesis titled " Dickens , Decency, and Discontent: George Orwell and the Literature of Generous Anger". He then earned a master's degree in English Literature from Lincoln College, Oxford , as a Rhodes Scholar . Reed served as chief speechwriter for Tennessee Senator Al Gore from 1985 to 1989. He
290-593: A Bauhaus-inspired minimalist home outside the decaying former mining town of Aspen, in the Roaring Fork Valley . Paepcke and Bayer envisioned a place where artists, leaders, thinkers, and musicians could gather. Shortly thereafter, while passing through Aspen on a hunting expedition, oil industry maverick Robert O. Anderson (soon to be founder and CEO of Atlantic Richfield ) met with Bayer and shared in Paepcke's and Bayer's vision. In 1949, Paepcke organized
348-534: A bipartisan group of emerging millennial leaders from a variety of sectors. The council hoped to develop and steward future leaders who view universal national service as their generation's legacy and would be willing to work together across party lines to eventually foster bipartisan legislation in support of it. Examples of council members included: Steven Olikara, founder and president of the Millennial Action Project ; Joshua Marcuse, chairman of
406-479: A fellow at the institute, called it "contrary to the stated purpose of this institute", that "one of America’s most elite institutions thinks it is okay to take the money", going on to say "Those who purport to be values-based and public-spirited leaders cannot at the same time put self interest first, when there is so much human suffering and death". The day after Olojede and the Washington Post highlighted
464-466: A forum "where the human spirit can flourish", especially amid the whirlwind and chaos of modernization . He hoped that the institute could help business leaders recapture what he called "eternal verities": the values that guided them intellectually, ethically, and spiritually as they led their companies. Inspired by philosopher Mortimer Adler 's Great Books seminar at the University of Chicago , which
522-670: A new initiative around the concept that every young person should do a year or more of national service. He agreed and the Franklin Project was created in October 2012 as a policy program of the Aspen Institute. The project built a five-person team and a variety of councils of prominent Americans to advance the concept that a year or more of national service should become a common opportunity and expectation for young Americans. The project primarily relied on summits, convenings, initiatives, and writing by thought leaders associated with
580-537: A service year program that seeks to "enlist talent to accelerate social innovation in Baltimore and advance a citywide agenda for equity and racial justice." The Aspen Institute served as Baltimore Corps' fiscal sponsor as it got off the ground. The project was led by Marine Corps veteran Jason Mangone . Mangone shepherded the project's merger into its successor organization, Service Year Alliance , where he served as its founding chief operating officer. The project
638-421: A year of service to begin their college experience. If admitted, Tufts places those interested students in selected service organizations to engage in a year of full-time national or international service before beginning the traditional college experience (hence 1 year of service + 4 years of traditional college experience). Fagan Harris was an early advisor to the project and went on to created Baltimore Corps ,
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#1732780274530696-467: Is a non-residential program. During the fellowship year, fellows meet three times for one week sessions. There are no age limitations for fellows. All expenses for participation in the fellowship are covered by the program. At times the program will also cover the cost of "media-related activities and conferences." Community Colleges which succeed in attaining exceptional results for all students during their time in college and as post-graduates are awarded
754-533: The Broad Foundation . During the 2020 United States presidential election , Reed worked as a technology policy advisor on Biden's presidential campaign . Shortly after Biden's victory, Reed was reportedly under consideration to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget. This sparked backlash from liberal critics who questioned his views on government spending. On December 22, 2020, it
812-655: The Democratic Leadership Council (DLC). On December 22, 2020, it was announced that Reed would serve as a White House deputy chief of staff in the Biden administration , along with Jen O'Malley Dillon . Reed was born in Boise, Idaho and raised in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho , the son of former state senator Mary Lou Reed (née Case) and Scott Reed. After graduating from Coeur d'Alene High School , he earned
870-633: The Lumina Foundation , and the Ford Foundation , by seminar fees, and by individual donations. Its board of trustees includes leaders from politics, government, business and academia who also contribute to its support. A report by the Center for International Policy 's Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative of the top 50 think tanks found that from 2014 to 2018 the Aspen Institute received more than US$ 8 million in funding from outside
