The CEO Council for Growth is very excited to announce the Greater Philadelphia Talent Dividend Partnership’s Regional Challenges! Mayor Michael Nutter officially kicked off the Regional Challenges this morning during his keynote address at the CEOs for Cities National Talent Dividend conference.
CEOs for Cities’ research demonstrates that talent development is fundamental to the success of cities. To encourage regional post-secondary educational attainment they launched the Talent Dividend Prize, a national competition with a $1 million prize going to the city that exhibits the greatest increase in the number of college degrees granted per capita over a four-year period.
Greater Philadelphia is one of 57 regions in the running for the Talent Dividend Prize. If we work together to increase college attainment by 1% in Greater Philadelphia, we will all share in an annual increase of $4.4 billion in personal income through greater economic opportunities and activities.
The Regional Challenges are a local response to the Talent Dividend Prize. Developed by a diverse group of regional leaders, the Challenges will provide exposure, on a local and national scale, for the outstanding work of Greater Philadelphia’s many organizations who are dedicated to helping residents obtain degrees.
To learn more about the Regional Challenges or nominate an organization helping the region realize its talent dividend please visit talentgreaterphilly.org.
You can also visit CEOs of Cities’ Talent Dividend website at talentdividendnetwork.com to find out more about their national effort to increase educational attainment.
