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Strengthening Workplaces - An initiative of the Fund for Our Economic Future

We’re developing strategies for attracting, developing and retaining talent for a stronger, more resilient region, as informed by Northeast Ohio’s workforce.

The Fund for Our Economic Future is

a creative space

for philanthropic funders and civic leaders
to explore what matters and implement what works

to achieve equitable economic growth

emphasizing systemic, long-term change.

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To bring jobs back to Cleveland, we must create space for them

Shrinking economies of core cities should matter to anyone who cares about the economic future of Northeast Ohio, city of Cleveland resident or not, because place matters for economic growth.
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A seat at the table: Small community funder joins Fund for Our Economic Future board

"We sit somewhere at the intersection of grantmaking and what needs to be done," Burke said. Bringing Uhle on the board adds a partner with direct ties in the community where the Fund's policies are focused.
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Short-staffed: Employers must adapt to worker sentiment post-COVID-19

Examples include employees working from home or part-time, returning to school or enrolling in job training programs, or quitting jobs to take gig work. 
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Where are the workers? Employers must adapt to worker sentiment post-COVID-19

“Flexibility is a baseline factor of being competitive for talent,” she explains. “Thinking about this up front will help employers in the long-term.”
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To bring jobs back to Cleveland, we must create space for them

Shrinking economies of core cities should matter to anyone who cares about the economic future of Northeast Ohio, city of Cleveland resident or not, because place matters for economic growth.
Read More

Strengthening Workplaces

The launch of Strengthening Workplaces as we move into 2023 marks a deliberate and important transition baked into the way we work at the Fund for Our Economic Future: Taking what we learned in our efforts to understand what matters to explore and implement what works.
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Where Are the Teachers?

How did Northeast Ohio educators fare in the pandemic, and what do they want and need out of work? Here’s what they told us.
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Jobs to People; People to Jobs

The coverage emphasizes the economic imperative of growing job hubs and advancing mobility solutions, strategies shaped and advanced by the Fund for Our Economic Future for more than a decade.
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