Promoting public awareness of opportunities for change in the American workforce and education systems to promote economic advancement for all; public policy consultancy in the fields of workforce development and readiness, education systems, programs, and policies, skills and job training, and economic opportunities and advancement through education; public policy research services in the field workforce development, education systems, programs, and policies, skills and job training, and economic opportunities and advancement through education; business networking; market research in the fields of workforce data, demographics and trends, and the labor market; consulting services in the field of workforce development, improving workforce readiness, and economic opportunities and advancement; consulting services in the field of innovation, new ideas, innovative business processes, products, or technology, and entrepreneurship in the field of workforce development, improving workforce readiness, and economic opportunities and advancement through education; Promoting public awareness of environmental matters; Promoting the interests of people concerned with urban planning, affordable housing, worker training, public health, fiscal responsibility, social justice, economic development, environmental matters and culture; Promoting public awareness of the need for mobility, land use, sustainable and environmentally responsible development projects, affordable housing, economic development, worker training, public health, fiscal responsibility, creative ways to promote the economy and cultural offerings of inner-cities; Business services, namely, strategic planning, advisory, consultation and information provided to employers in the field of developing effective and innovative workforce strategies; providing services that support quality education, strong Government (local and state), accessible jobs, reliable transportation, attainable housing, healthy foods, affordable healthcare, varied parks and recreational amenities, and safe neighborhoods