Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, the foundation works with partners to create impactful solutions so that people can take charge of their futures and achieve their full potential. In the United States, the foundation aims to ensure that everyone—especially those with the fewest resources—has access to the opportunities needed to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Mark Suzman, under the direction of Bill Gates and our governing board.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation partners with the Gates Foundation to create solutions that tackle issues such as workforce development and training, and small business resilience.
Workforce Development and Training
Skills as Currency: Digital Transformation in Learning and Employment
We convened America's most innovative state leaders and industry experts at our Talent Forward pre-conference to explore breakthrough digital tools transforming the talent landscape and revolutionizing how skills are recognized, validated, and connected to opportunity.
Solutions
T3 Network Mid-Year Meeting: Turning Ideas Into Action
The T3 Innovation Network recently came together to unveil a new suite of workforce resources and outline a vision for the future of work.
Why Modern Transcripts Don't Represent Students
At the Mid-Year Meeting, Getting Smart’s CEO Tom Vander Ark had a conversation with incoming Howard University freshman and former Arabia Mountain High School student Toni Dismuke about new ways of presenting all aspects of learning and experiences on Learning and Employment Records (LERs).
Insights
Improving Occupational Autocoding
Autocoding uses machine learning to automatically assign standardized codes to industry and occupation information, making it easier to analyze and compare employment data across different contexts. This report examines how to enhance the automated coding of jobs and employment data within the Jobs and Employment Data Exchange (JEDx).
Early Childhood and K-12 Education
Cohort 11: Introducing the Newest Business Leads Fellows
Meet our eleventh cohort of the Business Leads Fellowship Program, our premier education and workforce fellowship, representing 23 states, and joining an elite network of champions.
We are mightier working together than separately. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has identified the biggest challenges to businesses of all sizes and through their investments in Business Leads Fellowship Program and others, empowering chambers and business support groups of all sizes to make valuable impacts at local levels.— Barbi Jones, Executive Director, Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce and Business Leads Fellow
U.S. Chamber Foundation Launches Master Classes for In-Depth Exploration of Complex Issues
Introducing Master Classes, a new series of focused, intensive programs designed for Business Leads Fellows to navigate specific and complex education and workforce issues.
Insights
Future of Data in K-12 Education: A Comprehensive Analysis
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation released new research that examines the impact of data-driven accountability education policy over the last 20 years and sets the stage for concrete recommendations for the federal role in education.
Economic Opportunity
Small Business, Big Impact: Driving Community Resilience with the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Discover how the Greater San Antonio Chamber, in partnership with the Foundation through BizConnect, strengthens local businesses and fuels community resilience, driving economic growth in San Antonio all year round.
Our community shuts down if our small businesses fail. BizConnect educates and informs business owners and helps them make better decisions and grow their networks. Their success ensures our city survives, our chamber survives, and we all grow.— Jeff Webster, President and CEO, Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
