Further Together: Advancing Equity Through Workforce Philanthropy will be Workforce Matters’ third national conference of grantmakers in the Workforce Matters network. This October, we’ll bring together grantmakers to:
  • Learn from national experts and peer grantmakers about timely issues, promising practices, and innovations in supporting workers and learners.
  • Connect and network with colleagues from across the nation.
  • Explore opportunities for collaboration.
Registration closes September 30.

News and Events

Listen4Good Survey Results Are In!

By Workforce Matters | March 29, 2023

Between November 2022 and February 2023, Workforce Matters partnered with Listen4Good to launch a survey of our members in order to collect and respond to your feedback. We heard from a total of 95 members, Read more

March 16 News + Updates

By Workforce Matters | March 16, 2023

New Member Spotlight: Miguel Cambray

By Workforce Matters | March 16, 2023

Tell us a little bit about your background and why you joined Workforce Matters.  Last year, I joined JPMorgan Chase as a Vice President, Global Philanthropy focused on the firm’s Jobs & Skills work. Our Read more

March 2 News + Updates

By Workforce Matters | March 2, 2023

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New Member Spotlight: Shakira Munden

By Workforce Matters | March 2, 2023

Tell us a little bit about your background and why you joined Workforce Matters. I am a senior program officer at the American Institutes for Research (AIR), working on the AIR Equity Initiative. In this role, Read more

Feb. 16 News + Updates

By Workforce Matters | February 16, 2023

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The Fund for Workforce Equity is a pooled fund organized by Workforce Matters to spark innovative strategies to center workers and learners of color in the design and implementation of workforce policies and programs.

We announced our second round of grantees in March 2025. Read more about them on the Fund for Workforce Equity website.

About Workforce Matters

Workforce Matters is a national network of grantmakers that draws on expert and practitioner knowledge and works together to strengthen workforce development philanthropy such that it empowers workers, learners, and job seekers to realize their full potential; dismantles inequities based on race, gender, ability, and other individual characteristics; and advances equitable education and employment outcomes for youth and adults.

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