Emerging Tools & Recommended Reading

Poverty, race, gender and other factors affect how people experience work and access opportunities. Expand your perspective and capacity to address barriers you may not have known existed.

Where Matters: The impact of business development decisions on access to talent, access to diverse talent, and sustainability (Fund for Our Economic Future)

‘No car, no job. No job, no car.’ Understanding and solving the transportation paradox (Fund for Our Economic Future)

Understanding the ‘Social Determinants of Work’ and the Benefits Cliff (United Way of Greater Cleveland)

Diverging employment pathways among young adults (Brookings)

Many entities are testing solutions in the emerging field of “job quality.” Explore emerging tools and resources from the broader workforce ecosystem.

Centering Worker Voice in Employer Engagement and Program Design:

A Tool for Conducting Worker Surveys for Workforce Organizations (Aspen Institute)

Job Quality Resource Center

 (National Fund for Workforce Solutions)

Designing a Human-Centered Workplace

(National Fund for Workforce Solutions)

ESG to the Power of Place (ESGP) 

Interactive mapping tool to guide business site selection decisions to optimize access to talent, improve diversity and promote sustainability (Team NEO & the Fund for Our Economic Future)