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Blog Post: Connecting Justice-Impacted Individuals to Employment: Reflections on The Road Up

Workforce Matters recently had the opportunity to screen the documentary The Road Up and host a Q&A, moderated by Tameshia Mansfield of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, with panelists Sheena Meade from Clean Slate Initiative, Esther Franco-Payne from Cabrini Green Legal Aid (CGLA), and Kristen Robinson, co-founder of the Ecofeminist Action Institute Read more…

By Workforce Matters, 4 yearsNovember 4, 2020 ago

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Oct 15 News + Updates

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…

By Sarah Oldmixon, 4 yearsOctober 15, 2020 ago

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Oct 1 News + Updates from Workforce Matters

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…

By Sarah Oldmixon, 4 yearsOctober 1, 2020 ago

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Opportunity Spotlight: Contact Tracers

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…

By Workforce Matters, 4 yearsSeptember 29, 2020 ago

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Sept 16th News + Updates from Workforce Matters

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…

By Sarah Oldmixon, 4 yearsSeptember 17, 2020 ago

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Highlights from the Week of August 31, 2020

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…

By Sarah Oldmixon, 4 yearsAugust 31, 2020 ago

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Highlights for the Week of June 22, 2020

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…

By Workforce Matters, 4 yearsJune 22, 2020 ago

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Highlights for the Week of June 15, 2020

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…

By Workforce Matters, 5 yearsJune 15, 2020 ago

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Highlights for the Week of June 8, 2020

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…

By Sarah Oldmixon, 5 yearsJune 9, 2020 ago

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Welcome to our newest Steering Committee members!

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…

By Workforce Matters, 5 yearsJanuary 13, 2020 ago