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Corporate Grantmaker Leadership Series

By Workforce Matters | October 22, 2026

Overview In May 2026, Workforce Matters launched a Corporate Leadership Series, featuring Corporate Philanthropic Leaders around the country. Across this series, corporate philanthropy leaders described the same moment: budgets are tighter, policy is shifting, and Read more

Workforce Matters announces $50,000 grants to Three Tribe-led  Workforce Coalitions

By Workforce Matters | September 24, 2026

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

By Workforce Matters | September 24, 2026

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

By Workforce Matters | September 9, 2026

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

By Workforce Matters | August 21, 2026

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

By Workforce Matters | August 18, 2026

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

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.

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