End of Year Workforce Policy Briefing with the U.S. DOL Employment and Training Administration
Workforce Matters grantmaking members are invited to join members of the U.S. DOL Employment and Training Administration for a year-end workforce policy briefing as you plan for 2025 and beyond. This event is free for Workforce Matters' grantmaking members. Registration is required.
Peer Learning Strategy Session 1: Navigating the Current Federal Funding Environment
Join Workforce Matters' Co-Directors and Steering Committee members in conversation about the Administration’s federal spending policies and their implications for workforce funders, our grantees, and the communities we serve. In this funder-only conversation, participants will have a chance to share and learn what workforce funders are hearing from their grantees, Read more…
EOF Budget Briefing Debrief Call with Workforce Matters
Join Workforce Matters and the National Skills Coalition on March 27 for a funder-only conversation debriefing the Economic Opportunity Funders' 2025 Budget Briefing, which will be held earlier in the week on March 25. Approved registrants for this call will also receive access to the livestream and recording of EOF's Read more…
Peer Learning Strategy Session 2: Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Workers
Join a conversation with Lauren Crain of the WES Mariam Assefa Fund and Ranita Jain of the Annie E. Casey Foundation on supporting immigrant and refugee workers and the organizations that serve them during these times. Ranita and Lauren will each briefly share about their organization’s strategies and how they Read more…
Workforce Grantmaking in Native Nations and Communities Listening Session (1)
Workforce Matters is holding this listening session to hear from Native-led organizations providing workforce development services and programs in Native Nations and communities. What challenges are you currently facing, and what support do you most need as you navigate this period of uncertainty? Join either the session on April 15 Read more…
Workforce Grantmaking in Native Nations and Communities Listening Session (2)
Workforce Matters is holding this listening session to hear from Native-led organizations providing workforce development services and programs in Native Nations and communities. What challenges are you currently facing, and what support do you most need as you navigate this period of uncertainty? Join either the session on April 15 Read more…
Closed-Door Working Meeting for Workforce Funders
Join Workforce Matters at a closed-door funder meeting at NSC's Skills Summit: Workforce Matters and National Skills Coalition are co-hosting a closed-door working meeting for workforce grantmakers this year at the Skills Summit to discuss how philanthropy can support policy and advocacy in the current environment at the federal and state levels. Funder Read more…
Workforce 101: An Overview of Public Workforce System Funding and Infrastructure
You are invited to register for Workforce Matters' newest webinar--Workforce 101: An Overview of Public Workforce System Funding and Infrastructure. Designed specifically for workforce grantmakers who wish to better understand the workforce sector, this informative webinar will cover: The major federal programs that created and support the infrastructure of the Read more…
Postsecondary + Workforce Funders Conversation
Do you invest at the intersection of postsecondary education and workforce development? Please join your peers for a conversation about current issues and trends and to identify opportunities for future learning! Email info@workforce-matters.org for registration information.
Networking Dinner @JFF Horizons/New Orleans
Workforce Matters is hosting a networking dinner for funder members who are attending Horizons in New Orleans. Please reach out to info@workforce-matters.org to RSVP or request more information.
Peer Learning Strategy Session 3: Advancing Workforce Equity – What it looks like in 2025
Join a conversation with Lauren King of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Robin Boggs of Accenture, Parsia Fatehi-Weeks of Indeed, and other corporate and foundation leaders about what it is like to continue to support efforts that advance workforce equity in these changing times. In this conversation you will share and Read more…
Los Angeles Funder Networking Event
Workforce Matters is hosting a meet-up for Los Angeles-area funders. Please email info@workforce-matters.org for more information or to RSVP.