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

Blog Post: Workforce Grantmaking in Tribal Nations and Indigenous Communities

By Workforce Matters | January 25, 2022

In late November, with leadership from member Jen Racho of the Northwest Area Foundation, Workforce Matters hosted a peer-to-peer conversation for funders supporting or interested in supporting workforce development in Tribal nations and Indigenous communities. Read more

01/14 News + Updates

By Workforce Matters | January 14, 2022

what we’re up to Announcing The Fund for Workforce Equity The Fund for Workforce Equity is a new 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 Read more

01/26 Virtual Info Session: The Fund for Workforce Equity

By Workforce Matters | January 14, 2022

The Fund for Workforce Equity is a new 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. Read more

Dec 17 News + Updates

By Workforce Matters | December 22, 2021

what we’re up to 2022 Workforce Grantmakers Directory Early in the new year, Workforce Matters will be releasing our first Workforce Grantmakers Directory to help our members find + connect with peer grantmakers who share their interests. You Read more

Dec 3 News + Updates

By Workforce Matters | December 6, 2021

what we’re up to Funder Briefing with the U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 | 2:30-3:30pm ET Calling all funders! Join NFG’s Funders for a Just Economy for a briefing with the U.S. Read more

Request for Proposals: Organizational Planning Consultant

By Workforce Matters | November 15, 2021

Interested in helping Workforce Matters shape the future direction of our work? Workforce Matters seeks to engage a consultant to facilitate an organizational planning process that helps our leadership determine the most efficient, equitable, and Read more

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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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