Last month, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a Workforce Matters supporting member, sponsored a workshop for Workforce Matters members on Asset-Framing strategies led by Trabian Shorters, Founder and CEO of BMe Community. Workforce Matters was particularly excited to introduce the BMe Community to our network because their work on Asset-Framing Read more
Guest post by Monique Baptiste, Vice President, Jobs & Skills, Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Workforce Matters Steering Committee member and Linda M. Rodríguez, Executive Director, Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Here are two intertwined realities: Black and Latina women have long been financial backbones of their households Read more
Join Workforce Matters (@WFMFunders) and Working Nation (@WorkingNation) for a Twitter Chat on May 26 about our Racial Equity Framework for Workforce Development Funders. What are grantmakers doing well to advance workforce equity? What could they do more of? What barriers do workforce organizations face in advancing equity? How can we Read more
what we’re up to Advancing Equity in the Workforce Ecosystem Twitter Chat Join Workforce Matters (@WFMFunders) and Working Nation (@WorkingNation) for a Twitter Chat on May 26 about our Racial Equity Framework for Workforce Development Funders. What are grantmakers doing well to advance workforce equity? What could they do more of? Read more
With flexible funding flowing to states and localities via the American Rescue Plan, the recent announcement of new grants to expand Registered Apprenticeships, and the Biden Administration’s ambitious American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan proposals pending, the field of workforce development is anticipating a historic infusion of new public Read more
Are you new to workforce development and struggling to wrap your head around the complex US workforce system? A seasoned workforce grantmaker who needs a refresher on how to decipher the WIOA/CTE/TANF/SNAP E&T alphabet soup? Looking for basic information to help you ensure that your grantmaking is aligned with (or Read more
In February 2021, Workforce Matters invited Byron Auguste, CEO and Co-Founder of Opportunity@Work and LaShana Lewis, CEO of L.M. Lewis Consulting and a technologist who also works on diversity, equity and inclusion in tech, to join our Steering Committee for a conversation about STARs — the 70+ million adults in Read more
Looking to the road to recovery from this moment, the time is now to invest in high-quality job training and skilling opportunities for residents of rural communities to prepare for the workforce of the future. Unfortunately, investment has been lacking. As outlined in a recent Stanford Social Innovation Review article, Read more
what we’re up to 2021 Budget and Policy Series Join Workforce Matters along with our colleagues at the Economic Opportunity Funders network for our upcoming 2021 Budget and Policy Series. During this three-part series, you’ll have the opportunity to learn about: Key provisions in the federal budget and recovery package; Read more
This spring, Workforce Matters will launch two new peer-to-peer learning labs facilitated by Clair Watson Minson of Sandra Grace LLC to serve as communities of practice for grantmakers working to implement ideas and strategies inspired by A Racial Equity Framework for Workforce Development Funders. The first learning lab, launching in May Read more