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Workforce Matters announces $50,000 grants to Three Tribe-led Workforce Coalitions
Native Workforce Partners (Albuquerque, NM) Native Workforce Partners (NWP) is a Tribe-led coalition, fiscally sponsored by New Mexico Community Trust, bringing together Tribal and urban leaders from the state’s 19 Pueblos, three Apache Tribes, and the Read more
Recap: Worker-Centered Strategies Affinity Group
Between May and August 2026, Workforce Matters convened funders from private philanthropy, regional foundations, and corporate philanthropy for the Worker-Centered Strategies Affinity Group – a four-session learning journey designed to explore the meaning of worker-centered Read more
Meet our Supporting Member: AARP Foundation
Attributed to: Amy Conrad, Director, Strategic Initiatives, Financial Wellbeing Programs, AARP Foundation About AARP Foundation AARP Foundation is the nation’s leading organization serving the 39 million older adults living in poverty or one life event Read more
Webinar Recap: Self-Determination and Innovation: Keys to Transformative Workforce Development in Native Communities
What does it mean to put self-determination and innovation into practice in workforce programs built by and for Native nations and communities? On June 30, Workforce Matters hosted the second webinar in our 2026 Workforce Read more
Meet our Supporting Member: Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation
Attributed to: Kate Partington, Program Officer – Young Adults and Working Families and Caregivers of Older Adults, Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation About the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Read more
Meet our Supporting Member: Deaconess Foundation
Attributed to: Cathy Belk, President and CEO, Deaconess Foundation About the Deaconess Foundation Deaconess Foundation is a private foundation located in Cleveland Ohio. The foundation was created from the proceeds of the sale of the 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.
