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Powerful NewsTalk WVMT interview on #childcare during #COVID19 with Williston, VT, resident Seth Hibbert, a nonprofit communications professional and father first featured in our Parent 2.0 video. You can listen here: https://bit.ly/38p9gIK
Join the T3 Innovation Network next month, for the third annual #T3Network Meeting. This year’s T3 Network Meeting will be held across two days, Dec. 3 and Dec. 11, with interactive sessions you don’t want to miss! This event will highlight the Network's success over the last two and a half years, showcase tools, resources, LER pilots, and unveil what's in store for 2021. Learn more and register: http://ow.ly/b46D50CjfLH
Teachers, surveyed recently, report that they spend an average of $500/year of their own funds to purchase items or services they need for their students. The Foundation for Impact on Literacy and Learning has created a Help Our Teachers Fund to assist teachers with classroom teaching expenses. Learn more and donate: http://ow.ly/lINp50Caikb
On November 17-19, join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation for its very first virtual Corporate Citizenship Conference & Awards! Explore how business will lead through our recovery from the pandemic and chart a resilient path forward, working hand-in-hand with cross-sector partners to help our communities emerge stronger. Register: https://bit.ly/3j2PgOB #BusinessSolves
"For so many working parents, returning to work is not possible until their children can safely return to care." - U.S. Chamber of Commerce President, Suzanne Clark. Learn more about how business recovery depends on #childcare from our #TalentForward event. Watch: https://bit.ly/3mLCBky
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"My kids were just unenrolled because of ratios. I lost that center, they just dropped them." – Traci Wimberly, a customer service coordinator from Columbus, OH, discussing her struggles with #childcare during #COVID19. Hear more from Traci and other working parents in our latest video here: https://bit.ly/3m042qp
In August 2020, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation surveyed working parents again to better understand if and how their childcare challenges may have ev...
We're 2 HOURS AWAY! #TalentForward is TODAY, 1-3:30 p.m. ET! We'll be covering a lot of ground: the #COVID19 impact on early education and childcare, K-12 learning loss, best practices for upskilling and reskilling our workforce, the importance of diversity and equity, and more. There's still time to register for this event. If you haven't, you should do that now: http://ow.ly/ZHum50C7ecF
#TalentForward is TOMORROW, 1-3:30 p.m. ET! This event includes a session that will explore the impact #COVID19 has had on working parents, employers trying to create return-to-work plans, and childcare providers on the frontlines trying to continue educating and caring for our youngest learners. Don't miss this one! Register here: http://ow.ly/GUOn50C6Cxj
The impact of #COVID19 has forced communities and employers across the country to re-imagine the way we develop, hire, upskill, and reskill our workforce. Join us on Friday, Oct. 30, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. ET, for #TalentForward, which will include a panel discussion on how to align education, workforce, and credentialing information with the needs of the talent marketplace, to keep pace with an evolving economy. You won't want to miss this event! Register now: https://bit.ly/31MOMWd
#TalentForward ONE WEEK AWAY! Join us on October 30, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. ET, for Talent Forward 2020, which will include a session covering why the stakes have never been higher for students in America, and what teachers, students, parents, and policymakers need to know going forward. Don't miss this session, with former U.S. Secretaries of Education, Arne Duncan and Margaret Spellings. This event will include more sessions dedicated to giving you the tools necessary to meet the education and workforce challenges of today — and the future. Register here: http://ow.ly/e1QJ50C1bfg
In 3 DAYS, on Oct. 26, 1-4:30 pm, we'll host the Talent Pipeline Management National Learning Network Virtual Fall Summit. This event will cover the work being done for Opportunity Populations, how you can leverage TPM for advocacy and policy improvement, what work is being done by your colleagues across the country, and more. Learn more and register today: http://ow.ly/nSvc50C0RDk #TPM
To rebuild our economy and reshape the future of education and workforce development, we need leadership and innovation. #COVID19 has impacted the way we think about education, childcare, and workforce training. Join us on Oct. 30, from 1 to 3:30 p.m., for #TalentForward, and get practical solutions to the most pressing education and workforce challenges. Register now: http://ow.ly/tlm650BWuJw
To rebuild our economy and reshape the future of education and workforce development, we need leadership and innovation. #COVID19 has impacted the way we think about education, childcare, and workforce training. Join us on Oct. 30, from 1 to 3:30 p.m., for #TalentForward, and get practical solutions to the most pressing education and workforce challenges. Register now: http://ow.ly/tlm650BWuJw
26% of parents are paying for a #childcare arrangement they are not using. Learn more about working parents' childcare challenges during #COVID19 in our new survey, "Piecing Together Solutions: Returning to Work and the Childcare Dilemma." Read the report and hear stories from working parents: https://bit.ly/3lVk0Cv
Be a catalyst for strategically aligning the classroom to careers. Attend the Talent Pipeline Management National Learning Network Virtual Fall Summit on October 26, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. ET. Enhance your TPM efforts and move the initiative forward. Register now: http://ow.ly/yvjd50BUMsS
