Workforce Matters Affinity Groups and Funder Conversations
Based on member feedback on interest and priorities, Workforce Matters convenes a number of affinity groups and funder-to-funder conversations that explore various topics throughout the year. Read more about our current efforts below and sign up to participate or receive more information. If you have an idea for an affinity group or funder-to-funder conversation, please email us! Please note that unless otherwise specified, participation in affinity groups and funder-to-funder conversations is reserved for workforce grantmakers who work for a qualifying philanthropy.
Workforce Policy
Workforce Matters convenes a quarterly conversation to connect workforce grantmakers with policymakers, experts, and/or advocates who are involved in matters of workforce policy. Sign up to learn more about these conversations and be notified of future opportunities to get involved.
Postsecondary Education + Workforce Development
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.
Corporate Funders
Connect with peers in corporate grantmaking roles that invest in workforce development. Network, share ideas, and build relationships. Sign up to learn more about this group and be notified of future opportunities to get involved.
Workforce Grantmaking in Native Nations and Communities
Learn about Native-led workforce development initiatives and priorities, connect with other funders that are investing in these efforts, and increase your support for this work. Learn more about this work here.
Investing in Workers Together
Economic mobility challenges are increasingly complex as workers navigate childcare shortages, unaffordable housing, volatile labor markets, immigration barriers, and increasing instability created by benefits cliffs. How might workforce development and economic justice sectors work together to address workers’ needs holistically and build worker-centered pathways to economic stability and mobility? Join us for an exploration of this question.
Apprenticeship
Connect with peers who are investing in apprenticeship and work-based learning for young people and adults. Network, share ideas and opportunities, and build relationships. Sign up to learn more about this group and be notified of future opportunities to get involved.