An impact workforce strategy doesn’t have to be built alone—who will be on your team?

List the following organizations in your community

Organization TypePotential Partners
Workforce development boards: Regional entities that direct public workforce development programs 
Mayor’s office of economic development, or similar public agency 
Job training organizations 
Workforce intermediaries and placement organizations 
Community-based organizations focused on employment and job readiness 
Community-based organizations focused on youth 
Community-based organizations that provide services to justice-involved individuals 
Community-based organizations focused on specific populations such as refugees and immigrants or young people aging out of the foster care system 
Community-based organizations focused on literacy and skill building 
Place-based initiatives focused on advancing cradle-to-career outcomes 
Place-based initiatives focused on economic mobility   
Community colleges 
Professional schools, nursing schools, and other allied health-profession training institutions 

Who are the key players within your own organization that can help move this effort forward?

Internal RoleKey Staff Members
Directors and managers in charge of hiring in the largest departments 
Recruitment staff 
Community outreach and government relations 
Workforce development, training, and learning 
Human resources benefits staff (in charge of tuition assistance) 
Temporary hiring and intra-staffing 
Information technology and software management 
Legal department (staff in charge of restrictions around hiring justice-involved individuals, assessing equal opportunity compliance) 
Strategic planning team 
Employee bargaining units and union representation 
Board members from other major employers 
Procurement and supply chain (staff in charge of writing contracts that could include  provisions for recruiting contracted employees from geographies of focus) 
Construction (staff in charge of writing contracts that could include provisions for recruiting from geographies of focus)