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Steering Committee Spotlight: Elaine Katz
Tell us a little bit about your background and why you joined Workforce Matters. I currently oversee Kessler Foundation’s comprehensive grant making program and its communications department. During my tenure, the Foundation has awarded more Read more
Annual Budget and Tax Briefing: 2024 Recap
Thanks to all Workforce Matters members who joined us for Workforce Matters’ 2025 budget briefing and discussion on March 20. A special thanks to Economic Opportunity Funders for their excellent Annual Budget and Tax Briefing, Read more
Peer Learning Strategy Sessions: A Recap
Workforce Matters piloted a set of Peer Learning Strategy Sessions for members in Fall 2023. Created in response to member requests, these sessions were designed to be conversational and exploratory opportunities for our grantmaking members Read more
Happy New Year from Workforce Matters
Happy New Year! 2023 was replete with major milestones and new endeavors for Workforce Matters, most notably: As we move into 2024, we are excited to continue much of the work we launched and piloted Read more
Workforce Grantmaking in Native Nations and Communities Update
Our collective knowledge about the Indigenous peoples of the U.S. often remains veiled in mystery—a result of deliberate efforts of the colonial project to erase Native voices and narratives. We must continue to educate ourselves as Read more
Workforce Matters Field Partner Survey
Workforce Matters launched the Fund for Workforce Equity in 2022 in order to provide support to workforce organizations interested in centering the voices of workers and learners of color in their programmatic and/or organizational activities. As we reflect on the fund’s launch and Read more
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.
