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  • Apprenticeship: What Funders Need to Know Right Now (Webinar)

    Zoom (link to be sent upon registration)

    Join Workforce Matters and Apprenticeships for America to learn more about current opportunities to grow and develop apprenticeships as well as the funding streams and policies that are supportive of the apprenticeship ecosystem. Hear from funders that are currently investing in this workforce strategy and their approaches to building apprenticeship Read more

  • Regional Office Hours for Grantmakers: Northeast

    Zoom (link to be sent upon registration)

    We’re excited to launch Regional Office Hours for Grantmakers—a new way to connect, learn, and problem-solve with peers in your region. These sessions are designed for funders to share what’s working, tackle common challenges, and stay plugged into regional opportunities and trends. Connect with fellow grantmakers across the Northeast to Read more

  • Postsecondary Education and Workforce Funders Affinity Group Meeting

    Open to grantmakers only. Looking to connect with peers and deepen your engagement with Workforce Matters? Our Affinity Groups and funder conversations offer year-round opportunities to build relationships, exchange ideas, and collaborate with fellow workforce funders. Based on member feedback, we’ve relaunched and expanded our focus areas. Current groups include: Read more

  • 2026 Budget & Tax Policy and Implications for Workforce Development

    Zoom (link to be sent upon registration)

    How will federal budget and tax policies impact workers, families, and communities? What lies ahead at the federal level and in the states? What’s at stake and in play in 2026? Budget and tax policies impact what families have to spend on basic needs and invest in their future, define Read more

  • Apprenticeship Affinity Group Meetings

    Join Workforce Matters for our apprenticeship affinity group meetings this year! These one-hour calls will provide funders with the opportunity to learn and share about grantmaking that expands and strengthens apprenticeship opportunities. This group will meet 3 times in 2026 - April 9, July 29, and December 1. Register today.

  • Workforce Matters Networking Dinner in Dallas, TX

    Workforce Matters is holding a networking dinner for grantmaking members (supporting members and basic members) in the North Texas region on Wednesday, April 22 at 6 pm. The location will be convenient to downtown Dallas; details will be sent to confirmed attendees. Space is limited; we encourage you to RSVP Read more

  • Corporate Grantmaker Leadership Conversation with Tia Hodges, MetLife Foundation

    This Spring Workforce Matters is launching a Corporate Grantmaker Leadership Series designed to bring together corporate grantmakers, foundation executives, and philanthropic leaders for candid, 25-minute conversations about the most pressing issues in workforce and education philanthropy.  Join us for this conversation with Tia Hodges, President & CEO,  MetLife Foundation, and Read more

  • Centering Tribal Sovereignty in Workforce Systems and the Role of Philanthropy

    This webinar for funders and field partners will provide two examples from Indian Country of implementing a collective vision and governance model to strengthen workforce programs in Tribal communities.Our speakers will share how a workforce vision for Tribal communities has been organized to both center Tribal community priorities and challenge Read more

  • Economic Inclusion Roundtable Discussion #1

    The Economic Inclusion Funders Roundtable series is a collaborative learning and action initiative convened by the World Education Services (WES) Mariam Assefa Fund in partnership with Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and Workforce Matters. Please join us on April 30 at 12 pm ET, when we’ll discuss how funders can support advancing job quality and pathways to good work. Immigrants contribute to the Read more

  • Postsecondary Education and Workforce Funders Affinity Group Meeting

    Do you invest at the intersection of postsecondary education and workforce development? Connect with peers to exchange strategies, investments, and lessons learned. Sign up to learn more about this group and be notified of future opportunities to get involved.   This is our second affinity group meeting of the year. Read more

  • Spring Workforce Policy Briefing

    Join Workforce Matters for our Spring Workforce Policy Update. This briefing is free and open to both funders and field partners. Space is limited, and registration is required!

  • Worker-Centered Strategies Affinity Group: Session 1

    This affinity group is anchored in our definition of worker-centered strategies: policies and practices that prioritize good jobs, worker power, fair treatment, and equitable opportunities—and are designed with workers, not for them. This four-part series is intentionally designed to support collective learning and collaboration among grantmakers interested in deepening investments Read more