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The Big Takeaway from Davos

By Janice Urbanik

Posted on Feb 16, 2021

The ‘Great Reset’ must include sustainability and equity During last year’s World Economic Forum, I tweeted a lot about economy-boosting…

Category: Job Quality, Racial Equity

Tags: business leaders, Community Impact, equity, Frontline Workers, Good Jobs, inequality, policy, Poverty, racial equity, systems change

If We’re Serious About an Equitable Economy, It’s All Hands on Deck

By Amanda Cage

Posted on Nov 30, 2020

This month I write to you (finally) on the other side of a national election. However you feel about the…

Category: Policy, Racial Equity, Systems Change

Tags: business leaders, co-invest, Community Impact, Frontline Workers, Good Jobs, policy, Publications, racial equity, Report, systems change

Even in a Pandemic, a Good Job is Still a Competitive Advantage

By Janice Urbanik and Caroline Corona

Posted on Mar 26, 2020

With low wage workers and small businesses most vulnerable to the economic impact of COVID-19, employers who maintain their workforce…

Category: Employers, Job Quality

Tags: Best Practice, business leaders, Community Impact, Employers, financial wellness, Frontline Workers, Good Jobs, healthcare, policy, retail, systems change

To Drive Change for Workers, Pull the Levers of Capitalism

By Janice Urbanik

Posted on Feb 11, 2020

The Issue We are in the midst of the longest period of economic expansion in U.S. history. Profits are up,…

Category: Employers, Job Quality, Systems Change

Tags: business leaders, community health, Community Impact, Frontline Workers, Good Jobs, inequality, policy, Poverty

360 Degree Choice of Direction

By Bryan Lindsley

Posted on Jan 23, 2020

From the top floor of Hotel Revival, I marveled at a sunny 360-degree view of Baltimore. Directly south along the…

Category: Collaboratives, Systems Change

Tags: Community Impact, equity, Philanthropy, policy, Regional Collaborative, systems change

Can You Solve The Paradox?

By Bryan Lindsley

Posted on Nov 19, 2019

In September, I flew from Minneapolis to Cleveland and took an Uber 45 minutes south to Akron’s Bounce Innovation Hub.…

Category: Collaboratives, Systems Change

Tags: Community Impact, equity, Philanthropy, policy, Regional Collaborative, systems change

Don’t Blame Schools for Unfilled Crappy Jobs

By National Fund for Workforce Solutions

Posted on Aug 19, 2019

Community Voting for SXSW EDU is Open - Vote on PanelPicker Ideas August 5-23 VOTE FOR OUR PANEL PanelPicker community…

Category: Employers, Event, Job Quality, Young Adults

Tags: Community Impact, equity, Frontline Workers, Good Jobs, policy, racial equity, Young Adults

Proposed Changes to Food Assistance Would Make it Harder for Working Families

By Janice Urbanik

Posted on Aug 12, 2019

The Trump administration has proposed new regulations for SNAP benefits, an action that would remove an estimated 3 million people…

Category: Financial Wellness, Policy

Tags: community health, Community Impact, equity, federal policy, financial wellness, policy, Poverty

Talk is Cheap

By Fred Dedrick

Posted on Apr 24, 2019

There is a lot of talk about extreme income inequality. The fault, many say, is with capitalism. Often these capitalist…

Category: Policy

Tags: Community Impact, income, inequality, policy, Poverty, taxes

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