What We Do
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation harnesses the power of business to create solutions for the good of America and the world. We anticipate, develop, and deploy solutions to challenges facing communities—today and tomorrow.
Our Impact
- Corporate Social Responsibility
Free, In-Person AI Training for Small Businesses NationwideThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is pleased to announce the state and local chambers bringing free AI trainings directly to small businesses and entrepreneurs in communities across the country.
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- Civics
Introducing The Juror Education Project
By Hilary Crow - Disasters
Strengthening America for the Next Generation
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Our Issues
- DisastersWe help businesses and communities respond to, prepare for, and recover from disasters.Read More
- WorkforceWe develop solutions to meet America’s workforce needs.Read More
- CivicsWe strengthen American democracy.Read More
Our Solutions
- Small Business Readiness for ResiliencyBecome a more resilient business with these easy-to-use tools.Read More
- Talent Pipeline ManagementLearn how to build successful talent pipelines to fill open jobs.Read More
- The Civic TrustA nonpartisan commitment to boost civic literacy, skills, and participation.Read More
Our latest pilot is an AI-powered platform that provides business leaders with a curated repository of real-world, proven solutions to complex challenges, starting with childcare.
Upcoming Events
- WorkforceEmployer Provided Innovation Challenges (EPIC) Summer ConveningTuesday, June 2309:00 AM EDT - 05:00 PM EDTU.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St NW, Washington, DC 20062Learn More
- WorkforceTalent Pipeline Management® (TPM) National Learning Network SummitTuesday, September 29 - Wednesday, September 30U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St NW, Washington, DC 20062Learn More
- Corporate Social ResponsibilityBusiness Solves Conference and Citizens AwardsTuesday, October 27 - Wednesday, October 28U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St NW, Washington, DC 20062Learn More
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Latest Content
- Six weeks after a series of devastating earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation led two discussions during the U.S.-Türkiye Business Forum: Prioritizing Resilient Partnerships, convened with the U.S. Chamber’s U.S.-Türkiye Business Council on March 13. As the region begins to focus on recovery to meet humanitarian needs, this creates opportunities for strengthening relationships and building stronger, more resilient communities.At this very moment, women across the United States are sitting on million-dollar ideas, like a product that fills a niche or a service that solves a unique challenge. And increasingly, women are turning those ideas into entrepreneurship opportunities. Women accounted for 49% of business startups in 2021, a 28% jump from two years earlier.We cannot underestimate the importance of helping women and girls develop financial acumen to position them for success, no matter their life stage or unique journey. It will positively impact our democracy, our economy and our society.I realize that it can be difficult for companies based in big cities to understand the realities of everyday life in small-town America. But the stark truth is that compared with their suburban and urban counterparts, the 1.1 million rural families with young children face a multitude of challenges that impact their childcare outlook.There’s no question that empowering women to participate in their local, national, and global economies can have a positive overall impact. Statistics show that greater equality in education, workforce opportunities, and entrepreneurship can lead to improved business outcomes and stronger, more inclusive economic growth.For the first time in history, more than 10% of Fortune 500 companies are now led by women CEOs, according to January 2023 data from Fortune. This shift is indicative of an overall change in women’s participation in the workforce in recent decades, in which women are changing jobs more frequently than their male counterparts and at the highest rates of all time.More women than ever are starting their own businesses today — and yet, only about one-third of businesses across the globe were owned by women as of 2020, according to World Bank Gender Data. That’s because, despite the surge in new startups founded by women, female entrepreneurs still face certain barriers to growth at higher rates than their male counterparts, including a lack of access to capital and reduced availability of working hours due to pandemic-related challenges like affordable childcare.For women to experience greater equality and more economic opportunities, it’s important that they have access to networks and programs specifically designed to support and empower women and the communities they belong to. One such initiative is The Global Women in Management (GWIM) program, a partnership between Counterpart International and ExxonMobil designed to develop the management and leadership potential of female professionals worldwide.Across the country, businesses of all sizes are doubling down on their commitments to more diverse and inclusive hiring practices. This is especially true in industries like the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), where women have been and continue to be underrepresented in the workforce.To better understand the dynamics of the procurer and B2B Black-owned business rapport, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation collaborated with the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Poole College of Management on research to gauge the experiences and attitudes of procurers and B2B Black-owned businesses.