There is no question the COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on workforce training, K-12 learning, childcare, and higher education. We are seeing how business-led solutions can move the economy forward. Join us on October 30, from 1 to 3:30 p.m., for #TalentForward2020. We'll discuss how the business community's leadership is paving the way for innovation in the new economy. Register now: http://ow.ly/bSr150BTBwi
Seven percent of fathers and 14 percent of mothers have declined a promotion or new job in the past three months to provide #childcare. Learn more about how #COVID19 is changing childcare in a new U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation survey, "Piecing Together Solutions: Returning to Work and the Childcare Dilemma." Read the report: http://ow.ly/5mAQ50BSqZi
Today at 1:30 p.m. ET, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation will host the final #TalentFinance forum series event. We'll hear from Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President/CEO Raphael Bostic and YOU. This highly interactive Capstone Event will give attendees the opportunity to weigh in on the future of the movement. You won't want to miss this! http://ow.ly/auw150BQzSi
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on #childcare, K-12 #education, higher education, and #workforce training. Join us for #TalentForward 2020 to explore how the business community has strengthened our outlook on the future, and how its leadership will foster innovations in the new economy. Register today: http://ow.ly/Q3RJ50BNz2F
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For our "Untapped Potential" reports, we partnered with the business communities in Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania to understand the potential economic benefit of improving #childcare. Learn about our findings here: http://ow.ly/VYmJ50BLlQJ
Building on the work of other states, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation partnered with the business communities in Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania to understand just how much breakdow
"Caregiving responsibilities, including childcare, are impacting workers' ability to return to work or stay focused at work." @HRdive explores employers' perspective on the national #childcare crisis. Read more here: https://bit.ly/33ViSXR
The results echo what other researchers have observed in recent months regarding the impact of caregiving on returning to work.
Tomorrow: We continue our #TalentFinance forum event series focusing on Public-Private Innovations. Learn how both the public and private sectors can leverage new and emerging talent finance innovations and how they can better align their investments to achieve better outcomes and impact. Join Us: http://ow.ly/QU1w50BDEMy
Thank you to our Talent Finance partners: Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Greater Houston Partnership, WorkingNation, and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Check out our new report, released today, on how we can create a more inclusive talent marketplace by supporting those who face barriers to employment and advancement. Read the report: ow.ly/CAdE50BAddd #T3Network #equity
"The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation estimates that 50% of childcare facilities in the country will not survive the coronavirus pandemic. But now, as parents return to work and students remain home for remote learning, the need for childcare is great." KSN TV dives into the #childcare crisis in Kansas: http://ow.ly/BHcd50BylqH
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation estimates that 50% of childcare facilities in the country will not survive the coronavirus pandemic. But now, as parents return t…
Today we start a movement. Our new initiative, Talent Finance, explores novel ways to invest in talent development that keeps pace with innovation of the 21st century economy. The Kickoff Event today is the first in a series of forums for employers across the country to share strategies about how to better prepare today’s workforce for the future. Don't miss the Kickoff Event today, at 1:30pm/ET! https://events.uschamberfoundation.org/talentfinance/694626
Thanks to our partners, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta WorkingNation Greater Houston Partnership and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Despite billions in public and private sector investment and trillions in student debt, current approaches to financing education and career readiness fail to meet the needs of the dynamic labor market. Today, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, WorkingNation, Greater Houston Partnership, and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), we launched Talent Finance, a groundbreaking initiative that explores new ways to invest in people and skills that keep pace with innovation and advance economic opportunity, inclusion, and competitiveness. Read the white paper that outlines the initiative’s framework: http://ow.ly/Sr5I50BwYCd #TalentFinance #workforce
In case you missed it: Last week, we released the third installment in our series on #childcare: Piecing Together Solutions: An Essential Industry for Economic Recovery. Check it out to learn more about how economic recovery depends on childcare. https://bit.ly/3k2wCXm
This month we launch Talent Finance, an initiative that promotes a public-private approach to how we invest in talent. One key to successfully making this happen, according to Sheila Bair, founding director of The Volcker Alliance, is to "align educational training with labor force needs." Bair discusses why this initiative is important for both the pubic and private sectors. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4OK_bds_NA&feature=youtu.be
#COVID19 has had a devastating effect on the childcare industry. Childcare providers are an essential part of the #ChildcareEquation, but many feel their current financial situation is unsustainable, according to our new survey released today. In fact, two out of five #childcare providers worry that they will close permanently without additional public assistance.
