OUR WORK
Our Fund’s work is grounded in the priorities called for in The Two Tomorrows. We support integrated job creation, job preparation and job access strategies, with deliberate attention to eliminating systemic race-based inequities and the barriers to opportunity they create and exacerbate. Learn more, download full report.
Not all jobs are good jobs. We’re working to drive long-term, sustainable economic growth.
There are an abundance of job seekers and an abundance of positions going unfilled in Northeast Ohio. We’re working to close the gap.
The vitality of Northeast Ohio’s economy depends on its ability to connect people to good jobs. We’re working to bring jobs to people and people to jobs.
OUR MISSION
RESEARCH & RESOURCES
Northeast Ohio’s High-risk Industries and the Scale of Potential Disruption
Analysis of the number of people working in the industries most at risk for layoffs resulting from COVID-19 crisis, according to where they live.
The Cost of Excluding Ohioans With Records From Work
Collateral sanctions block or restrict those with a felony conviction from accessing certain kinds of jobs, serving as a de facto life sentence.
Income Inequality in Greater Cleveland
Individual interventions and isolated programs have proven insufficient in reversing centuries-long trends relating to systemic racial exclusion.
The Two Tomorrows
Being average is a choice. So is being extraordinary. The Two Tomorrows defines regional priorities for a better tomorrow.
Job Creation Growth & Opportunity Impact Assessment
In 2017, we set out to better understand whether the jobs, payroll and capital gains of our job creation grantees advance Growth & Opportunity.
Redefining Workforce Development in Northeast Ohio
This pilot demonstrated an ability to deliver workforce services more effectively for low-income individuals and connect employers to talent.
Collaboration Handbook
A resource guide for civic leaders grappling with collaboration in their communities.
Northeast Ohio Areas of Economic Distress
Our Fund has identified distressed neighborhoods in Northeast Ohio to collaborate to promote job creation, job preparation and job access.
IN THE NEWS
Brad Whitehead and Gordon Gray on State and Local COVID-19 Relief Funding
Brad Whitehead and Gordon Gray talked about the state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal on April 26, 2021. Watch
Crain’s editorial: Spend wisely
The past year has been rough, but with the federal government’s help, it has not been as brutal on state and local governments’ finances as originally
The Fund for Our Economic Future hires new jobs director
Bishara Addison will join the Fund in April as its director of job preparation. Janine Kaiser, who had been serving in that position since 2019, will
ON THE BLOG
To Infinity and Beyond: Mobilizing Now to Prosper Under the Forthcoming Endless Frontiers Act
What you need to know about the Endless Frontiers Act, which promises to be the most significant bipartisan piece of legislation in this Congress.
What You Can (and Cannot) Do with ARP Funding
We combed 151 pages of Treasury guidance on how local governments can use their share of the American Rescue Plan (ARP). Here’s what you need to know.
Good Growth: Driving a New Community-Ownership Paradigm in Cleveland
Can growth ever be good for low-income neighborhoods?
Test Concept Aims to Close Cleveland’s Wealth Gap and Build Inclusive Economy
Exploring the potential for an investment vehicle that would enable residents to influence neighborhood development and financially benefit from growth.
How Ohio is helping displaced workers prepare for better careers
The state of Ohio and various local partners in Cuyahoga County are mobilizing to ensure the current wave of unemployment is met with increased opportunities for individuals to access upskilling.
