When it comes to "The Workforce of Tomorrow" (5 to 10 Years Out), "replacing aging workforce / retiring Boomers" is the second most mentioned unaided workforce-related concern among Virginia business leaders. Source: 2008 Older Dominion Project Business Leaders' Study
News & Events
Membership-wide Meeting, November 5, 2009
On November 5, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., the Older Dominion Partnership had a membership-wide meeting at the Richmond Times-Dispatch's headquarters. About 100 people discussed the ODP's efforts, its progress and hopes for the future.
Presentation is available below.
Agenda
Welcome -- Tom Silvestri, President and Publisher, Richmond Times-Dispatch (Hear audio recording -- Introduction, 4M, mp3); (Hear audio recording -- Update & Strategic Planning, 7M, mp3)
- Board Introduction
- Agenda Overview
- Mission, Vision, Goals, Objectives
- Our 10-point Action Plan
- Accomplishments to Date:
- Organizationally
- Shared Database Work Group
- Community Readiness Work Group
- 2030 Richmond Regional Age Wave Plan
- Civic Engagement Work Group
National Age Wave Preparedness Trends -- John Martin, President and CEO, Southeastern Institute of Research, Inc. & Boomer Project (Hear audio recording, 3M, mp3)
- What We're Seeing Nationally
Virginia State-Level Age Wave Preparedness -- Linda Nablo, Commissioner, Virginia Department for the Aging (Hear audio recording, 7M, mp3)
- 4-year Aging Plan
- Legislation "Blue Print" for Aging
- Engaging Elected Officials
- ODP Roll-Out Across the State
- Richmond Regional Age Wave Plan -- Sherrie Brach, Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg (Hear audio recording, 4M, mp3)
Where the ODP Is Headed: Next Steps
- Expanding Board & Recruiting Partners -- Jeff Cribbs, President & Chief Executive Officer, Richmond Memorial Health Foundation (Hear audio recording, 17M, mp3)
- Virginia State of 65+ Population Survey -- Richard Lindsay, M.D., Former Head of the Division of Geriatrics, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, University of Virginia (Hear audio recording, 6M, mp3)
Focused Discussion -- Tom Silvestri (Hear audio recording, 1M, mp3; (Hear audio recording - Group Discussion, 11M, mp3)
- Expanding Partnerships Across Virginia
- Sustained Long-Term Funding
Thank You & Close
Presentation from the ODP's Member-wide Meeting, November 5, 2009 [10M, PDF]
Agenda [160K, PDF]
Audio Recording - Full ODP Meeting [55M, mp3]
