what we’re up to Insights from Our Members In our newest guest post, Robin Kramer of The Smidt Foundation discusses findings from two studies the Foundation commissioned through its Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Initiative: A JFF landscape of high school trades education in all 50 states, and nationwide opinion research from NORC Read more
what we’re up to Insights from Our Members In our newest guest post, Rob Hope and Kayla Tolentino of ReWork the Bay at the San Francisco Foundation weigh in on why the rules of the game matter, not just how you play it: “Our main goal as a Read more
what we’re up to New! Post-Election Analysis for Philanthropy from Economic Opportunity Funders Workforce Matters is pleased to partner with our colleagues at Economic Opportunity Funders to connect workforce grantmakers with an opportunity to participate in EOF’s post-election virtual funder learning series. Register today to participate in one of their upcoming Read more
what we’re up to Last chance! Apply to join a Peer-to-Peer Learning Lab by Friday, October 16th This fall, Workforce Matters will be launching three new Learning Labs. Our Learning Labs provide a table for funders to come together to share information about their own grantmaking, discuss tough questions, Read more
what we’re up to Feeling isolated working from home? Overwhelmed with ambiguity about what the future holds? We heard you. We’ve designed a series of Fall 2020 events to keep you connected to peers, exploring new ideas, and cultivating a vision for what comes next. Please consider joining us for Read more
on our calendars Talent Finance U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is kicking off a series of virtual forums to launch their newest initiative, Talent Finance. The event series will follow the release of a white paper that will make the case for a new Read more
on our calendars Managing for Economic and Social Justice Aug 31 6pm eastern | MIT Sloan A candid discussion with three inspiring executives who are committed to creating good, accessible jobs for workers in contexts that range from an entrepreneurial packaging business to one of the world’s largest employers: Gayatri Read more
This week’s events include: On Tuesday, June 23rd Associated Black Charities will be hosting the webinar SOS: Supporting Black and Non-Black Workers of Color in the Age of COVID-19. Click here to learn more and register. The key findings of the 2020 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Recent Read more
Coming Soon On Tuesday 6/16/20 at 12:00 PM eastern Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees is hosting Refugees, Resilience, and COVID-19: Opportunities for Philanthropic Engagement. To learn more and register, click here. Part two of our series on remote working and learning is coming up this Wednesday 06/17 at 2pm Read more
There are a number of learning opportunities the next couple of weeks that will be of interest to Workforce Matters members. In addition to this week’s free, virtual JFF Horizons conference, Workforce Matters is hosting a conversation on Building CBO Capacity and Supporting Participant Success in Remote Learning on Read more