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08/11 Webinar: Job Quality in 2021: Implications for Funders from the Gallup Great Jobs Survey

NFG’s Funders for a Just Economy, Economic Opportunity Funders, and Workforce Matters invite you to a webinar sharing the latest data and implications from Gallup’s Great Jobs survey, an in-depth survey of nearly 8,000 adults shedding light on the impact of COVID on the labor force, and in particular job quality. The survey was supported by Omidyar Network, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Lumina Foundation.

At the webinar, we will share the findings from the first two rounds of the survey, including what matters most to workers, the current state of job quality in America, and notable impacts on the job market from the pandemic. You will also be able to learn more about the dataset the Gallup Great Jobs survey provides, which is based on the most robust methodology available and provides a sufficiently large sample size to allow for cuts by race, gender, income group, region, and more. We hope the survey and its data can be a tool for you and your grantees - the full data is publicly available on the Gallup website.

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Connect with Us August 13th to Learn How You Can Get the Most Out of Workforce Matters Programming

Are you new to Workforce Matters? Just looking for information about how to get more involved? Join us for one of our monthly Office Hours, where you'll have an opportunity to share information about your interests, learn more about Workforce Matters, and connect with other workforce grantmakers who are also seeking out learning and partnership opportunities. Our next Office Hours will be Friday, August 13th at 12:00 pm eastern.

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on our calendars

Game Changer: What the Sports World Can Teach Us About Youth Career Opportunities

July 27 | 3:00 PM ET | JFF’s Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning | Virtual

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Examining the Value of Nondegree Credentials

July 28 | 2:00 PM ET | Strada Education Network | Virtual

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Addressing the Long-Term Unemployment Crisis

August 4 | 2:00 PM ET | Virtual

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ASU+GSV Summit

August 9-11 | Arizona State University and Global Silicon Valley | San Diego, CA

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new information + resources

Seven Recommendations to Advance Racial Equity in the Workforce System

On the Workforce Matters Blog

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A Background Note on "Unskilled" Jobs in the United States - Past, Present, and Future

MIT Sloan Teaching Resources Library

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Black Workers Stopped Making Progress on Pay.  Is it Racism?

New York Times

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Delivering Patient Care and Quality Jobs: Great Organizational Culture Drives Sunrise Treatment Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program

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Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South

Joint Center

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Low-Wage Workers Now Have Options, Which Could Mean a Raise

New York Times

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Policy Recommendations for Reauthorizing and Reforming our Workforce Development System

New America

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Promoting Equity and Inclusion and Connection to Good Fit Jobs for Young Adults

Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program

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Re-Engaging Student Parents to Achieve Attainment and Equity Goals

Institute for Women's Policy Research

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Unlocking Experience-Based Job Progressions for Millions of Workers

Association of Community College Trustees

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The Value of Community College Short-Term Credentials

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Markle, McKinsey & Company, National Urban League

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What’s in the President’s FY 2022 Budget Request for Workers and Workforce Development

New America

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announcements

A new Green Buildings Career Map was recently released by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council in conjunction with a team of subject matter experts from across the green buildings and energy efficiency industry. This group of experts convened to identify, organize and articulate many of the most in-demand jobs in the sprawling and complex green buildings and energy efficiency industry. Funding for the Green Buildings Career Map was made possible by a federal assistance agreement with the Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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Imagine that racial and gender gaps no longer existed in the U.S. labor market. How far would the economic benefit extend? A team of Federal Reserve community development researchers conducted a thought experiment to find out. Visit the Fed Communities interactive dashboard to explore the results. You can select a state to see how GDP would have increased annually if racial or gender gaps—or both—were eliminated for average hourly earnings, educational attainment, employment-to-population ratio and hours worked.
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Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) is hiring for three positions -- a Director, Competencies & Credentials; Director, Improving Practices & Outcomes; and a Sr. Policy Associate to lead, develop, and manage work centered on increasing the economic mobility of low-wage workers, particularly for people of color and others historically excluded from advancement opportunities.

Families + Workers Fund has issued an open call for proposals.  The Recover Up strategy of the Families and Workers Fund aims to support diverse initiatives -- including policy, workforce development, and employer partnerships -- that create or connect people to jobs that enable economic security and mobility, leveraging the unique momentum of the recovery period. The Fund is holding an informational webinar on July 27 at 1 pm ET.  Learn More and Apply

Have information that you'd like us to share with the Workforce Matters network? Please contact us at newsletter@workforce-matters.org.

 

 

 

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