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Press Releases

Employee Ownership Foundation and the Foundation for Enterprise Development Fund Aspen Institute’s Work on Broad Dissemination of Employee Ownership Teaching Materials to Business Educators

The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering enlightened leadership and open-minded dialogue. As part of the Institute’s Business and Society Program, the Center for Business Education (CBE) maintains close ties with major MBA programs in 23 countries. A grant to disseminate employee ownership teaching materials from the Foundation for Enterprise Development (FED) to the CBE of the Aspen Institute received substantial funding from the Employee Ownership Foundation.  This grant funds the CBE network, publications, distribution systems and awards program to identify and disseminate employee ownership teaching materials to over 110 business schools.  This collaborative project by the Foundation, FED, and CBE was initiated in March 2008.

The Employee Ownership Foundation is The ESOP Association’s affiliated 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting employee ownership.  For more information about the Foundation visit www.employeeownershipfoundation.org or visit the Employee Ownership Blog at http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/default.asp.

The core cause of the Employee Ownership Foundation is the belief that employee ownership will improve American competitiveness, increase productivity through greater employee participation, and strengthen our free enterprise economy.  For more information about the Foundation and The ESOP Association visit www.esopassociation.org.

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