On August 28, 2023, Workforce Matters hosted a briefing for workforce grantmakers on the implications of the Supreme Court’s decisions in SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC. Our conversation with Art Coleman, Managing Partner at EducationCounsel; Dr. Alex Camerdelle, Vice President at Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative; and Sally Chen, Read more…
On Thursday, July 20th the Youth Transition Funders Group (YFTG) held a webinar titled “The State of Economic Well-Being for Vulnerable Young People: Trending Challenges & Opportunities in Youth Employment & Workforce Development”. The second installment of a 3-part learning series, the insightful 90-minute webinar featured senior representatives from education, labor, research, Read more…
Tell us a little bit about your background and why you joined Workforce MattersI’ve been working in the field of workforce development for over a decade and in the last five years, I’ve focused specifically on the intersection of workforce development and racial justice. I initally entered this field as Read more…
From Co-Directors Loh-Sze Leung and Clair Minson: The Supreme Court’s rulings that struck down race-based admissions at Harvard and at the University of North Carolina set back decades of progress toward greater diversity and inclusion in higher education. Affirmative action programs and policies have long been a critical tool for Read more…
Tell us a little bit about your background and why you joined Workforce Matters. I joined Strada (then USAFunds) in 2014. The majority of my work here at Strada has focused on philanthropic initiatives that create more equitable pathways between education and careers. I currently steward our Employer and Community College Read more…
Between November 2022 and February 2023, Workforce Matters partnered with Listen4Good to launch a survey of our members in order to collect and respond to your feedback. We heard from a total of 95 members, including 33 who attended the Further Together conference in Washington, DC. What was shared Members Read more…
Tell us a little bit about your background and why you joined Workforce Matters. Last year, I joined JPMorgan Chase as a Vice President, Global Philanthropy focused on the firm’s Jobs & Skills work. Our team works to advance equitable growth and address skills and career pathways gaps for the Read more…
