SEE SCHEDULE OTHE FUND'S STRATEGY IS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PEOPLE OF NORTHEAST OHIO BY ARTICULATING AND ADVANCING A REGIONAL AGENDA, EMPOWERING A LEADERSHIP NETWORK AND DEVELOPING STRATEGIC FUNDING TO ORGANIZATIONS WHICH SHOW THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR ADVANCING GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THE 18-COUNTY NORTHEAST OHIO REGION.THE FOCUS IS ON FOUR CHARITABLE PRIORITIES:- JOB CREATION (ADD JOBS, COMBAT COMMUNITY DETERIORATION).- JOB PREPARATION (SKILL BUILDING FOR EMPLOYMENT, IMPROVEMENTS IN THE QUALITY OF JOBS).- JOB ACCESS (REDUCING GEOGRAPHIC BARRIERS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND JOBS BY BRINGING JOBS CLOSER TO PEOPLE AND PEOPLE CLOSER TO JOBS).- SYSTEMIC RACIAL INCLUSION (ADD JOBS, CONNECT PEOPLE TO JOBS, ELIMINATE NEIGHBORHOOD TENSION).
