Goals and Activities

Our Goals:

Through a broad range of activities with current and new partners in the private, academic, governmental, and non-profit sectors, the Global Assets Project hopes to:

• Develop and increase the global knowledge base and networks around asset building;
• Test asset-building projects, products, and policies in selected areas;
• Promote asset building among development initiatives, policymakers, the media, opinion-leaders, and the public; and
• Stimulate new resource flows, especially from social policy, into asset building accounts held in the private sector

Our Activities:

To realize these goals in the coming years, the Global Assets Project plans to:

• Organize conferences, meetings, working groups and networks;
• Initiate and support demonstration and pilot projects;
• Conduct and commission primary and secondary research;
• Publish in-depth reports, articles, and books;
• Publish op-eds, articles, and magazine articles;
• Advise policymakers and contribute to policy design;
• Based on policy design, suggest innovations in financial products, especially connecting microfinance and commercial financial services;
• Continue to stimulate development of financial education in many form and venues;
• Host public events for the media, policymakers, and the general public; and
• Train future scholars, analysts, and practitioners to lead asset-building efforts globally.

Both the Center for Social Development and the New America Foundation  have been at the forefront of the asset-building field in the U.S. and abroad. Learn more about the Global Assets Project's initiatives and publications, or contact us.