Young, Smart & Local Conference

In October, Action Greensboro co-hosted over 150 economic development, education, philanthropic, and business leaders from 30+ cities to share best practices in talent attraction, retention, and development.

Young, Smart & Local is a robust and growing national network of talent development organizations across the country. The lunch keynote, “How Anchor Institutions Drive Impact for their Regions”, was live streamed. Connections, dialogue, and engagement took place over three days of shared learning and fun.

ACTION GREENSBORO RECEIVES $1.2 MILLION DOLLARS IN GUILFORD COUNTY ARPA FUNDS

Action Greensboro is thrilled to receive a 1.2 million dollar investment from Guilford County ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds. This significant four-year investment in the young professionals and students who are so important to our community will scale emerging talent development programming, including Campus Greensboro’s Fellows Program and synerG Young Professionals’ Career Seeker Cohort and Young Professional Educators Academy.

ACTION GREENSBORO EARNS FIRST PLACE FOR “BIG IDEAS, BRIGHT CITIES CHALLENGE”

New York City-based Global Business Coalition for Education named Action Greensboro the winner of its “Big Ideas, Bright Cities Challenge” that honors teams for their bold, innovative ideas that equip young people to participate in the workforce. Action will receive $100,000 to support Campus Greensboro, which aims to connect young people, including low-income and first-generation college students, with paid internships. It also provides stipends for youth to work in minority- and womenowned businesses. Greensboro earned top honors in the Challenge, besting finalist teams from 14 cities.