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
Contact tracing is viewed as an important tool for managing COVID-19’s spread in the United States if done in a timely fashion, but a scarce supply of workers with contact tracing training has hobbled efforts to keep the disease in check in many regions. For a growing number of workforce 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
Please join us in welcoming our newest Steering Committee members: Robin Boggs, Director, US Corporate Citizenship, Accenture Atlanta, GA Robin Boggs is the Director, US Corporate Citizenship, for Accenture, a leading global professional services company. In this role, Robin is responsible for outcomes from the company’s signature community investment programs, Read more
The Fall 2018 Workforce Matters newsletter is now online! Check it out for highlights from recent Workforce Matters convenings and information on upcoming events. Click here to view our newsletter.