Leveraging Philanthropy in Concert with Business Initiatives and Cross-Sector Partnerships to Promote Lifelong Learning

The nature of work is changing and there are many people struggling to garner the skills they need to advance in their careers and gain economic mobility. This amount of rapid change is galvanizing both companies and the public workforce system to come up with new solutions to equip people with the skills they need throughout their life. One solution is creating cities of lifelong learning where all people will have the access to relevant skills-development and training for their advancement. Innovative philanthropic initiatives and cross-sector partnerships are needed to rewire the workforce system and set it up for success in this changing economy. Walmart and Google.org,  recognizing the importance of this issue, joined together philanthropically, to spur an innovation in South Bend, Indiana with the Drucker Institute. Come hear how two large companies are leveraging cross-sector collaboration to help create a resilient lifelong learning program with a trusted partner to accelerate economic mobility.