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Guest Post: How Can Philanthropic Funders Advance Equity for Immigrant and Refugee Workers?
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020 By: Monica Munn Monica Munn is Senior Director of the Mariam Assefa Fund at World Education Services and member of the Steering Committee of Workforce Matters. Founded in 1974, World Education Services Read more
06/30/20 Webinar: Approaches to Virtual Work-based Learning and CTE: Practices and Considerations
Join Workforce Matters, Economic Opportunity Funders, Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, Hispanics in Philanthropy, and Youth Transition Funders Group for a webinar exploring approaches to virtual work-based learning and career Read more
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
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.
