November 27, 2019
“Every disaster is a step back in development,” said Mami Mizutori, Assistant Secretary General for the United Nation’s Office of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). I had the opportunity to share the stage with Ms.
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October 25, 2019
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Each year, as the Chamber Foundation hosts the Talent Forward national workforce conference, we focus on talent—educating and training, talent tech and data, recruiting, hiring, and upskilling. With no shortage of talent challenges, the opportunities for informative discussion are endless. While a day devoted to dissecting talent-related topics could focus solely on the problems, Talent Forward is all about the solutions.
October 7, 2019
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Disaster Help Desk for Business assists small businesses with disaster readiness, relief, and long-term recovery.
October 3, 2019
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The Best Disaster Response and Community Resilience Citizens Award recognizes businesses and chambers that help communities prepare for and recover from disaste
August 20, 2019
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative and Grow with Google, the tech company’s economic opportunity effort, announced a collaborative effort to identify specific challenges military spouses face participating in entrepreneurial endeavors; growing small businesses, participating in remote work; and reskilling to growth industries.
August 14, 2019
In recent months, the U.S. Chamber Foundation shared numerous stories and tips to assist small business owners with disaster preparedness.
July 24, 2019
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Successful career pathways are created through deep and meaningful coalitions of organizations. These coalitions bring education, community members, and business leaders together with a shared dedication to meeting society's biggest challenges in a responsible, sustainable, and profitable way. They blur the lines between formal education, community service, workforce development, and economic development.
July 11, 2019
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As Tropical Storm Barry approaches the Gulf Coast of the United States, it’s important that communities and businesses in the potential impacted area prepare for the storm. There is still time to protect your business ahead of the storm.
July 11, 2019
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If you’re a chamber of commerce located along the Gulf Coast of the United States, there’s still time to prepare your community ahead of Tropical Storm Barry's landfall this week. Below are seven steps you can take to prepare your organization, your members, and your community ahead of Tropical S
July 10, 2019
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As increasingly large data volumes become available to emergency managers, many are looking to leverage massive, heterogenous data sets across lifeline sectors to enable better decision-making in all four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.