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Learnings from Further Together: Advancing Fair & Second Chance Hiring Initiatives

Panelists pictured left to right: Dr. Lauren N. King (W.K.Kellogg Foundation), Tina Gagliano Mandell (Discover Financial Services), Dr. Lucretia Murphy (Jobs for the Future), Steph Dolan (Corporate Coalition), Alyssa Berman Cutler (University of Chicago), Matthew Bruce (Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance) In April 2008, Congress passed the Second Chance Act[1], the Read more…

By Workforce Matters, 1 yearApril 30, 2024 ago

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Announcing Fall Peer Learning Strategy Sessions

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 this interest, and we’re excited to launch our new “Peer Read more…

By Workforce Matters, 2 yearsSeptember 7, 2023 ago

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08/11 Webinar: Job Quality in 2021: Implications for Funders from the Gallup Great Jobs Survey

NFG’s Funders for a Just Economy, Economic Opportunity Funders, and Workforce Matters invites you to a webinar sharing the latest data and implications from Gallup’s Great Jobs survey, an in-depth survey of nearly 8,000 adults shedding light on the impact of COVID on the labor force, and in particular job Read more…

By Workforce Matters, 4 yearsJuly 8, 2021 ago

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Blog Post: Getting to Know STARs – Highlights from a Conversation with Opportunity@Work

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…

By Workforce Matters, 4 yearsApril 28, 2021 ago

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Registration is now open! Spring 2021 Learning Labs

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…

By Workforce Matters, 4 yearsMarch 27, 2021 ago

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Lessons Learned & Key Takeaways from our Inaugural Peer-to-Peer Learning Labs

In this blog post… About the Labs Real-World Implications: What Participants are Saying Key Take-Aways Advancing Equitable Employer Practices Amplifying the Voice and Power of Workers and Learners Redesigning Workforce Policies and Systems for Equity and Resiliency Further Reading: Learning Lab Resource List About the Labs In the Fall of Read more…

By Workforce Matters, 4 yearsMarch 1, 2021 ago

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11/06/19 Event: Employer Practices Convening

Is your foundation investing in strategies to launch, accelerate, strengthen, or scale projects that help employers update their recruitment, hiring, on-boarding, retention, and advancement practices? Workforce Matters will be convening a small group of our Employer Practices Learning Network members and other grantmakers for a funder-to-funder conversation about lessons learned and anticipated Read more…

By Workforce Matters, 6 yearsSeptember 7, 2019 ago

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05/10/19 Webinar: The Work and Learn Ecosystem – An Update on the U.S. Credentialing Landscape

The ever-shifting work and learn landscape has made selecting an education and training program a more high-stakes choice for students and workers than ever before. Meanwhile, businesses struggle to understand what the 334,000+ credentials available to US workers mean, making it difficult for them to make smart, efficient hiring decisions Read more…

By Workforce Matters, 6 yearsApril 8, 2019 ago

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11/13/18 Webinar: Philanthropic Approaches to Employer Practice Change

During Part II of this two-part webinar series, we’ll be joined by representatives of the Walmart Foundation and Lumina Foundation who will share information about how their organizations have approached employer practice change. This conversation is scheduled for Tuesday, 2:30-4:00 pm Eastern/1:30 pm Central/12:30 pm Mountain/11:30 am Pacific. Click here to register. A Read more…

By workforcematters, 7 yearsOctober 23, 2018 ago

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10/23/18 Webinar: Accelerating Employer Practice Change (Part I of II)

During Part I of this two-part webinar series, Laura Roberts – the Head of Workforce Programs of FSG and previously a Program Associate at the Rockefeller Foundation – and Rockefeller Foundation Associate Director Alyson Wise will join us to share insights and key take-aways from FSG’s Accelerating Employer Practice Change Read more…

By workforcematters, 7 yearsOctober 10, 2018 ago