Workforce Matters piloted a set of Peer Learning Strategy Sessions for members in Fall 2023. Created in response to member requests, these sessions were designed to be conversational and exploratory opportunities for our grantmaking members to learn about new or Read more…
Happy New Year! 2023 was replete with major milestones and new endeavors for Workforce Matters, most notably: As we move into 2024, we are excited to continue much of the work we launched and piloted last year, including: Amidst the Read more…
Our collective knowledge about the Indigenous peoples of the U.S. often remains veiled in mystery—a result of deliberate efforts of the colonial project to erase Native voices and narratives. We must continue to educate ourselves as we work toward building a Read more…
Workforce Matters launched the Fund for Workforce Equity in 2022 in order to provide support to workforce organizations interested in centering the voices of workers and learners of color in their programmatic and/or organizational activities. As we reflect on the fund’s launch and implementation, we are interested in Read more…
Workforce Matters has opened our Steering Committee nominations process for 2024-25. Steering Committee members provide oversight and strategic direction for the activities of the Workforce Matters network. Steering Committee members must work for a grantmaking organization that is already a supporting member of Workforce Matters or be willing to commit to support Workforce Matters over Read more…
On Thursday, September 21, 2023, Workforce Matters hosted our second virtual learning and discussion series on community colleges and workforce development. Featuring the New Jersey Pay it Forward Program, the conversation explored how innovative workforce financing – whether designed to Read more…
The recognition of Workforce Development Month began in 2005. Now, almost 20 years later, organizations across the field continue to recognize the contributions of the workforce development field to our economy and society at large. As a philanthropy-serving organization uniquely Read more…
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, Read more…
We hear you! Workforce Matters members have told us they want more opportunities to learn from and with each other on various topics and strategies related to workforce grantmaking. So, this fall, we’ve redesigned our Learning Lab series to address Read more…
On August 28, 2023, Workforce Matters hosted a briefing and discussion for workforce grantmakers on the implications of the Supreme Court’s decisions in SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC. To accompany the discussion, we compiled a number of relevant Read more…