April 1 News + Updates

Register Today! April 12 Funder-to-Funder Discussion on Community Colleges Join Workforce Matters Tuesday, April 12th at 2:00 pm eastern for a peer-to-peer conversation among grantmakers investing in community colleges. During this one-hour, informal Zoom meeting, you’ll have an opportunity to network with colleagues, ask questions, and exchange information about your work. We’ll be joined Read more…

Mar 11 News + Updates

Reminder: Fund for Workforce Equity 2022 Contributions Deadline Approaching Our 03/31 contribution deadline is rapidly approaching! Learn more about The Fund for Workforce Equity, let us know if you’re interested in potentially contributing, and encourage your nonprofit partners to join our email list for further information on funding opportunities later this spring. Contributors to date include: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Cognizant Foundation, Siemens Read more…

Feb 25 News + Updates

Our contribution deadline is rapidly approaching! Learn more about The Fund for Workforce Equity, let us know if you’re interested in potentially contributing, and encourage your nonprofit partners to join our email list for further information on funding opportunities later this spring. Apply Now: Workforce Matters Spring Learning Lab Starts April 7  This spring, Workforce Matters Read more…

Now Accepting Applications for our Spring 2022 Learning Labs Cohort

This spring, Workforce Matters will launch a new peer-to-peer learning lab facilitated by Clair Watson Minson of Sandra Grace LLC to serve as a community of practice for grantmakers working to implement ideas and strategies inspired by A Racial Equity Framework for Workforce Development Funders. This four session series will provide space for grantmakers to learn about and apply Read more…

Jan 28 News + Updates

Welcome to Our Newest
 Steering Committee Members! Please join us in welcoming our newest Steering Committee members: Abbey Carlton of Indeed, Patti Constantakis of Walmart.org, Dr. Lauren N. King of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and Jen Racho of the Northwest Area Foundation. In addition, congratulations to Elizabeth Cheung of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Kermit Kaleba of the Lumina Foundation, Elaine Katz of the Read more…

Request for Proposals: Organizational Planning Consultant

Interested in helping Workforce Matters shape the future direction of our work? Workforce Matters seeks to engage a consultant to facilitate an organizational planning process that helps our leadership determine the most efficient, equitable, and effective operating model to advance our mission, meet members’ needs, support continued growth, and increase Read more…