Policy and Research
At Seedco, we turn public policies into innovative programs that serve thousands of individuals and employers per year. This experience gives us a valuable and unique perspective on policy formation and analysis.
Seedco's Policy & Research department works closely with our program departments to analyze Seedco's programs, assess strategies and craft recommendations for national policymakers, practitioners and investors.
See below for a list of published reports.
Recommendations for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009:
As Congress puts the finishing touches on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and President Obama prepares to sign the economic stimulus package into law in the next two weeks, the country's attention will quickly turn to implementation, as well as other recovery measures. Federal, state, and local governments will need to move quickly to put new programs into action and ensure assistance reaches individuals and communities in need while being held accountable for the spending of public funds.
The Seedco Policy Center is pleased to share the following three papers recommending strategies that will help ensure effective implementation of worker and business investments:
At Seedco, we turn public policies into innovative programs that serve thousands of individuals and employers per year. This experience gives us a valuable and unique perspective on policy formation and analysis.
Seedco's Policy & Research department works closely with our program departments to analyze Seedco's programs, assess strategies and craft recommendations for national policymakers, practitioners and investors.
See below for a list of published reports.
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A Tale of Two Systems: Linking Economic Development and Workforce Development
May 2009 Initiatives aimed at linking economic development and workforce development have emerged across the country. In the coming years, initiatives are expected to multiply as part of national economic recovery and reinvestment efforts. In this report, the Seedco Policy Center analyzes such efforts in three states to detail opportunities and pitfalls encountered by linking economic and workforce development systems. |
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Crisis on Main Street: Recommendations for Small Business Recovery
March 2009 This report from the Seedco Policy Center analyzes the impact of the recession's credit crunch on small business and provides recommendations for a recovery of the small business capital market. |
Recommendations for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009:
As Congress puts the finishing touches on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and President Obama prepares to sign the economic stimulus package into law in the next two weeks, the country's attention will quickly turn to implementation, as well as other recovery measures. Federal, state, and local governments will need to move quickly to put new programs into action and ensure assistance reaches individuals and communities in need while being held accountable for the spending of public funds.
The Seedco Policy Center is pleased to share the following three papers recommending strategies that will help ensure effective implementation of worker and business investments:
- › Utilizing Intermediaries and the Nonprofit Sector to Implement Human Capital Investments
- › Creating Targeted Worker Investments for Inclusive Economic Recovery
- › Harnessing Alternative Lenders to Meet the Capital Needs of Small Businesses
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Career Advancement
December 2008 Publicly-funded workforce development policy has shifted the majority of resources over the past decade to helping disadvantaged job seekers find and keep jobs. Seedco offers a new report, examining the preliminary lessons from its career advancement pilot, EarnMore, which leverages existing public funding streams to create a client-focused and scalable model. |
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Social Enterprise
June 2007 Seedco offers a fresh perspective on the field of Social Enterprise, using its own childcare initiative, Community Childcare Assistance (CCA), as a case study. Our experience reveals a number of challenges posed by efforts to meet the 'double bottom line.' |