The Workforce Matters team was busy in June, connecting with members in Bozeman, New Orleans, and Los Angeles at different conferences and events. On June 4th, Natasha Hale, project manager for our Workforce Grantmaking in Native Nations and Communities initiative, presented “Yours in Service: Native Nation and Community Design in Read more…
Ranita Jain, Annie E. Casey Foundation Tell us a little bit about your background and why you joined Workforce Matters. Throughout my career, I’ve focused on expanding access to meaningful education and employment opportunities, especially for individuals who have been historically underserved. Over the years, I’ve worked across government, research Read more…
On May 29, Workforce Matters members working at the intersection of postsecondary education and workforce development gathered for a virtual peer to peer conversation. The goals of our call were to create a space for participants to: catch up with each other; learn about each other’s work at this Read more…
Tell us a little bit about your background and why you joined Workforce Matters. I lead the Weinberg Foundation’s grantmaking focused on helping individuals and families achieve economic stability. I oversee more than $15 million in grants annually, primarily aimed at supporting job-training programs that result in industry-recognized credentials, as Read more…
Tell us a little bit about your background and why you joined Workforce Matters. My name is Tuquan Harrison (he/they), and I am a Program Officer at the James Irvine Foundation. For the past three years, I have led grantmaking and strategy development for the Better Careers Initiative, focusing on investing in a Read more…
Tell us a little bit about your background and why you joined Workforce Matters. I currently lead the work-based learning strategy at Strada Education Foundation. Our aspiration is for every learner to have access to quality work-based learning, so we’re focused on a dramatic scale of paid internships, apprenticeships, and Read more…
This summer, Workforce Matters will launch a new peer-to-peer learning lab facilitated by Surabhi Jain of Surbahi Jain Consulting. This learning lab will serve as a community of practice for grantmakers interested in learning how to practically apply the principles of Trust Based Philanthropy. This new learning lab will focus Read more…
Authors: Matthew Bruce, Executive Director, Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance, and Steph Dolan, Program Director, Corporate Coalition of Chicago What do Martha Stewart, Donald Trump and Robert Downey Jr. all have in common? All have criminal records. While these individuals have gone on to varying degrees of fame and success, many Read more…
Tell us a little bit about your background and why you joined Workforce Matters. I have spent close to a decade working in philanthropy, spanning both the private and corporate sectors, with a focus on workforce development and education. Throughout my career, I’ve witnessed firsthand the power of bringing people Read more…
Tell us a little bit about your background and why you joined Workforce Matters. My entire professional career has been dedicated to workforce development, beginning with my role supporting returning citizens in partnership with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in my native Boston. I worked closely with individuals navigating Read more…