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What trends will shape the social impact world in 2025? 💭 To get the inside scoop, LinkedIn's Kavell Brown headed to NationSwell Summit 2024. From AI to community building, find out what's top of mind for social impact leaders right now. #HopeinAction #NationswellSummit

2025 prediction: The skills your workforce will rely on the most will be human skills 🔮 Data from LinkedIn's Work Change Snapshot shows that, from 2018 to 2023, the top skills added by LinkedIn members shifted dramatically toward human skills like communication, teamwork, and problem solving. These are also some of the most transferable skills — ones that professionals skilled through alternative routes or coming from unconventional backgrounds may excel at. Learn more about how the world of work is evolving: https://lnkd.in/e8iHAT3N

How do we create an inclusive but sustainable workforce? According to Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director General for the International Labour Organization, investing in upskilling and reskilling is a critical strategy for unlocking opportunity and ensuring no one is left behind in the AI era. 💡 Discover more of Gilbert's insights by watching his full AI Opportunity Summit session with Microsoft's Alysa Taylor and United Nations Foundation's Michelle Milford Morse: https://lnkd.in/ewGiPtH5 Microsoft AI Skills

On Giving Tuesday (December 3), join us in spotlighting the power of giving back. ✨ Share a short video on LinkedIn about how you give back and why it matters to you. Your story could inspire others to take action and support the causes that make a difference. Use #GivingTuesday to join the conversation, tag the nonprofit you’re supporting, and encourage a friend or coworker to get involved, too. Need inspiration? Check out our tips to get started: https://lnkd.in/eEdfG7cW

Does your job allow you use the five big C's? 🎨 Creativity 🤔 Curiosity 🦁 Courage 💬 Communication 🫶 Compassion If the answer is no, that might soon change. Aneesh Raman, Chief Economic Opportunity Officer at LinkedIn, believes AI may help usher in a new world of work that empowers people to embrace their human skills and unlock the "bigness of [their] potential." Get a head start with these free LinkedIn Learning courses on critical human skills, unlocked through December 31: https://lnkd.in/gkjq5c_b Microsoft AI Skills

Are you ready for the "relationship economy?" 🤝 Find out what that means for you and how the world of work is evolving with insights from Aneesh Raman, Chief Economic Opportunity Officer at LinkedIn — watch the full conversation with Microsoft's Naria Santa Lucia here: https://lnkd.in/gc3tvEH3

Today is Veterans Day in the U.S. Join us in honoring veterans by empowering their next career move.    At LinkedIn, our mission is to connect people to economic opportunity — including the veterans and service members who bring extraordinary skills and experiences to the workforce. This Veterans Day, we’re proud to share our free LinkedIn Premium benefit for all active-duty service members, National Guard, Reservists, veterans, and military spouses.    With LinkedIn Premium, the military community can access:    ✅ Learning Paths for Career Growth: Over 23,000 LinkedIn Learning courses to build essential, in-demand skills.  ✅ Profile Building Tools: AI-driven profile suggestions that can help you stand out and be seen for new opportunities.  ✅ Confident Networking: AI-assisted message drafts make it easier for the military community to connect and grow professional networks.  ✅ Interview Preparation: Real-time feedback, expert tips, and sample answers that prepare you to excel in interviews.    Share this benefit with veterans in your network: linkedin.com/military    #LinkedInForVeterans #VeteransDay #SocialImpact 

Our latest cohort of Ad Grants recipients at a glance 👇 As part of our vision to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce, LinkedIn is committed to amplifying meaningful dialogue around the future of work. Our Ad Grants program is one way that we do that — providing free LinkedIn ads and expert support to help nonprofits: 📣 Reach the right audiences  💡 Inspire conversation about topics that matter  💭 Share thought leadership and build community Learn more Ad Grants eligibility and sign up to our mailing list to be notified when the next round of applications opens up: https://lnkd.in/e64hPQFx

"There are so many people who are engaged and involved in the innovation of higher education to make sure our students move from that college degree to career," says Z Scott, JD, President of Chicago State University. Discover more top takeaways that came out of last week's Braven Summit, a convening of professionals from across sectors who are committed to creating pathways to economic mobility, diversity, and inclusion for first-gen college students. 🎓  What do you think is the most important thing companies and educational organizations can do to connect future leaders to opportunity? #BravenSummit

Weekend watchlist alert! 📺 “UNTAPPED: Closing America's Opportunity Gap” is now available on Netflix. “UNTAPPED” sheds light on the hard work and dedication of Year Up United graduates as they navigate gaining the skills they need to launch their careers. Produced by Workday and LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s The SpringHill Company, and directed by award-winning filmmaker Josh Kahn, the documentary captures powerful stories of resilience and success, and the value of skills-based hiring. In the U.S. alone, 70+ million workers are STARs: professionals Skilled Through Alternative Routes, rather than a bachelor’s degree program. They represent over half the country’s skilled workforce and are already using their skills, ingenuity, and determination to tear through the paper ceiling. In the documentary, you’ll hear from skills-first champions — including entrepreneur Mark Cuban, General Motors CEO Mary Barra, JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, Year Up United Founder Gerald Chertavian, Opportunity@Work CEO and Co-Founder Byron Auguste, and Workday Founder and Executive Chair Aneel Bhusri and CEO Carl Eschenbach — on why supporting talent from nontraditional pathways isn’t just the right thing to do, but good for business, too. Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not. LinkedIn is proud to join so many organizations spreading the message to “Tear the Paper Ceiling.” 🎬 Get ready to be inspired: https://lnkd.in/eEVPhUht #UNTAPPEDFilm