Description

The link between economic development and low literacy seems to be clear—except when it comes to vocational training, governmental workforce planning, and community college programming. How can we help raise awareness of both the challenges and solutions in the workforce development sector by addressing our country's need for improved literacy? This webinar explores possible courses of action.

What You Will Learn

• Exciting initiatives funders are supporting
• Lessons from existing collaborations
• Models showing results
• Strategies to leverage public-private partnerships

Who Should Attend

• Foundations interested in education and/or workforce development
• Funders supporting community literacy coalitions
• Consultants working with economic development initiatives

Speakers

• Denine Torr, Dollar General Literacy Foundation
• Frank Ridzi, Central New York Community Foundation
• Stephanie Powers, Council on Foundations
• Whitney Smith, The Joyce Foundation
• Jane Oates, U.S. Department of Labor
• Sharon Bush, The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation

Contact

Kimberly Scott at kim@literacypowerline.com.