- 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.
News and Events
New Member Spotlight: Shakira Munden
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
Meet Susan Dundon, Steering Committee Treasurer
Tell us a little bit about your background and why you joined Workforce Matters. I’ve held various roles in the workforce space and started my career as a strategic researcher and organizer for the Service Employees Read more
Sign Up for the 2023 Workforce Grantmakers Directory
In 2023, Workforce Matters will be releasing an updated Workforce Grantmakers Directory to help you find – and connect! – with peer grantmakers who share your interests. You must opt in to have your information included in the directory Read more
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.
