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Getting Back to Work: Strategies to Build the EcosystemOctober 2020
Watch the most recent Economic Opportunity webinar led by Philanthropy Roundtable's Tony Mayer.
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American Enterprise Institute ReportOctober 2020
A road map to reemployment in the COVID-19 economy: Empowering workers, employers, and states
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The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s Capital Access LabJuly 2020
Five funds have been secured to provide early capital to entrepreneurs of color, women, and those in rural areas.
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Get Shift Done expands its initiative to fight hunger and unemploymentJuly 2020
The initiative employs affected hospitality workers to provide hunger relief to communities.
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Support for Small BusinessesJune 2020
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has been a leader in the effort to support small businesses and published a guide to help small businesses navigate and recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
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Building Opportunity: The Case for Investing In and Improving Skilled Trades in High SchoolsJune 2020
Two new reports make the case for the critical investments required to build and sponsor more trades education in our high schools.
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COVID-19 Impact on Hospitality WorkersJune 2020
The American Hotel and Lodging Foundation’s Hospitality to Hope Initiative is offering free training, scholarships, and more to hotel employees that have been affected by COVID-19.
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Financial Stability for Working FamiliesJune 2020
More than a quarter of Americans are financially fragile, according to a recent report by the Global Center for Financial Excellence at George Washington University.
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New Ivy Tech Initiative Supports Career Advising and Employer EngagementFebruary 2020
$1.1 million grant from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation supports student connections with employers and career success.
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Interview with Catherine Koenen
August 2019
Catherine Koenen, executive director of the Gianforte Family Foundation, discusses entrepreneurship and how the foundation is creating opportunities in Montana.
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Creating Entrepreneurship Pathways for Opportunity YouthJune 2019
Early Experiences from the Youth Entrepreneurship Fund Grantees
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SHRM Getting Talent Back to Work ToolkitJune 2019
Information, guidance and tools needed to hire confidently from the formerly incarcerated labor pool and make an impact
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Interview with Deborah D. HooverMay 2019
The Philanthropy Roundtable sat down with Deborah D. Hoover, who has been president and CEO of Burton D. Morgan Foundation since 2007, to discuss its entrepreneurship initiatives.
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Burton D. Morgan Foundation pens chapter on entrepreneurship programs in new NACCE bookMarch 2019
A new book by the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship features a chapter by the Burton D Morgan Foundation describing entrepreneurship programs in SE Ohio.
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The Necessary Mindset for the Future of WorkDecember 2018
The Kauffman Foundation’s Donna Deeds discusses how learning needs to be purposeful and relevant, with a focus on preparing students for the realities of life and learning after graduation.
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Online education's expansion continues in higher ed with a focus on tech skillsOctober 2018
New higher education online opportunities include open Foundry College, a for-profit, two-year program that targets adult learners who want to upskill.
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Walmart grants $4M to support workforce educationOctober 2018
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation’s funding includes $2.4M to the Foundation for California Community Colleges to launch an online community college to serve adult learners and $1M to edX to help launch a series of courses in "MicroBachelors" programs.
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Burton D. Morgan Foundation awards $1.5 million in grants for entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education for youth, college students, and adults.October 2018
Morgan Foundation’s grants, which help people build the entrepreneurial mindset and develop an awareness of entrepreneurship as an important driver of the economy, included support to four Junior Achievement programs in Northeast Ohio.
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New evidence report from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation finds disappointing effects for federally-funded programs to facilitate prisoner re-entry.October 2018
The foundation calls for a new approach after finding that services funded by the Department of Justice’s Second Chance Act Adult Demonstration Program had no significant effect.