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

Guest Post: Preparing for Recovery? Remember Rural Places.

By Workforce Matters | March 31, 2021

Looking to the road to recovery from this moment, the time is now to invest in high-quality job training and skilling opportunities for residents of rural communities to prepare for the workforce of the future. Read more

March 29 News + Updates

By Workforce Matters | March 29, 2021

what we’re up to  Join Workforce Matters along with our colleagues at the Economic Opportunity Funders network for our upcoming 2021 Budget and Policy Series. During this three-part series, you’ll have the opportunity to learn Read more

Registration is now open! Spring 2021 Learning Labs

By Workforce Matters | March 27, 2021

The first learning lab, launching in May 2021, will specifically target workforce grantmakers who work for corporate foundations or corporate giving programs.   The second, launching in June 2021, will be open to any workforce grantmaker.  Read more

Register Now for our 2021 Budget and Policy Series

By Workforce Matters | March 27, 2021

Join Workforce Matters along with our colleagues at the Economic Opportunity Funders network for our upcoming 2021 Budget and Policy Series. During this three-part series, you’ll have the opportunity to learn about: Key provisions in Read more

Blog Post: Catching up with the Families & Workers Fund

By Workforce Matters | March 24, 2021

The Families and Workers Fund is a new, $33 million and growing funder collaborative helping to build a future in which every person has economic security and opportunity-especially those who have been historically locked out. Read more

March 8 News + Updates

By Workforce Matters | March 10, 2021

what we’re up to In the Fall of 2020, Workforce Matters launched three peer-to-peer Learning Labs which provided a table for funders to come together to share information about their own grant making, discuss tough 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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