Hear their stories: https://youtu.be/H5tHabN3-yk
In a series of in-depth conversations, childcare providers of varying types and sizes from across the country highlight how the pandemic has magnified the di...
New Microsoft grant opportunity for Black- and African American-led nonprofits: Eligible US nonprofits that provide digital skills and workforce development to the Black and African American community can apply for a 3-year unrestricted cash grant and more. Apply by September 30. aka.ms/community-skills-program
Find resources from Microsoft to support job seekers to gain skills for in-demand jobs and to succeed in today's digital economy.
Strong collaboration between employers and opportunity population-serving organizations can help ensure a more diverse talent pipeline and connect those with limited access to opportunities to meaningful, sustainable careers. Read about the newest #TalentPipelineManagement Resource Guide: 'Connecting Opportunity Populations to Better Career Pathways' on the @USCCFoundation blog: http://ow.ly/9Ptc50BheYt
Join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Tata Consultancy Services, and the Chamber Technology Engagement Center on August 26 at 2 p.m. to learn how resourceful community leaders and advocates have found innovative ways to bridge the gaps to access and #technology adoption. https://bit.ly/3iT86rh #DigitalEmpowersUs
#COVID19 has forced working parents and employers to find ways to meet the challenges of #childcare.
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Georgia employers are facing pressure related to job benefits as working parents fret about how to juggle online school for their children. In Marietta, the founder of a local law firm hired a tutor and set aside a back conference room for kids of her employees.
Join us at 3 p.m. ET for #PathForward: COVID-19 and the Reopening of K-12 Schools. Today, Dan Domenech from the American Association of School Administrators and Dr. Rainu Kaushal from Cornell Medicine will join U.S. Chamber President Suzanne Clark to answer your most pressing questions. http://ow.ly/T3I950AYweq
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This special edition of Path Forward will explore the work the Gates Foundation has been doing to fight the coronavirus. We will discuss the importance of a coordinated international response to the pandemic, the lasting changes we might see coming out of the crisis, how to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 treatment and vaccines, and much more.
In order to succeed as a community, we need to ensure that all children have accessible, high-quality early education. Find out how Build Up for San Mateo County's Children is tackling this issue and #AchievingTomorrow in San Mateo by visiting https://www.achievingtomorrow.org/voices/
There is nothing more important than investing in our kids at their earliest stages by giving them access to affordable, high-quality early education. That's why Build Up for San Mateo County's Children, along with local business leaders and community stakeholders, have come together to create spaces where children ages 0-5 can learn and develop, ultimately having a profound impact on the talent pipeline. Learn how San Mateo is #AchievingTomorrow by visiting https://www.achievingtomorrow.org/city/bay-area-ca/
To honor the women who inspire and shape future careers, the #LightaSpark campaign profiles five women who have found success applying their STEM education in what might be considered unconventional STEM careers.
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Unlocking the Future of the Talent Pipeline with John Legend, Andrew Plepler, Global Head of ESG, Bank of America, Topeka Sam, Unlocked Futures Cohort 1, and Tulaine Montgomery, Managing Partner, New Profit
In addition to preparing students for the jobs of tomorrow, the Northwest Arkansas Fab Lab is a true community space that welcomes people of all ages from 7-77. Learn more about how they are #AchievingTomorrow in Fayetteville: bit.ly/achievingtomorrowNWA
Thanks to the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce and the Northwest Arkansas Fab Lab, students are developing the skills and confidence they need for a brighter future. Through equipment, tools, and technology, the Fab Lab's students are realizing their full potential and preparing to meet the needs of Fayetteville's future workforce. #AchievingTomorrow bit.ly/achievingtomorrowNWA
By introducing kids to technical skills at a young age, Northwest Arkansas Fab Lab employees and volunteers like Canon hope to give young people the opportunity to learn valuable trade skills that can prepare them for the jobs of the future. Here's how Fayetteville is #AchievingTomorrow: bit.ly/achievingtomorrowNWA
To prepare youth for the jobs of the future, the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, local business leaders like AT&T, and community stakeholders came together to create the Northwest Arkansas Fab Lab. The lab provides tools and a makerspace for people to come together to design and build almost anything through technology and digital fabrication. Learn how Fayetteville is #AchievingTomorrow by visiting bit.ly/achievingtomorrowNWA
Talent Forward 2019, the premiere national workforce conference, where education and workforce experts from across the country convene to discuss the future of talent and the future of work. Less than three weeks to get #earlybird pricing. Register at uschamberfoundation.org/TF19 #workforcedevelopment #talentdevelopment #futureofwork
Who better to represent the New Orleans hospitality industry than those who call it home? As part of the #AchievingTomorrow campaign, learn how community partners are working hand-in-hand to provide the city's youth with career opportunities in hospitality. http://bit.ly/achievingtomorrowLA
