The National Talent Dividend Network, a learning network of cross-sector leadership teams in 20 major U.S. cities focused on achieving college attainment gains, will gather in Cincinati for its second meeting.  Using the work being pursued by Strive and Greater Cincinnati Workforce Network as a backdrop, this 24-hour convening will provide a forum for peer-to-peer exchange on organizing for success.

This meeting, co-hosted by FutureWorks and CEOs for Cities, is by invitation only.

Interested in learning more about the National Talent Dividend Network?  Contact Bridget Marquis.

Meeting Presentations:

Glenda Musoba also shared two resources of note: 

Camino a la Universidad, a Lumina Foundation report that highlights ways to reduce or eliminate Latinos’ educational attainment gap and promote postsecondary success.

KnowHow2GO, a program funded by Lumina Foundation that helps low-income and first-gen students prepare for and get to college.

American Community Survey's Five-Year Pooled ACS data will be available for small geographies (i.e. census tracts) based on this release schedule. The source of the 2009 ACS data contained in the customized city-by-city handouts he shared can be found here. 

Brian Bosworth's recent report that counts the production of sub-baccalaureate certificates and assesses the value to those who gain them, to the institutions that award them, and to the regional and national economies that produce them.

Carol Coletta referenced the “Quality of Life Pyramid” that identifies a hierarchy of community attributes that are attractive to college-educated young adults based on a study completed for CEOs for Cities.

A number of our participants referenced Tony Carnevale’s recent report on middle skill jobs and the call for 22 million new workers with college degrees. 

Susan Muha referenced to a recent McKinsey report that highlighted ways to take lessons from military education and training to help push student success.

Our hosts in Cincinnati also mentioned a number of resources relevant to their efforts including Cincinnati’s Social Innovation Fund RFP, Strive’s 2010 Report Card and this document that outlines the collaborative standards set by Strive and United Way to create a unified definition of how to work together.

A number of participants shared resources on internships such as Northeast Ohio’s NEOintern, which has 11,185 registered students and 1,736 active employers,  Campus Philly’s efforts and Michigan’s successful internship sites Classroom to Career and Intern In Michigan.