928-556: The National Conference on Citizenship to form Service Year Alliance (a new 501(c)(3) non-profit operating as a joint venture of the Aspen Institute and Be the Change, Inc.). In 2012, Stanley McChrystal was interviewed by Bob Schieffer at the Aspen Ideas Festival . As part of that interview, McChrystal was asked whether or not he believed in the draft. He responded that he thought every young person should serve, but
986-657: The National Peace Corps Association . To date, over 500 employers have joined the initiative. In spring 2015, in partnership with the Lumina Foundation , the National Conference on Citizenship , and the Corporation for National and Community Service , the project ran a Service Year + Higher Education Innovation Challenge that "challenged higher education institutions to create innovative new service year opportunities connected to academic credit for their students." Over 200 universities engaged in
1044-747: The New York City Coalition Against Hunger ; Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, president of Queens College ; Tim McClimon, president of the American Express Foundation ; and Laurie Tisch, president of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund . In collaboration with the project, Tufts University launched Tufts 1+4, in February 2014. The 1+4 program provides applicants to Tufts the opportunity to check off on their application that they would be interested in doing
1102-598: The South Lawn of the White House . Employers participating in the initiative connect to the talent pipeline of AmeriCorps , Peace Corps , and other service year alumni, by indicating in their hiring processes that they view national service experience as a plus. The initiative is a collaboration between the program with the Corporation for National and Community Service , the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums , and
1160-687: The Young Professionals in Foreign Policy ; John McCarthy, executive director of Future Civic Leaders; and Anastasia Dellaccio, senior officer at the UN Foundation . Featured speakers at council meetings included: Olivier Knox of Yahoo News, Representative Joe Kennedy , and Representative Seth Moulton . At the 21st Century National Service Summit in June 2013, the project released its "21st Century National Service Action Plan",
1218-617: The Ambassadors Program in November 2016. In June 2014, the project released "Enlisting America: A Call to National Service From Those Who Have Served". Top leaders and organizations representing the United States military endorsed two ideas by signing their name to the pledge: On September 12, 2014, President Barack Obama launched the Employers of National Service initiative at the 20th anniversary of AmeriCorps event on
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#17327802745301276-866: The Army General (Ret.) Peter W. Chiarelli ; former chairman of the FCC Michael Powell ; and president and CEO of the Aspen Institute Walter Isaacson . The summit was sponsored by Mike and Jackie Bezos, the Resnick Family Foundation , JPMorgan Chase & Co. , the MacArthur Foundation , Laura & Gary Lauder, the Tisch Illumination Fund , Julie Fisher Cummings, and Mike Gridley. The program collaborated with
1334-440: The Aspen Institute and Siemens Foundation , provides leading college staff with a benchmark standard of development and technical programs which foster equitable student success by highlighting exemplary practices of the winning programs. Recipients include: This annual award was created to honor an outstanding leader whose achievements reflect the high standards of honor, integrity, industry, and philanthropy that characterized
1392-560: The Aspen Institute and Be the Change, Inc. Voices for National Service decided to remain independent, but is a close partner of the new organization. On June 24 and 25, 2013, the project hosted the 21st Century National Service Summit in Aspen, Colorado , as a lead-in event to the Aspen Ideas Festival . The summit sought to "present bold new ideas to make national service a common expectation and opportunity for all young Americans" and inspire participants to "make specific commitments to fulfill
1450-470: The Aspen Institute together with U.S. magazine The Atlantic and Bloomberg Philanthropies has participated in organizing the annual CityLab event, a summit dedicated to develop strategies for the challenges of urbanization in today's cities. Walter Isaacson was the president and CEO of Aspen Institute from 2003 to June 2018. Isaacson announced in March 2017 that he would step down as president and CEO at
1508-602: The Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. Recipients to date include: The Financial Times called the Faculty Pioneers and Dissertation Proposal Awards the " Oscars of the business school world". These honor business school instructors with an outstanding track record of leadership and risk-taking in ensuring that the MBA curriculum incorporates social, environmental and ethical issues. Recipients in
1566-600: The Category "Lifetime Achievement" include: Community Colleges which demonstrate the provision of outstanding technical education and successfully link students, regardless of their race, ethnicity, family income or gender, with STEM careers as a gateway to economic mobility, are eligible to receive the Excellence and Equity in Community College STEM Award. The prize, awarded in co-operation of
