10 Jul 2025
Power of networking helps bridge the youth skills gap
Participants in our 2025 Youth Skills and Employment Accelerator attended the Horizons: Dare to Be Brave – Jobs for the Future 2025 summit in New Orleans.
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Explore the latest news and events from the Global Business Coalition for Education. From high-level meetings and expert commentary to partner announcements and project milestones, our updates keep you informed and inspired. See how business leaders and partners are driving impact and creating opportunities for young people worldwide.
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From Uncertainty to Opportunity: Unlocking Workforce Potential from Gen Alpha to Gen Z
12:30pm - 2:00am EDT
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Driving Corporate Impact for Global Education
11:00am - 12:00pm EST
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Harnessing the Power of East Africa’s Youth: Skills and Employment for the Next Generation
9:00am - 1:30pm EAT
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Harnessing AI for the Future of Africa
12:30 - 2:00pm EDT
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Public Private Partnership Roundtable
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Act For Early Years: Private sector panel co-hosted with Theirworld, Sesame Workshop and ECDAN
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Unlocking better business partnerships for your nonprofit through ESG
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From early childhood to the climate crisis: Annual luncheon during the 78th UN General Assembly
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Bridging the Gap Together: Empowering Youth for Future Workforce Success
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Ukraine House Reception
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Investing in inclusion
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Crisis briefing for business: education and Ukrainian refugees
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Digital Inclusion: A challenge greater than any one company
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From Billions to Trillions: Investing in the Next Generation
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Youth Skills and Employment Accelerator Virtual Fair: An interactive event for companies, foundations and nonprofits
Stellantis joins Youth Skills and Employment Accelerator to tackle youth skills crisis
The Global Business Coalition for Education (GBC-Education) is proud to welcome Stellantis as the newest corporate partner of the Youth Skills and Employment Accelerator, an initiative dedicated to expanding access to critical skills and career opportunities for young Americans.
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15 more U.S.-based nonprofits to join the 2025 Youth Skills and Employment Accelerator
Joining a network of 28 previous participants from across the United States, the organizations will work with young people from underserved communities - receiving funding, training, and networking opportunities to help them reach even more young people.
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Applications now open for our 2025 accelerator for youth-serving nonprofits in the US
The Global Business Coalition for Education has opened applications for its third year of the Youth Skills and Employment Accelerator [previously known as the Skills Friendly Cities network].
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Nonprofit from Los Angeles, California wins $100,000 award in nationwide “Big Ideas, Bright Cities Challenge”
Southern California College Attainment Network (SoCal CAN) provides underrepresented students in public housing with comprehensive college and career advice to increase access to and completion of post-secondary education.
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