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Stories Solutions to America’s biggest problems are emerging all around us. See the inspiring leaders behind them, and how their bottom-up approaches are transforming people’s lives.
Rapper and entrepreneur Killer Mike is a prominent participant in the Who Are You?™ movement, which empowers young people — and society — to redefine career success through the lens of culture, creativity, and self-discovery. (Credit: WAY.org) FEATURED STORY WAY and Stand Together are transforming how we define career success
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Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, a unique network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

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Solutions to America’s biggest problems are emerging all around us. See the inspiring leaders behind them, and how their bottom-up approaches are transforming people’s lives.
Future of Work

Every person has gifts and potential. Shifting how our country empowers people in the workplace is key to unlocking them to the benefit of individuals, employers, and society as a whole.

 1-800-Flowers employee packaging flowers. 1-800-Flowers filled a talent gap with these often-overlooked employee

To meet holiday demand, the company teamed up with an innovative staffing agency.

 Cara Collective is a nonprofit that proves what’s possible when we prioritize job retention, advancement, and inclusive hiring. This untapped talent pool could fix businesses’ retention problem

This nonprofit achieves success by prioritizing job retention, advancement, and inclusive hiring.

 Attendees at the Human Potential Summit. Hiring leaders met on the future of work: Here are 4 takeaways

The Human Potential Summit revealed how employers can transform their talent practices.

 Toyota’s "Grow Your Own" workforce strategy prepares employees to pursue the career pathway that’s best for them. By developing the local workforce, Toyota builds more

Its “Grow Your Own" strategy prepares employees to pursue the career pathway that’s best for them.

 A patient talking with a care provider. This health care provider needed nurses. A new program is helping.

The solution Central Health adopted benefits employers and motivated job seekers alike.

 This employer addressed its talent gaps by focusing on workers who are motivated to contribute. Could this hiring approach be the answer to closing talent gaps?

This health care provider’s strategy drove higher retention, productivity, and patient satisfaction. 

 CrossPurpose is a nonprofit is dedicated to helping people overcome poverty through career training and community. The job training model that’s building both careers and community

This nonprofit helps people overcome poverty through career training and community.

 Data center workers. This business needed talent. It found success upskilling local workers.

IREN built a world-class workforce to staff its Texas data center by developing local talent.

 TEKsystems found skilled employees in unlikely places by focusing on human potential. How this company built a work-ready talent pipeline

This employer found skilled employees in unlikely places by focusing on human potential.

 Mikkel Eriksen and Tor Hermansen — better known as the Grammy Award-winning duo Stargate — started the Los Angeles Academy for Artists & Music Production (LAAMP). How these music producers are rewriting the rules of education

This school prioritizes passion and flips the script on traditional learning.

 Jergens employees at work. How this company solved its labor shortage by hiring overlooked talent

Cleveland-based manufacturer Jergens has gained a competitive advantage.

 Workers at Intel's semiconductor fabrication facilities in Ohio. Intel’s playbook for rebuilding American industry in Ohio

The company developed a deep talent bench of Ohio natives to meet its workforce needs.
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