In Pursuit of Deeper Impact: Mobilizing Capital for Social Equity Authored by Katherine Pease and Sarah Thomas, this paper argues that conventional impact investment strategies do not have systemic impact, because they fail to incorporate an analysis of the root causes of inequality and still tend to prioritize the needs of investors over the needs […]
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Aspen Workforce Strategies Initiative
The Aspen Workforce Strategies Initiative identifies, evaluates, and promotes promising and successful practices and policies that help workers attain stability and mobility, including through training, education, and broader systems change.
Continue ReadingCareer Pathway Mapping Tools
This toolkit of career pathway resources sheds light on the vast variety of career opportunities in healthcare, and can help health systems enable employees to find those careers and embark on their career journeys.
Continue ReadingThe National Fund for Workforce Solutions & CareerSTAT
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions supports expanding investments in inclusive, local hiring and frontline workforce development to meet critical workforce needs. CareerSTAT is the National Fund’s healthcare initiative.
Continue ReadingNational Skills Coalition
The National Skills Coalition (NSC) is the leading national workforce development advocacy organization. NSC’s issue brief “Skills for an Inclusive Healthcare Economy” outlines health sector priorities in workforce development.
Continue ReadingKaiser Permanente Thriving Communities Fund
Kaiser Permanente’s Thriving Communities Fund is explored in a new case study. The case study covers the program’s inception and design, strategies employed, partnerships, key stakeholders involved. It also explores several of the program’s projects, including the Housing for Health Fund and the SDS Supportive Housing Fund.
Continue ReadingCommonSpirit Health Community Investing Program
CommonSpirit Health’s Community Investing Program is explored in a new case study. The case study covers the program’s inception and design, strategies employed, and key stakeholders involved. It also discusses several of the program’s projects, including Stocktonians Taking Action to Neutralize Drugs (STAND), the Hill Country Community Clinic, and California FarmLink.
Continue ReadingRush University System for Health Impact Investing Fund
Rush University System for Health’s (RUSH) Impact Investing Fund (“the Fund”) is explored in a new case study. The case study covers the Fund’s inception and design, strategies employed, and key stakeholders involved. In addition, it examines Rush’s partnerships with other local anchor institutions through West Side United (WSU) on place-based investing projects. Finally, it […]
Continue ReadingIntermountain Healthcare Local Impact Investing
Intermountain Healthcare’s local impact investing work is explored in a new case study. The case study covers the program’s inception and design, strategies employed, and key stakeholders involved. It also explores one of the program’s early initiatives, the Utah Housing Preservation Fund.
Continue ReadingRush University Medical Center (RUMC): Collaborating with community stakeholders
The RUMC: Collaborating with community stakeholders case study shares how the anchor mission strategy provided an opportunity for RUMC to engage the community in new ways to ensure that its work was in line with the real world experiences of Chicago’s West Side residents. While RUMC had worked with community partners for decades, the idea of being more “community resident centered,” such that residents were involved in decision making, became a new approach.
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