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Rewiring Employment in a New Age

An employment crisis is brewing. Recent research on the impact of artificial intelligence and automation estimates that there will be... Read more

Second Impact Hiring Innovation Lab Cohort Kicks Off in New Orleans

HR, operations, and corporate social responsibility leaders from Caterpillar (and two of their dealerships: Alban and Blanchard), Dave’s Killer Bread, Entergy, Tyson, and Patagonia met in New Orleans last month for the kick-off of the Impact Hiring Initiative’s Innovation Lab—a program designed... Read more

How the Orange County Community Foundation is Increasing Youth Resilience

ACT Anaheim, an initiative designed to address the needs of at-risk youth and families with a focus on 13-18 year-olds, was formed in 2013 by The Disneyland Resort, Angels Baseball, and the Anaheim Ducks National Hockey team, with the Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF) serving as managing... Read more

Discussing Opportunity Youth and Impact Hiring with House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Earlier this week, I had the honor of serving on a panel of Opportunity Youth practitioners and experts presenting to the House of Representative’s Committee on Education and the Workforce about the business value of hiring Opportunity Youth.

Five Lessons from Walmart’s CSR Strategy Efforts

“We think of ourselves as social change strategists,” explained Gayatri Agnew, Director of Career Opportunity at the Walmart Foundation, distinguishing the aspirations for... Read more

PolicyLink on the 2018 Federal Budget

Budgets reflect priorities and the Trump Administration’s 2018 budget request signals much about the federal government’s current commitment to our nation’s most vulnerable. PolicyLink, our partners on several efforts, including the... Read more

Join FSG in Protecting Access to Federal Housing Data

Along with several national organizations, FSG recently signed onto a letter encouraging Congress to protect fair housing regulations and oppose efforts... Read more

Engaging Employers: Three Lessons from Impact Hiring

This post was originally published by The Rockefeller Foundation.

A couple of weeks ago, influential employers—including T-Mobile, Gap Inc., and McDonalds*—... Read more

Entry-Level Retention Makes a Billion Dollar Difference for Business and Society

In the years since the Great Recession, unemployment levels have fallen across the United States, while economic growth in the country has rebounded. As a result, competition for entry-level talent is growing, and many employers are struggling with rising employee turnover. We estimate that the... Read more

Opportunity Youth at Work

Launched in August 2015, the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative is the nation’s largest employer-led coalition focused on supporting opportunity youth—16-24 year olds who are out of work and... Read more

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