RECAP: Promoting Inclusion for People Disabilities in the Workforce Helps All Workers

On May 10, 2023, during Mental Health Awareness Month, Workforce Matters held a webinar with the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) at the U.S. Department of Labor. The webinar featured Assistant Secretary Taryn M. Williams, Anupa Iyer Geevarghese, Chief of Staff, and Robert Trombley, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Read more…

RECAP: Community College Webinar featuring Lumina Foundation

On May 4, Workforce Matters hosted a webinar on community colleges featuring Lumina Foundation and partner organizations working together to create career opportunities through short-term credential programs like High Road Construction Careers (HRCC) in California. We heard from our panel of speakers about the partnerships behind this work among organizations Read more…

Guest Post: How the Field is Driving Conversation and Collaboration in Support of Community Colleges

By Jennifer Zeisler, Senior Program Director, ECMC Foundation This post was originally posted on the ECMC Foundation website. Jennifer Zeisler is a Steering Committee member of Workforce Matters. ECMC Foundation ― with its mission to improve higher education for career success among underserved populations through evidence-based innovation ― has demonstrated Read more…

Elevating the Youth Fields Workforce: A Conversation With Deborah Moroney and Ann Stone

In 2021, the Wallace Foundation partnered with the American Institutes for Research to launch the Youth Fields Workforce Study, which includes a national survey called the Power of Us Workforce Survey and case stories, to learn more about youth-serving professionals and volunteers.  In this Q&A, Deborah Moroney, a vice president Read more…

Workforce Matters @SHIFT The Future of Workforce

Workforce Matters was well-represented at the National Fund for Workforce Solutions’ recent national convening, SHIFT the Future of Workforce.  Co-director Loh-Sze Leung shared about our Fund for Workforce Equity on a panel organized by the WES Mariam Assefa Fund, a supporting member and Fund contributor. Panelists included Rachel Lipson, Harvard Read more…

Recap: Funder-to-Funder Discussion on Community College Grantmaking

On April 12th, Workforce Matters – in collaboration with our colleagues at Grantmakers for Education – convened a group of funders to discuss community college grantmaking strategies, with a focus on approaches that expand access, promote student success, and ensure that student investments in community college education meet individual needs Read more…

Recap: Funder-to-Funder Discussion on Youth Workforce Grantmaking

Over the course of the global pandemic, millions of youth and young adults have seen their plans for the future severely disrupted. Internships and summer jobs were cancelled, community youth programs hit pause, and virtual schooling was frequently a poor stand-in for in-person classes. Younger workers were more likely to Read more…

Guest Post: Ensuring Quality Learning Experiences in Workforce Development

Robin Boggs Managing Director, US Corporate Citizenship at Accenture Tessa Forshaw Next Level Lab, Harvard University Across the country, workforce development programs support people to reskill, retrain, upskill, and learn workplace skills for the first time—everywhere from office buildings, community colleges, military bases, churches, schools, and libraries to private homes. Read more…