1624-835: The Change Rob Gordon; US president United Way Worldwide Stacey Stewart ; CEO of Catholic Charities Rev. Larry Snyder; former US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood ; CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service Wendy Spencer ; former director of the White House Domestic Policy Council and chair Forum for Community Solutions Melody Barnes ; former member of the US House of Representatives Harold Ford, Jr. ; mayor of Flint, Michigan, Dayne Walling ; former US secretary of education Margaret Spellings ; former vice chief of staff of
1682-1064: The Franklin Project's Leadership Council; CNN senior political analyst and director of Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership David Gergen ; Vice President Biden's chief of staff Bruce Reed ; former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Rob Gordon, Clinton Foundation board member Chelsea Clinton ; former US Senator Mel Martinez ; Corporation for National and Community Service CEO Wendy Spencer ; journalist, author & former California first lady Maria Shriver ; Civic Enterprises CEO and Franklin Project co-chair John Bridgeland ; City Year co-founder and Franklin Project co-chair Alan Khazei ; ABC News contributor Matthew Dowd ; former Undersecretary of Defense Michèle Flournoy ; Teach For America founder and chair Wendy Kopp ; former governor of Idaho, US senator & US Interior secretary Dirk Kempthorne ; Global Health Corps CEO and co-founder Barbara Bush ; Target Community Relations president Laysha Ward ; Huffington Post president, chair and editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington ; former Bush White House director of
1740-774: The United States, the fifth-highest amount the think tanks. This funding originated primarily in Western democracies but also included "sizeable donations from undemocratic regimes in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates." The institute was largely the creation of Walter Paepcke , a Chicago businessman who had become inspired by the Great Books program of Mortimer Adler at the University of Chicago . In 1945, Paepcke visited Bauhaus artist and architect Herbert Bayer , AIA, who had designed and built
1798-656: The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives John DiIulio ; PBS president Paula Kerger ; White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation director Jonathan Greenblatt ; Peace Corps deputy director Carrie Hessler-Radelet ; former assistant to President George W. Bush, Michael Gerson ; New Orleans, Louisiana, mayor Mitch Landrieu ; Providence, Rhode Island, mayor Angel Taveras ; Nashville, Tennessee, mayor Karl Dean ; Bank of America Foundation president Kerry Sullivan ; and Aspen Institute president and CEO Walter Isaacson . The summit
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1856-551: The administration's criminal justice policy, and worked closely with Joe Biden to pass "tough-on-crime" legislation including the 1994 Crime Bill . Reed also helped to write the 1996 welfare reform law known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act . He is credited with coining the welfare reform catchphrase, "end welfare as we know it." In 2006, Reed published his book The Plan: Big Ideas for America , co-written by Rahm Emanuel . A review of
1914-766: The book in Foreign Affairs notes "the most important big idea in the book is that Democrats should stop defending the New Deal and instead concentrate on recasting it for a more mobile society." Reed is the author of the taunt, "change you can Xerox," from the February 21, 2008, presidential primary debate in Austin, Texas . Reed supplied Senator Hillary Clinton with the phrase to invoke accusations of plagiarism against rival Senator Barack Obama while parodying his campaign slogan: "Change you can believe in." In
1972-535: The challenge and 32 ultimately submitted detailed proposals for consideration. The top three proposals from each category (community college, public, and private categories) were invited to the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC, to compete for $ 100,000 in prizes at an in-person pitch day on April 15, 2015. Finalists and winners of the challenge were: The challenge was run again in 2016 by the project's successor organization, Service Year Alliance . In May 2015,
2030-596: The end of the year. On November 30, 2017, Daniel Porterfield was announced as his successor. Porterfield succeeded Isaacson on June 1, 2018. In April 2020, the company received approximately $ 8 million in federally backed small business loans as part of the Paycheck Protection Program . The company received scrutiny over this loan, which meant to protect small and private businesses. The Washington Post noted their large endowment and membership of billionaires made this problematic. Dele Olojede ,
2088-718: The environment, and international affairs . In 1979, through a donation by Corning Glass industrialist and philanthropist Arthur A. Houghton Jr ., the institute acquired a 1,000-acre (4 km ) campus on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland , known today as the Wye River Conference Centers . In 1983, former United States Senator Dick Clark founded the Aspen Institute's Congressional program, which sought to educate members of Congress on foreign affairs issues. In 2005, it held
