This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With laid-off workers by his side at campaign rallies, Donald Trump pledged to preserve “U.S. jobs for U.S. workers.” True to that promise, since assuming office, President Trump has issued…
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Center for Education and Workforce released a report in June that explores the role high-quality child care plays in the education and workforce pipeline.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the selected studies, which received strong support from our review panel, looks at the effects of the recent minimum wage increase in Seattle. In 2014, the city passed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If most job seekers use LinkedIn, it’s less useful if you’ve spent some or all of your adult life incarcerated and don’t have positions to list or colleagues to add.…
Britt-Marie Cole-Johnson of Wallingford, CT, tells us why she believes working with young girls is the best way to effect change in a community. I feel very strongly that when…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Broadway musical Hamilton has a line that elicits thunderous applause every night—“Immigrants, we get the job done.” Recent research shows us that the line could just as accurately state, “Immigrants, we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As most of us were returning to work after a well-deserved winter holiday, a small group of SVP partners and staff crossed time zones to India to take part in…
Rutger Bregman (1988) studied at Utrecht University and the University of California in Los Angeles, majoring in History. In September 2013 Bregman joined the online journalism platform De Correspondent. His…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This is an important moment in time for Opportunity Youth in our country. While innovative community-based programs like YouthBuild, Youth Corps, and countless others have worked for decades to support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Consider the food bank, a staple on the menu of nonprofits in most communities. Food banks collect unwanted food from donors, including supermarkets, food manufacturers, individuals and the government, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What are the most common barriers to fair compensation, and what are the most effective ways that organizations can overcome them? This cutting-edge report on compensation practices outlines flexible approaches…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin recently publicly dismissed the potential job loss impacts of emerging technologies associated with artificial intelligence (AI), saying that such possibilities remain 50 to 100 years away and…