- 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
06/17/20 Webinar: Digital Inclusion 101: Who has internet access, why, and what can funders do about it?
Wednesday, June 17th 2:00 pm ET / 1:00 pm CT / 12:00 pm MT / 11:00 am PT / 8:00 am HST Remote learning and working are creating opportunity for some while widening the digital divide for others. Workforce and economic Read more
06/11/20 Webinar: Remote Learning: Building CBO Capacity and Supporting Learner Success
Thursday, June 11th 3:30 pm ET / 2:30 pm CT / 1:30 pm MT / 12:30 pm PT / 9:30 am HST Interested in learning about how to support and build the capacity of community-based Read more
06/03/20 Webinar: Towards an Equitable Economic Recovery for Young People – Funder Town Hall on Summer Jobs and Service Corps Programs
Wednesday, June 3 4:00 pm ET / 3:00 pm CT / 2:00 pm MT / 1:00 pm PT / 10:00 am HST Interested in learning more about how to support our nation’s most vulnerable young people Read more
05/28/20 Webinar: Towards an Equitable Response and Recovery – Grantmaking Strategy Under COVID-19
Thursday, May 28th Interested in learning more about how your peers are tackling the challenges of grantmaking in the COVID-19 era? Join Workforce Matters and our partners at the Children, Youth, and Family Funders Roundtable; Read more
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Immigrant Families and Communities: Recommendations for Philanthropic Action
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 – 10:00 am to 11:30 am PDT / 12:00 pm-1:30 pm CDT / 1:00 pm -2:30 pm EDT Webinar Learn from leaders in the immigrant rights movement on the impact of the COVID-19 Read more
Special Offering: Workforce Funder Check-In Calls
We know that many of you are working from home and perhaps feeling a bit isolated, so we’re scheduling some informal Workforce Funder Check-In Calls over the next couple of weeks. During these calls, you’ll be invited to 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.
