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SUMMARY:Postsecondary Education and Workforce Funders Affinity Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \nThis is our second affinity group meeting of the year. Registration is required\, and participation is limited to grantmaking members.
URL:https://workforce-matters.org/event/postsecondary-education-and-workforce-funders-affinity-group-meeting-2/
CATEGORIES:Affinity Group,Funder only
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SUMMARY:Spring Workforce Policy Briefing
DESCRIPTION: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!
URL:https://workforce-matters.org/event/spring-workforce-policy-briefing/
CATEGORIES:Open to all,Policy Briefing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T140000
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SUMMARY:Worker-Centered Strategies Affinity Group: Session 1
DESCRIPTION: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 in workers. Sign up here to learn more and receive a calendar invitation to participate!
URL:https://workforce-matters.org/event/worker-centered-strategies-affinity-group-session-1/
CATEGORIES:Affinity Group,Funder only
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SUMMARY:Corporate Grantmaker Leadership Conversation with Tia Hodges\, MetLife Foundation
DESCRIPTION: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 Head of Corporate Giving and Volunteerism\, MetLife.  Register here to join the conversation.\n\nIf you’d like to sign up to be notified of future conversations later this Spring or you’d like to suggest speakers\, please complete this form by April 30\, 2026.
URL:https://workforce-matters.org/event/corporate-grantmaker-leadership-conversation-with-tia-hodges-metlife-foundation/
CATEGORIES:Corporate Leadership Conversation,Funder only
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