2146-616: The first Aspen Ideas Festival , featuring leading minds from around the world sharing and speaking on global issues . The institute, along with The Atlantic , hosts the festival annually. It has trained philanthropists such as Carrie Morgridge . It has since added additional events such as the Aspen Ideas Health and Aspen Ideas Climate. In 2023, the Aspen Ideas Climate event included Vice President Kamala Harris and famed singer Gloria Estefan . Since 2013,
2204-512: The funding, Aspen Institute announced they would return it, stating "Upon listening to our communities and further reflection, we have made the decision to return the loan". In 2023, Simon Godwin was named Aspen Institute's Harman/Eisner artist in residence. Godwin is the artistic director for the Shakespeare Theatre Company and will serve in a one-year residency at the institute. In June 2023, CAA's Bruno del Granado
2262-466: The journal Democracy to release an issue coinciding with the summit that featured a symposium on national service. From June 2013 to November 2016, the project collaborated with the Huffington Post to tell stories of support for national service from a variety of perspectives, resulting in twenty-seven stories. The majority of these posts were a series of twenty-posts written by members of
2320-588: The life and career of industrialist and philanthropist Henry Crown . Notable recipients include: The full list of laureates appears on the Award's web page. Bruce Reed (political operative) Bruce Reed (born March 16, 1960) is an American political advisor and non-profit administrator who was the president of the Broad Foundation . Prior to assuming that role in December 2013, he served as Chief of Staff to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and as CEO of
2378-404: The military does not need every young person, so we need to create more opportunities for all young Americans to serve. McChrystal's remarks generated a lot of enthusiasm within the Aspen Institute community and several leaders within the United States national service community, along with Aspen Institute CEO Walter Isaacson , approached him to see if he would be interested in helping to form
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2436-1182: The military, faith communities, philanthropy, and nonprofit organizations attended. Speakers at the summit included: Franklin Project Leadership Council chair General (Ret.) Stanley McChrystal ; vice-chair of the Clinton Foundation Chelsea Clinton ; CEO & co-founder of Global Health Corps Barbara Bush ; CNN senior political analyst David Gergen ; co-host of CNN's Crossfire S.E. Cupp ; Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne ; author and former senior editor of Newsweek Jonathan Alter , CNN political contributor Paul Begala ; Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson ; US Army captain (ret.) and author Wes Moore ; senior vice president of Corporate Affairs at Cisco Tae Yoo ; chairman & CEO of Special Olympics Tim Shriver ; chief marketing officer at eBay Richelle Parham ; chief diversity officer and senior vice president at Time Warner, Lisa Garcia Quiroz ; vice president at Google[x] Megan Smith ; head of Social Impact at LinkedIn Meg Garlinghouse ; president of Be
2494-655: The private sector to become leaders in community and global development projects. The Aspen Global Leadership Network inducts an annual class of 20-22 candidates between the ages of 30-46 for a two-year training program. Instruction takes place at the Aspen Institute's campus in Aspen , Colorado, and various sites abroad. The New Voices Fellowship is a year long program for applicants from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Every year, nominations are accepted from August through October. Fellows are selected in December and announced publicly in early January. The New Voices Fellowship
2552-740: The project collaborated with NYC Service and United Way of New York City to help them launch their effort to double the number of service year opportunities in New York City . The effort was launched at a summit on the effort at the Roosevelt House , attended by over 100 heads of major institutions, academic centers, nonprofits and corporations. Speakers at the summit included: Bill de Blasio , mayor of New York City; Paula Gavin, chief service officer of New York City; Sheena Wright , CEO of United Way of New York City; Jennifer Raab, president of Hunter College ; Joel Berg, executive director of
2610-537: The project hosted the Summit at Gettysburg: Our Unfinished Work in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania , in partnership with the National Conference on Citizenship , ServiceNation , and Voices for National Service . The summit sought to "awaken a new citizenship in the country, grounded in a service year as a rite of passage for all 18 to 28 year olds." Over 350 participants from the private sector, higher education, government,
2668-465: The project launched their Ambassadors Program, a twelve-month "leadership development program and local engagement strategy" with the aim of increasing support for national service in communities across the country. The program had three priorities: Forty-five ambassadors from twenty-five states were selected and began their term with a three-day training Alexandria, Virginia . A variety of programs and initiatives were created by participants inspired by
