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Blog Post: Advancing Racial Equity in Workforce Development – A Conversation with Allison Gerber
In 2019, the Annie E. Casey Foundation partnered with Associated Black Charities (ABC) and Workforce Matters to launch the Advancing Racial Equity in Workforce Development initiative. The initiative built the capacity of organizations engaged in research, Read more
Blog Post: Advancing Racial Equity in Workforce Development – A Conversation with Diane Bell-McKoy
In 2019, the Annie E. Casey Foundation partnered with Associated Black Charities and Workforce Matters to launch the Advancing Racial Equity in Workforce Development initiative. The initiative focused on building the capacity of workforce field-building Read more
Guest Post: Insights from Harbor Freight Tools for Schools
Harbor Freight Tools for Schools is the flagship program of the Smidt Foundation. Everything we do to advance skilled trades education in America’s public high schools rests on three beliefs: People who work with their 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.
