Emerging Issues

The challenges communities will grapple with in the future don’t typically overlap with the challenges they face right now. The world needs someone who’s looking around the corner to recognize, examine, and evaluate tomorrow’s solutions—today.
Programs
Through our incubator pilots, we source, vet, and nurture cutting-edge solutions for the problems of tomorrow.
Working in concert with other Foundation programs and business partners, we develop theories of change and test new approaches to challenges across a spectrum of disciplines, including geopolitical risk, democracy and capitalism, and business-led solutions to wicked problems.
Latest Content
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Suzanne Clark interviewed Dr. William Hanage, associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, on the path to reopen the economy during the first episode of Path Forward.
Testing. Testing. And more testing. That’s one of the requirements to restart the economy and get millions of Americans back to work in the wake of coronavirus, according to many of the experts who’ve shared their thoughts on this topic in recent weeks.
The CARES Act allocated $350 billion to help small businesses and nonprofits keep workers employed amid the pandemic and economic downturn. The administration soon will release more details including the list of lenders offering loans under the program. In the meantime, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has issued this guide to help organizations understand what to expect and prepare to file for a loan.
The COVID-19 situation is a testament to the ingenuity and dedication of the private sector in helping address the toughest challenges we face in society. The Chamber Foundation's live blog showcases how business leaders across industries are stepping up to support their workers, customers, and local communities.