Business/Civic Leadership Dev., Strategic Planning, Community Future Awareness for HOU 9 counties
The Center for Houston's Future furthers the region as a top global community in which to work and live.
The Center was founded in 2000 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to ?look over the horizon? to identify the problems and opportunities ahead for the eight county Houston region. As The Region's Think Tank, we collaborate with stakeholders to solve our region?s toughest problems by engaging diverse leaders, providing impactful research, and defining actionable strategies.
The overarching benefit to the community is that of an independent and respected source of Leadership, Research and Solutions.
What we do in short:
LEADERSHIP
Business/Civic Leadership Forums, LeadershipNEXT, Customized Consulting, and Regional Nine (semi-annual meetings with area county judges and the mayor of Houston)
RESEARCH
Community Indicators Report (our region's report card on social, ecological and economic factors) and symposium
SOLUTIONS
My Degree Counts (part of national Talent Dividend Initiative to increase college graduation rates), Greater Houston HealthConnect (nonprofit health information exchange), Scenarios 2040 (largest public-interest, business-led regional scenario planning project in the country), and Summer Salons (panel discussions with big-picture thinkers and regional experts on Indicator topics)
See also HoustonIndicators.org and MyDegreeCounts.com
Keywords: non-profit, Houston, think tank, leadership, research, solution, community, indicators, symposium, health, education, business, economy, workforce, scenarios, strategic planning, future, community future awareness, awareness
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