Fund For Our Economic Future

Today, we announced a job posting for Director, Recompete Plan – Cleveland to help lead the ex*****on of a $500,000 Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program (Recompete) strategy development grant awarded through the Economic Development Administration in late December.

Our application was one of just 24 to receive a Strategy Development Grant award of more than 550 proposals submitted across the country. The funding will enable us to develop a project plan for the Site Readiness Initiative, which aims to bring vacant and underused industrial land back into productive use to create thousands of good-paying jobs for Cleveland residents.

We're seeking candidates for an 18-month term to lead this project. Please review and share the position description (at thefundneo.org/careers) with your networks!

Now hiring: Site Readiness Initiative lead EDA funds strategic planning for inclusive job creation January 23, 2024   WE'RE HIRING! Director, Recompete Plan – Cleveland Today, we announced a job posting for Director, Recompete Plan – Cleveland

Congratulations to Fund President Bethia Burke for once again being named to the Fall 2023 Ohio 500 list by Ohio Business Magazine for her significant work in inclusive economic development. The list celebrates 500 of the most powerful and influential Ohioans who are working to make our state great. As you flip to page 32, you'll see she's in outstanding company — alongside several other recognized Fund members and influential leaders across Northeast Ohio. Applause to all for continuing to enrich and advance Ohio's ever-evolving economy! https://buff.ly/3G1uhZX

Transportation access is a critical factor in finding and keeping a job. In a guest blog post for the Deaconess Foundation, Senior Director of Applied Research Jeffrey Weston Sleasman elevates what we've learned about worker mobility and talent through our work at the Fund for Our Economic Future.

"In late 2021 ... Only 4% of employers listed transportation as a top HR/talent acquisition strategy during the previous two years and only 3% said it was something they were considering in the next five years." Thanks to the Deaconess Foundation for elevating this work and supporting a more equitable Northeast Ohio economy.

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Transportation Lessons for Better Worker Mobility from the Paradox Prize | Deaconess Foundation Transportation Lessons for Better Worker Mobility from the Paradox Prize This is a guest post by Jeffrey Weston Sleasman, Senior Director of Applied Research at the Fund for Our Economic Future. As the Fund for Our Economic Future has worked to elevate and address mobility challenges facing Northeas...

On Fast Company today, Fund for Our Economic Future President Bethia (Cullis) Burke shares five ways employers can help good workers keep their jobs by rethinking transportation. These strategies emerged from The Paradox Prize initiative that funded eight worker mobility pilots across Northeast Ohio and led to enduring solutions to break the 'No car, no job. No job, no car' paradox for workers. Read the article at https://buff.ly/3rXpq88

No car, no job. No job, no car. 5 ways employers can help good workers keep their jobs How someone gets to work is a hidden issue that can cost employers good workers and people their jobs.