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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program (EOP) advances strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy.

We are pleased to present a selection of our work from the past month.

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Publications

• Shared Success Mid-Term Evaluation Report by Shared Success, Financial Access Initiative, and EA Consultants
• How Understanding and Acting on Workers’ Perspectives Drives Small Business Success: Lessons From Shared Success CDFIs by Maya Smith
• What Matters Most: Employer Priorities for Early-Career Talent by Haley Glover (UpSkill America) and Angie Napper Walker (WGU)

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Commentary

• Seeing the Grass, Solving for the Weeds by Chelsea Miller, UpSkill America
• Employer Support Contributes to Credential Completion by Haley Glover, UpSkill America

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Videos

• Building New Narratives on Work and Opportunity in the US South, featuring Job Quality Fellows Shuh-Marraka Johnson (Deep South Strategies, LLC), Dom Kelly (New Disabled South), Rachel Merfalen (Tennessee State Center of Employee Ownership/Good Future), Alexis Tsoukalas (Florida Policy Institute), and moderator Matt Helmer (The Aspen Institute).

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Podcasts

• Work Forces: Building Employer Upskilling Strategies, a conversation with UpSkill America Senior Director Haley Glover.
• Building New Narratives on Work and Opportunity in the US South, featuring Job Quality Fellows Shuh-Marraka Johnson (Deep South Strategies, LLC), Dom Kelly (New Disabled South), Rachel Merfalen (Tennessee State Center of Employee Ownership/Good Future), Alexis Tsoukalas (Florida Policy Institute), and moderator Matt Helmer (The Aspen Institute).

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Newsletters

• Job Quality Newsletter – Rethinking Work and Opportunity by Maureen Conway
• Upcoming Events — February 2026 by Economic Opportunities Program staff
• Monthly Digest — January 2026 by Economic Opportunities Program staff

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Upcoming Events

• March 5 — Worker- and Community-Led Strategies for a Fairer Economy (free, online).
• March 5 — The New Era of Small Business Finance: Access, AI, and Accountability (free, livestream only).
• June 2-3, 2026 — Employee Ownership Ideas Forum (Washington DC and online). Registration will open soon. Click here to save the date.

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