Archived Webinars
Business Partnerships Strategic Conversation with America's Promise Alliance 100 Best Communities, Dec 2010
Corporate Voices' Ready by 21 team led a strategic conversation focused on businss engagement with America's Promise Alliance's 100 Best Communities. Sara Toland and Jennifer Weber answered questions from communities across the country on how to identify business leaders to partner, the roles business can play, and how to sustain those partnerships overtime. Through this strategic conversation, the Supporting the Education Pipeline: Business Engagement Toolkit for Community-Based Organizations and other tools developed by Corporate Voices were highlighted. A free recording is available, by clicking on the title.
Common Goals, Unique Strengths: Education and Business Partnerships, Oct 2010
Educators and business leaders must create meaningful, successful and long lasting partnerships to ensure that all youth are ready for college, work and life. Collaboration between business and education can ensure that students graduate high school equipped with the skills necessary to thrive in the workplace, post-secondary education and life. The American Association for School Administrators and Corporate Voices for Working Families will highlight the benefits of these partnerships and provide tips for engaging educators and business leaders. Hear from real business leaders and educators who have led successful private and public partnerships. Baxter International Inc., a Corporate Voices' Member Company, will be presenting and providing an overview of their partnership entitled Science@Work with Chicago Public Schools.
United Way Worldwide Ready by 21 Webinar Series: Engaging Business to Support Education Pipeline, Sept 2010
Corporate Voices for Working Families, participated in the United Way Worldwide Ready by 21 Webinar Series Presentation of "Engaging Business to Support the Education Pipeline" on Thursday, September 30, 2010. The purpose of the webinar was to provide local United Way leaders with an overview of the soon-to-be released Business Engagement Toolkit for Community-Based Organizations. Representatives from Eli Lilly & Company and the United Way of Central Indiana participated and chatted about experiences and lessons learned around business engagement and partnerships.