2726-595: The project's programming. Margo Drakos and Elizabeth Warshawer founded ArtistYear after attending the 21st Century National Service Summit and were inspired to create the first national service program specifically for artists. ArtistYear brings the power of the arts to underserved schools with limited arts instruction and access by providing exceptional artists with a dedicated service year that goes beyond traditional community service outreach. Today, ArtistYear has corps members in three cities: Philadelphia , New York City , and Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado . In July 2014,
2784-532: The project. Over time, the project began to explore how it might work more closely together with its partners ServiceNation , the Service Year Exchange project of the National Conference on Citizenship , and Voices for National Service . With support from the Einhorn Family Charitable Trust , the four organizations worked together to develop a joint operating plan to ensure their collective efforts were adding up to impact greater than
2842-585: The results in "Voters for National Service: Perspectives of American Voters on Large-Scale National Service". The key findings of the study were: The project collaborated with Voices for National Service , Civic Enterprises , and the Center for Benefit-Cost Studies in Education at Columbia University to study the economic value of national service and published a report in September 2013. The primary finding
2900-646: The spring of 2010, Reed took a leave of absence from the DLC to become executive director and president of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform , a commission tasked with balancing the national budget during the Great Recession . On January 14, 2011, he was named Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden , succeeding Ron Klain . In November 2013, it was announced that he would step down as chief of staff to become president of
2958-403: The sum of their individual efforts. At the end of a year-long planning process, three of the organizations (the Franklin Project, Service Nation , the Service Year Exchange project of the National Conference on Citizenship ) decided the best way to achieve the new plan was to merge. The new 501(c)(3) non-profit organization is called Service Year Alliance , and operates as a joint venture between
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#17327802745303016-441: The vision of the Franklin Project." Over 275 leaders from business, labor, higher education, government, military, faith-based community, philanthropy, and nonprofit organizations attended. At the summit the project also released its 21st Century National Service Action Plan . Speakers at the summit included: General Stanley McChrystal , former commander, International Security Assistance Force and US Forces Afghanistan and chair of
3074-416: Was advised by a Leadership Council of prominent Americans. Retired US Army General Stanley McChrystal served as chair and former White House Domestic Policy Council Director John Bridgeland and City Year Co-Founder Alan Khazei served as vice-chairs. Examples of other notable members included Madeleine Albright , Barbara Bush , and Chelsea Clinton . The program ran a Young Leaders Council consisting of
3132-602: Was founding editor of the DLC magazine, The New Democrat and served as policy director of the DLC from 1990 to 1991 under DLC Chairman and Governor of Arkansas Bill Clinton . In 1992, he was deputy campaign manager for policy of the Clinton-Gore presidential campaign . During the Clinton presidency, Reed served as chief domestic policy advisor and director of the Domestic Policy Council . Reed oversaw
3190-540: Was later adopted by Encyclopædia Britannica's Great Books of the Western World , Paepcke worked with Anderson to create the Aspen Institute Executive Seminar. In 1951, the institute sponsored a national photography conference. During the 1960s and 1970s, the institute added organizations, programs, and conferences, including the Aspen Center for Physics , the Aspen Strategy Group , Communications and Society Program and other programs that concentrated on education, communications, justice, Asian thought, science, technology,
3248-505: Was named to be head of the Board of the Aspen Institute's Latinos Society Program. The Aspen Institute's community program includes lecturers from the Hurst Lecture Series, the McCloskey Speaker Series, and the Murdock Mind, Body, Spirit series. As of 2019 the Aspen Institute had net assets of $ 310,055,857. Revenue and support as of 2016: $ 160,402,073 Expenses as of 2019: $ 147,137,098 The Henry Crown Fellowship, established in 1997, educates accomplished entrepreneurs from
3306-433: Was sponsored by JPMorgan Chase , Target , Accenture , Bank of America , Burson Marsteller , Time magazine, Laura & Gary Lauder, Jonathan & Jeannie Lavine, the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund , the Hauptman Family Foundation , Case Foundation , Entertainment Industry Foundation , Bright House Networks , State Farm , Voices For National Service , and the MCJ Amelior Foundation . From June 4 to 6, 2014,
3364-416: Was that "the benefit-cost ratio is 3.9: for every dollar invested in the network of national service programs currently operating, there is a social return of almost four dollars." Clive Belfield of Columbia University was the author of the study. Aspen Institute The Institute is largely funded by foundations such as the Carnegie Corporation , the Rockefeller Brothers Fund , the Gates Foundation ,
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