The Earn & Learn program at Tulane's Cowen Institute helps young adults like James connect technical skills with soft skills to establish long-lasting career pathways. Learn more about the #AchievingTomorrow campaign, and efforts in New Orleans to set youth up for success: http://bit.ly/achievingtomorrowLA
Warren Easton Charter High School and Hilton New Orleans Riverside are partnering to expose students to a diverse range of careers within hospitality. As part of the #AchievingTomorrow campaign, learn how community partnerships can create opportunities for students to pursue skilled positions within their communities: http://bit.ly/achievingtomorrowLA
Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Warren Easton Charter High School, and Tulane's Cowen Institute are investing in the hospitality industry in New Orleans, ensuring that local youth have a pathway to a thriving career, all while preserving the city's rich history and spirit. Learn how New Orleans is #AchievingTomorrow by visiting: http://bit.ly/achievingtomorrowLA
#FBF to that time we announced a vision for collaborative, open #data on in-demand #jobs and skills -- a project with the potential to align the #talent developed in the #education system with the talent needs of #business. Interested? More coming soon...so while you wait, learn more about the project and our partners at https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/workforce-development/JDX #JobDataExchange
The Job Data Exchange (JDX) is a project focused on creating reliable, structured, open data about jobs, which results in equal access to information. It levels the playing field and makes labor markets more equitable. #JobDataExchange Lumina Foundation
The business and education communities, along with tech vendor partners and students, talk about the Job Data Exchange (JDX) -- what exactly is being developed and the potential impact of this revolutionary new tool on the talent marketplace.
Year Up Greater Boston supports young, talented professionals with the one-on-one mentorship they need on their path to employment. Learn how Year Up is #AchievingTomorrow in Boston: http://bit.ly/AchievingTomorrowMA
By disrupting the traditional workforce pipeline to expose companies to talented individuals with diverse perspectives, Year Up Greater Boston is ensuring Boston's opportunity youth have equal access to high-quality careers at companies such as Wayfair. To learn how Boston is #AchievingTomorrow, visit: http: http://bit.ly/AchievingTomorrowMA
By connecting young professionals with supportive mentors and internship opportunities, Year Up Greater Boston is helping individuals like Noah grow their careers and establish their independence. To learn more about Year Up's partnership with local Boston businesses such as BNY Mellon, visit: http://bit.ly/AchievingTomorrowMA
Year Up Greater Boston is providing opportunity youth with the training and support they need to establish lasting careers, while also helping companies like BNY Mellon and Wayfair, tap into a talent pool of young adults who have the skills and drive to succeed. Learn how Boston is #AchievingTomorrow by visiting: http://bit.ly/AchievingTomorrowMA
19% of people 25 years and older do not have a high school diploma. By building a system that recognizes the barriers individuals face in continuing education, McDonald’s Archways to Opportunity provides its employees with opportunities to continue their education and develop skills to further their careers. To learn more about how McDonald’s is #AchievingTomorrow, visit visit: http://bit.ly/achievingtomorrowIL
Through participation in the Career Pathways program, Maram Safi developed the skills and found confidence she was looking for to direct her path to college, and pursue a long-term career in electrical engineering. As part of the #AchievingTomorrow campaign, learn how High School District 214 is closing the skills gap in Chicagoland at http://bit.ly/achievingtomorrowIL
In Chicagoland’s High School District 214, educators and businesses partner to expose underserved public high school students to career opportunities and bring industry into the classroom. Through a combination of classroom learning and real-world, hands-on work experience, the Career Pathways program equips students with the confidence and in-demand skills that employers are looking for. Learn how Chicago is #AchievingTomorrow by visiting: http://bit.ly/achievingtomorrowIL
To increase diversity and cultivate the STEM pipeline, executives at Texas Instruments and Ericsson came together to invest in future generations of STEM leaders. Learn more about the #AchievingTomorrow campaign by visiting: http://bit.ly/AchievingTomorrow
Solar Preparatory School for Girls at James B. Bonham believes that girls can make a positive impact in their communities when STEAM is incorporated into their curriculum starting in kindergarten. Learn more about the #AchievingTomorrow campaign by visiting: http://bit.ly/AchievingTomorrow
The STEM Center of Excellence not only provides girls with the opportunities to participate in science-based programming, it helps them build confidence through mentorship and support. As part of the #AchievingTomorrow campaign, learn how the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas are turning their passion for STEM into a life-long career: http://bit.ly/AchievingTomorrow
Texas Instruments and Ericsson wanted to diversify the STEM pipeline in their local community of Dallas. Together with the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, these companies are providing girls with the tools and resources needed to nurture a passion for STEM. Learn more about the #AchievingTomorrow campaign by visiting: http://bit.ly/AchievingTomorrowTX
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