Strengthening Communities through Partnership: A Look at the 11th Annual Building Resilience Conference

Corporate Citizenship Center
August 16, 2022
Alejandro N. Mayorkas, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, speaking
Following last month's 11th Annual Building Resilience Conference, policy experts, thought leaders, and government officials gave remarks on the importance of private-public partnerships to build resilience, equity and closing the gap on small business readiness, and optimizing supply chain coordination.
Catherine Ahmad
Corporate Citizenship
Disaster Response
Environment

Building Pathways of Success with the Business Leads Fellowship Program

Center for Education and Workforce
July 27, 2022
Kerry Dixon, Asst. Principal, Center High School KC, tries out an electric nail gun at JE Dunn Construction to learn about skilled trades positions
© Missouri Chamber of Commerce

Coming from his background in higher education policy, Brian Crouse, vice president of education programs at the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, is keenly aware of how critical it is to bridge the gap between what the education sector provides for students and what the business community needs from potential workers coming out of their pipeline. The Business Leads Fellowship offered him a new process and tools to communicate more effectively with these stakeholders.

Catherine Ahmad
Education
Workforce Training

Opportunity Knocks: Lessons Learned From Leveraging Opportunity Population Talent

Center for Education and Workforce
July 27, 2022
Three workers on a construction site
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As businesses work to find talent amongst high labor shortages, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation collected case studies from some of its TPM® partners and compiled them in the Opportunity Knocks report to shed light on the following five lessons to leverage opportunity populations talent.
Mekhali Peyyalamitta
Talent Pipeline Management
Workforce Training

Making AI Work for the Labor Market

Center for Education and Workforce
May 25, 2022
Cheryl Oldham testifies to AI Commission panel
Cheryl Oldham, senior vice president at the Center for Education and Workforce (CEW), recently testified with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Artificial Intelligence Commission on Competitiveness, Inclusion, and Innovation (AI Commission) on specific efforts that the U.S. Chamber Foundation has initiated as the country prepares students for the workforce and provides opportunities for others to reskill, with a particular focus on healthcare.
Catherine Ahmad
Data
Innovation
Talent Pipeline Management

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