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Webinar Recap: Centering Tribal Sovereignty in Workforce Systems
What does it look like when Tribal Nations don’t just participate in workforce systems, but lead them? On April 28, Workforce Matters hosted a conversation through the Workforce Grantmaking in Native Nations and Communities Initiative Read more
Meet our Supporting Member: The Taft Foundation
Attributed to: Nina M. Bershadker, Executive Director, Taft Foundation About the Taft Foundation In service of The Taft Foundation’s mission to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) lead fulfilling lives, we are particularly focused Read more
Meet Our Steering Committee Member: Brittany Corde
Brittany Corde, Senior Program Officer, Ascendium Philanthropy 1. Tell us a little bit about your background and why you joined Workforce Matters. I currently serve as a Senior Program Officer at Ascendium Education Group, where Read more
Recap: Postsecondary + Workforce Funders Affinity Group Meeting #2
Central to philanthropy at the intersection of workforce development and postsecondary education, community colleges serve first-generation learners, adult workers seeking to upskill, and young people navigating the transition from high school to career. In the Read more
Economic Inclusion Funders Roundtable — Session One Recap
Improving access to high-quality jobs: lessons from Encuentro’s immigrant workforce model How do we improve immigrant workers’ access to quality jobs? The answer — according to workers themselves — is far more layered than workforce Read more
EOF Budget and Tax Policy Briefing – Workforce Matters Recap
Thanks to all members and speakers who joined us for Workforce Matters’ 2026 budget briefing and discussion on March 31. A special thanks to Economic Opportunity Funders for their always-excellent Annual Budget and Tax Briefing, Read more
About Workforce Matters
Workforce Matters is a national network of grantmakers that draws on expert and practitioner knowledge and works together to strengthen workforce development philanthropy such that it empowers workers, learners, and job seekers to realize their full potential; dismantles inequities based on race, gender, ability, and other individual characteristics; and advances equitable education and employment outcomes for youth and adults.
