Deaconess Foundation Blog
Generative AI Use Cases for Workforce Development
We are excited to welcome Tiffany Hsieh to the City Club on October 24, as part of the annual Deaconess Foundation celebration of the legacy of our former CEO, Deborah Vesy. Tiffany Hsieh is the director of innovation programs in the Incubation practice at JFF Labs....
Keeping Track of Federal Funding Changes in Workforce
With the changes in Federal policy and programming coming fast and furious, it can be hard to keep track of them, and to understand them (such as the implications and details of the recently passed Federal budget.) Here’s where I turn to national partners – those...
Top 3 Characteristics Shared by Winners of the Deborah Vesy Systems Change Champion Award
From May 27 - July 1, DF will accept nominations for the 2025 Deborah Vesy Systems Change Champion Award. This recognition, which comes with a $50,000 unrestricted financial award, is to recognize success in workforce systems change or scalable innovation projects. ...
Federal Reserve Bank’s Occupational Mobility Tool and its Use
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, which strives to ensure the health of our monetary system while also managing inflation and seeking full employment, has a Community Development function supporting the Fourth District geography . This function serves a critical...
5 Takeaways regarding Cuyahoga County’s 2024 Labor Market
The Deaconess Foundation purchases a Cuyahoga County-focused labor market dashboard from TeamNEO twice a year, which is updated as public data (from Bureau of Labor Statistics or similar) is available. The Foundation uses it as one source (of many) to inform our...
What’s Going On with the Workforce Funders Group?
The Cuyahoga County Workforce Funders Group (WFG), started in 2015 by Cuyahoga County leadership, is a group of funders – from the public, corporate and private sectors – interested to simultaneously tackle two challenges we have in greater Cleveland: 1) We have many...
Year 2 Reflection: A Message from Danielle Crawford, VP of Grantmaking
As I close my second year at the Deaconess Foundation, I find myself reflecting on the transformative work made possible through the collective efforts of our grantees, partners, and the Deaconess Foundation Board of Directors. Year 2 was not just a continuation of...
Top 5 Best Movies or Shows to Watch about Workforce
Hopefully, later this month, we will all have some downtime to rest and gather our energy for the new year. When I have this type of downtime, there’s nothing I love more than hunkering down on the sofa with a bowl of popcorn, a diet Coke, and something good to watch...
More on Generative AI and Preparing our Greater Cleveland Workforce
Deaconess Foundation is paying attention to artificial intelligence and how will evolve work and the skills needed of workers now and in the coming weeks and months. How are we paying attention? 1) We have invested, together with others, in the application of some...
What You Think about Job Demand in Greater Cleveland
Last month, on the heels of an updated jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on job activity, the Deaconess Foundation collected survey responses to questions regarding your perceptions of the greater Cleveland job market. What did you say in our survey?
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