A dynamic digital library and network where educators discover, create, and collaborate to improve teaching and learning with open educational resources.

Making quality education accessible and affordable for everyone through freely available, openly licensed teaching and learning materials that can be used, adapted, and shared without cost.

The Opportunity: Pent-Up Demand

We're living in the most age-diverse society in human history, with nearly equal numbers of people alive today at every age from birth to 70 and beyond. This unprecedented demographic reality creates extraordinary potential for intergenerational collaboration — and Americans are ready to seize it.

A Transformed World

The Charter for Compassion envisions a world where all life flourishes with compassion. Founded by scholar Karen Armstrong after receiving the TED Prize in 2008, the Charter was unveiled on November 12, 2009, with support from thousands of contributors worldwide.

The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions—the Golden Rule that calls us to treat others as we wish to be treated. The Charter translates this ancient wisdom into a living, breathing movement for our times.

The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit think tank and leadership organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. Founded in 1949, the Institute convenes leaders across sectors to tackle the world’s most complex challenges through dialogue, research, and action. With a strong belief in values-based leadership, the Aspen Institute creates space for bold ideas, civil discourse, and meaningful impact.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with locations across the U.S. and abroad, Aspen serves as a neutral ground where changemakers collaborate on solutions across lines of difference.

It all begins with an idea.