In this month's Foundation Focus, the Davis Love Foundation (DLF) continues its partner and charity spotlight with a focus on The Talent Development Program of the Golden Isles Development Authority and Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce.
Investment in a community takes many forms. At the Davis Love Foundation, the focus is most often on the great works of charitable organizations that positively impact children and their families. This month, however, Foundation Focus turns its attention to a different type of community investment: workforce or talent development.
Investing in talent development is critical for every vibrant community. It helps current employers hire and retain qualified employees to meet their ongoing business needs. It helps attract businesses looking to locate or expand their operations in a community. It helps individuals identify career opportunities, undertake necessary training and education, and ultimately secure employment.
While the impacts are clear, talent development does not happen by chance, but instead requires partnership, vision, and ongoing investment. Our strong business community, effective economic development elements, and committed community leaders have created a climate where businesses, including manufacturing, health care, logistics, hospitality, and federal government can thrive.
In 2020, the Golden Isles Development Authority and Brunswick–Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce launched an effort to develop a community-wide talent development strategy for the region. They brought in the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia to work with a 23-member local steering committee to identify current workforce resources, challenges, and opportunities.
They developed a vision of recognizing the Golden Isles as a top location for talent development by implementing a community-wide workforce development strategy that is aligned to current and future workforce needs, is inclusive of partners, and has clear accountability. This initiative seeks to establish programs, strategies, and investments to support the community’s diverse industry base. The strategy also seeks to enhance prosperity for local citizens, create more job opportunities, and contribute to a stronger community. The Davis Love Foundation, in partnership with the Golden Isles Development Authority and Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce, was pleased to support this important program.
To learn more about the Glynn Country Talent Development Strategy, visit keepglynnrunning.com/growglynnsworkforce. To learn more about the RSMClassic, visit RSMClassic.com or follow @TheRSMClassic on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. #RSMClassicCares
In its first twelve years, The RSM Classic, hosted by Davis Love III, has raised nearly $29 million to support local and national charities. The 2022 PGA TOUR event is November 14-20 at Sea Island Golf Club. For partnership information, regardless of the size of your business, contact John McKenzie, Director of Sales, at jmckenzie@dlovefoundation.com or visit rsmclassic.com.
