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

COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Immigrant Families and Communities: Recommendations for Philanthropic Action

By Workforce Matters | April 8, 2020

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

By Workforce Matters | March 17, 2020

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

02/26/20 Webinar: Power and Light: Enlightened Approaches for Accountable and Equitable Grantmaking

By Sarah Oldmixon | January 22, 2020

February 26, 2020 Don’t let your processes undermine your foundation’s ability to serve the public good. In our current climate, there has been an increase in distrust and criticism about the power philanthropy wields and Read more

02/19/20 Webinar: Innovations in Workforce Mobility

By Sarah Oldmixon | January 22, 2020

February 19, 2020 Please join Workforce Matters for a webinar on innovations in workforce mobility. The Fund for Our Economic Future will share about the Paradox Prize and its mission to inspire innovations through an Read more

02/12/20 Webinar: Integrating Racial Equity, Workforce Benchmarking, and Capacity Building: A Case Study

By Sarah Oldmixon | January 22, 2020

February 12, 2020 Looking for concrete ways to connect racial equity with improving workforce outcomes? Interested in building the data disaggregation and analysis capacity of your workforce grantees?  Join Workforce Matters, Philadelphia JOIN, Corporation for Read more

02/04/20 Event: NSC Skills Summit Networking Dinner

By Sarah Oldmixon | January 22, 2020

February 4, 2020 | Washington, DC Interested in connecting with other workforce development grantmakers to hear about their work and share what you’re learning from your own? Workforce grantmakers attending the NSC Skills Summit – as well as 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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