Talent Dividend Update No. 9

Posted by Bridget Marquis on August 02, 2010 | News

The Strive Partnership Awarded $2 Million Grant

The Corporation for National and Community Services has awarded National Talent Dividend Network member Strive and United Way of Greater Cincinnati a $2 million 2010 Social Innovation Fund grant in support of the organizations' collaborative efforts to address economic opportunities, youth development and school support.
 
Strive, founded by Dr. Nancy Zimpher and led by Jeff Edmondson, is a consortium of college presidents, superintendents, funders, business executives, nonprofit leaders, and early childhood providers. The organization works to improve student achievement in the urban core of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, from kindergarten readiness to postsecondary degree attainment.  
  
The Social Innovation Fund will advance Strive’s collective efforts to align resources around improving student outcomes, and to achieving Cincinnati’s Talent Dividend.
 
Cincinnati is the site of the next National Talent Dividend Network meeting October 4-5.

Interested in becoming part of the National Talent Dividend Network?  Contact Natalie Campbell at ncampbell@ceosforcities.org and Stephen Michon at michon@futureworks-web.com.

Tulsa Focuses on Adult Completion

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Tulsa Gets Talent

Posted by Bridget Marquis on June 30, 2010 |

The Talent Dividend is being embraced by local and state-wide leadership in Tulsa, OK, as evidenced by the participation of Kathy Taylor, former mayor and current chief of education strategy and innovation for Governor Brad Henry and Tom McKeon, president of Tulsa Community College during a recent forum in the city.  The Tulsa efforts are spearheaded by CEOs for Cities' partners Susan Harris and Denise Reid at the Tulsa Metro Chamber.  With business at the helm of a cross-sector initiative, we're eager to see Tulsa achieve and surpass the one percentage point goal.

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