Lesson 1, Topic 1 In Progress Key Language #1 Key Language Words mean things. Asset-Framing Asset-Framing is the principle that defines communities by their aspirations and contributions, rather than their challenges and deficits. The Skillman Foundation The Power of Asset Framing: A Conversation with Trabian Shorters Read Article Trabian Shorters, best-selling author, social entrepreneur, and leading authority on diversity and inclusion, has been working for years to help foundations and nonprofits change the stories they tell about the communities they support.