By now, we hope you can see why Communities At Work has the attention of some of the region’s most prominent employers, workforce development organizations, and philanthropic foundations. Hopefully, you’ve already explored our website to learn about
- the opportunity we have to make a real difference in the lives of Richmond-area residents and the level of economic prosperity throughout the region
- the solution offered by Communities At Work to address the opportunity we have to improve the level of economic prosperity throughout the region
- how the Communities At Work Framework actually works as you begin to consider how the CAW Framework aligns with the mission of your company or organization
- how the Communities At Work Framework is designed to meet the needs of a wide variety of stakeholders
If you’ve begun to see how CAW’s key principles and the unique nature of the CAW Framework align with your company’s needs or your organization’s mission, allow us to invite you make a commitment of your time, talent, and treasure to help us bring the Communities At Work vision to life.
Keep reading to learn how you can take action to share our vision with others, join the CAW movement, and join other community leaders to help thousands of people overcome their barriers to employment and attain living wage careers.
THE COMMUNITIES AT WORK VISION
By 2020, Communities At Work will have enabled thousands of matches between employers and empowered employees in the Richmond region by offering community-focused, employer-driven solutions.
THE MISSION OF COMMUNITIES AT WORK
Communities At Work provides a collaborative regional framework for coordinating the needs of the community and employers to enable the attainment of living wage careers.
ABOUT OUR FOUNDERS
is a veteran of private industry who has turned his attention to finding ways to improve the efficiency of community effort to create collective impact that benefits everyone. Bill is a systems thinker who takes an ecosystem perspective on developing solutions. He is visionary yet pragmatic, leveraging his relationship orientation to encourage engagement by executives across a variety of industries.
has transformed his experience in executive and management recruiting into a passion for helping companies meet their strategic staffing needs through impact staffing. Dan has broad experience in business development, engagement of front-line and mid-level managers, and candidate canvassing. He balances emotional approaches with rational approaches to help others establish strategies for relationship development.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR COMMUNITIES AT WORK
Communities At Work is committed to transparency with all stakeholders. By helping you understand where we are, we believe we can make it easier for all of us to work together to meet the collective needs of our community. We have a lot of work underway. Here’s a short list of the tasks we’re working on now.
- Build out a generic version of the CAW Framework to build awareness
- Identify one or two industry sectors within which to develop pracitioner-level specifics of the Framework (including the readiness processes for businesses and industry sectors, candidate intake readiness procedures, and an estimate of the preliminary return on investment for stakeholders)
- Develop the elements required to eventually transition the CAW Framework into a sustainable Impact Investing model
READY TO TAKE ACTION?
If you’re ready to make a commitment to Communities At Work, there are lots of ways you can take action.
- Employers can fund engagement projects specific to their industries.
- Foundations and industry associations can sponsor awareness programs and other initiatives.
- Community-based organizations can develop solutions for job seekers.
To take the next step toward bringing the Communities At Work vision to life, contact us today and let us help you learn how you can share our vision with others and join other community leaders as CAW helps thousands of people overcome barriers to attain living wage careers.