Workforce Matters held its inaugural national convening for workforce funders in Washington, D.C. on November 14-16, 2022. It was fantastic to be in real life–together! We were thrilled with the turnout and grateful to all of the sponsors, speakers, workshop hosts, and moderators who made the event a success. We Read more…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
In late November, with leadership from member Jen Racho of the Northwest Area Foundation, Workforce Matters hosted a peer-to-peer conversation for funders supporting or interested in supporting workforce development in Tribal nations and Indigenous communities. The group was able to share grantmaking experiences and interests as well as what they Read more…
The Cognizant Foundation was founded in 2018 to inspire, educate and prepare people of all ages to succeed in the workforce of today and tomorrow. The foundation serves historically excluded communities through the delivery of industry-relevant education, technical skills training programs and critical research needed to modernize workforce education, training Read more…
Kesmyre Smalls is a Senior at Paul Quinn College in Dallas, Texas majoring in Legal Studies and Criminology and a 2021 College Intern at Workforce Matters. How should youth and young adults be involved in helping to shape the public policies and investments that affect them? Youth/young adults should be Read more…
Authors: Desmond Amuh, Manager for Policy, Markle Foundation Daniel Bustillo, Executive Director, Healthcare Career Advancement Program (H-CAP) Clair Minson, Founder & Principal Consultant, Sandra Grace LLC Paige Shevlin, Director of Policy and State Partnerships, Markle Foundation COVID-19 brought about the worst economic recession in modern history. With businesses shutting their Read more…