Today the presidential candidates will debate one last time, less than a month before the election. On Monday, Opportunity Nation was excited to support two of our Coalition member’s events
By Bobbi Silten, Executive Vice President, Global Talent & Sustainability for Gap Inc. The first time I met Alan Khazei, founder and chief executive officer of Be the Change, Inc. and
The 2016 Opportunity Summit was an important day for nearly 900 cross-sector leaders, policymakers, and youth from across the country helping address the issue of opportunity and together shaping The
Maryland ranks among the top 10 states in the nation for providing opportunity, according to the 5th annual Opportunity Index released Tuesday. Developed by Opportunity Nation and Measure of America,
We woke up this morning overwhelmed by all the #OpportunityMoments that happened during the third National Opportunity Summit yesterday – thanks to all of you. More than 1,000 cross-sector leaders from across the
Equal access to opportunity for all Americans is the defining issue of our time, one that has been gathering momentum, bipartisan support and urgency in recent years. Now is the
Greg Schuckman ‘14, Commissioner, Maryland Higher Education Commission In October, a bipartisan national coalition called Opportunity Nation (that is supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation) released its 4th annual
A group of businesses, nonprofits and other organizations plan to hold a summit on youth unemployment this February, covering skills training, career pathways and education. The summit, called The National
Did you know youth unemployment in the United States has been at least twice the national average for more than 60 consecutive months? Imagine the headlines if overall unemployment rates
What’s better than lunch? Talking about opportunity over lunch, of course! Opportunity Nation’s Senior Advisor Sarah Beaulieu and Paul Kendrick, Director of Coalition and Grassroots Engagement, recently hosted a lunch-and-learn
