Welcome to FutureWorks
FutureWorks helps design strategies, inform policies, and build institutions that promote sustainable, skill-based regional economic growth and competitiveness.  Our seasoned team has an in-depth understanding of regional economies, civic engagement, and talent development - especially community colleges.

Our particular strength is knitting together solutions that apply practical lessons from all three of these areas.   We have a strong belief in the value of economic inclusion, which is a thread that runs through all of our work.


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What's New

Fund for our Economic Future

FutureWorks is partnering with the Fund to assess the effectiveness of its strategies and structure for advancing economic competitiveness of Northeast Ohio.

America Works Initiative

FutureWorks is managing this Walmart Foundation initiative to develop more effective and systemic approaches to putting people back to work.

Central Wisconsin Economic Snapshot

FutureWorks is helping the Workforce Central Funders Collaborative identify existing economic development assets in the region and develop a plan better leveraging those assets to grow new jobs.

Complete College America

FutureWorks is providing support to Complete College America's effort to significantly increase the number of Americans with a college degree.

Talent Dividend Network

In partnership with CEOs for Cities, FutureWorks is leading a national learning network of cross-sector leadership teams in major U.S. cities focused on achieving postsecondary attainment gains.