Our Work
NEW ORLEANS HEALTH INNOVATORS CHALLENGE
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Testimonials
Alertgy got started with the New Orleans Health Innovators Challenge and has continued to grow from there; winning this competition was critical to our success and momentum. The Challenge not only connected us with some of the biggest players in healthcare but also introduced us to business development opportunities and resources that we hadn’t even considered in the past. The team has continued to support Alertgy over the years and remains an invaluable connection for us – we’d strongly encourage relevant companies to apply to these opportunities!”
The New Orleans Health Innovators Challenge is an exciting event that gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to present their meaningful solutions to big problems the world faces today related to health. The event is jam-packed with activities that benefit you and your startup. Clearly, being part of this community can improve your chances of success.”
Ochsner has a longstanding commitment to reimagining healthcare and finding creative and innovative solutions to improve the health of the communities we serve. We welcome opportunities to collaborate with other innovators who share our vision, and NOLAHI has been a valuable platform to connect with entrepreneurs and new thinking.”
We’re very encouraged by the solutions we’ve found through NOLAHI, and we thank New Orleans Business Alliance for the opportunity to seek new ways of engaging patients with and helping them stay on top of their care.”
Ways to Get Involved
Create your own Challenge Statement.
Invest in companies with effective solutions tackling local healthcare needs.
Invest in the New Orleans Business Alliance.
AdvancingCities Initiative
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Testimonials
This collaborative effort to assist small businesses and build a more inclusive workforce pipeline is just the sort of innovative approach Louisiana needs to create a brighter future for all"
It's about the training and support of our young people as we help them get real world work experience in green-grey-blue infrastructure.”
This grant will help pivot our city in sectors that we know will be life-changing and help close the equity divide that has kept people from reaching their potential.”
We’re very encouraged by the solutions we’ve found through NOLAHI, and we thank New Orleans Business Alliance for the opportunity to seek new ways of engaging patients with and helping them stay on top of their care.”
504ward
504ward is a collaborative initiative designed to attract and retain young professional talent in New Orleans. As part of NOLABA’s efforts to provide employers with top talent, 504ward is New Orleans’s largest network of up-and-coming young professionals.
The initiative offers a suite of programs and communications, in partnership with private sector leaders and employers, that provide opportunities for career advancement, professional development, and social engagement for young professionals.
Over the past 10 years, 504ward has directly engaged more than 23,000 young professionals, featured more than 3,000 quality jobs, and partnered with more than 200 employers to date.
To learn more or sign up for the 504ward weekly email, visit 504ward.com
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Ways to Get Involved
PROMOTE JOB OPENINGS
504ward is dedicated to promoting job opportunities in the Greater New Orleans Region. It is our goal to highlight the many and varied job opportunities that exist throughout the region through our twice-weekly Career Spotlights in our emails, our daily Jobs of the Day on Facebook and Twitter, and our Company of the Week on Instagram. These opportunities reach out members through our listserv (9,500+), Facebook (6,000+ followers), Twitter (19,000+ followers), and Instagram (1700+ followers).
We also offer a Company Connect program, which connects your company through a group hiring event to a preselected list of potential employees. Learn more about the Company Connect here.
ROMOTE EVENTS
504ward promotes events in the Greater New Orleans community through our twice-weekly emails and social media outlets.
To be considered for promotion, please complete the form on the website. Note that we typically need 8 weeks’ notice to schedule promotion. The more information you provide and the earlier you provide it, the greater the likelihood we will be able to promote the event.
HOST A 504WARD EVENT
504ward periodically hosts Restaurant Nights and Connections & Cocktails happy hours at restaurants and bars around the city.
If you are interested in hosting us at your space, please reach out to 504ward@504ward.com.
INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH 504WARD? CLICK HERE.
YOUTH DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
The Youth Demonstration Project (YDP) prepares and connects young people between the ages of 16 and 24 with quality employment opportunities in high-demand, high-wage, and high-growth industries. These opportunity youth (OY), which include approximately 7,000 in our local area, are disconnected from employment and/or post-secondary opportunities.
In New Orleans, 61% of jobs in the region require some college or higher. Yet only 54% of our workforce ages 25 and older have the skills/credentials needed to compete for those jobs. In an effort to address this gap, it is imperative that young people transition from high school with the requisite skills to compete for available employment. NOLABA supports the system-level transformation of youth-focused workforce development to better meet their needs by providing them with training providers and access to critical support tools.
This project has supported over 100 young people to date and over the next two years, the overall goal is to connect 225 youth to quality career pathways by specifically supporting OY training providers and it also serves to build the capacity of opportunity youth (OY) serving organizations, so that processes can be scaled to the larger network of providers.
