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At the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, we catalyze our network to co-invest in a set of integrated solutions that enable workers, employers, and communities to advance a skilled workforce, promote good jobs and invest in equitable outcomes. By using…
The Issue We are in the midst of the longest period of economic expansion in U.S. history. Profits are up, the stock market is up, job creation is steady, and unemployment is low. But the story of broader economic growth…
At the National Fund, we have been following with great interest, the growing conversation around growing income inequality and the need to reform or “reboot” capitalism. We would welcome the ushering in of a new business model that considers all…
From the top floor of Hotel Revival, I marveled at a sunny 360-degree view of Baltimore. Directly south along the water I could see Port Covington, a former industrial area being redeveloped into a new metro ecosystem. Will this be…
Ohio’s Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center prides itself on being among the nation’s best pediatric hospitals and a leader in boosting overall retention rates among a highly diverse group of frontline workers. A factor in its success is that it…
Dallas’ Methodist Health may hold the title for ‘Best Places to Work’ for 15 consecutive years, but if you ask its senior leaders, they’ll say that maintaining its status as a trusted leader for health and wellness needs requires a…
Rush University Medical Center, located west of downtown Chicago, serves as an anchor for surrounding communities as well as for its 2,400 frontline workers. As an Emerging Champion, and one of the area’s largest non-government employers, Rush has long prided…
At the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, we catalyze our network to co-invest in a set of integrated solutions that enable workers, employers, and communities to advance a skilled workforce, promote good jobs and invest in equitable outcomes. By using…
Southwestern Oregon Healthcare Industry for Partnership (SOHIP) represents a different type of Emerging Champion, a consortium of healthcare employers, education and training providers, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders from Oregon’s rural southwestern counties. The partnership was formed in 2016 to…
Emerging Champion Alameda Health System, based in Oakland, Calif., is well on its way to building a frontline workforce that mirrors the diversity of its patient population and residents of the surrounding communities. “Caring, Healing, Teaching, Serving All’ is the…