- 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
02/26/20 Webinar: Power and Light: Enlightened Approaches for Accountable and Equitable Grantmaking
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
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
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
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
Welcome to our newest Steering Committee members!
Please join us in welcoming our newest Steering Committee members: Robin Boggs, Director, US Corporate Citizenship, Accenture Atlanta, GA Robin Boggs is the Director, US Corporate Citizenship, for Accenture, a leading global professional services company. Read more
11/21/19 Webinar: Career Academies and Work-Based Learning
Career Academies and Real-World Learning Experiences Thursday, November 21st 3 pm ET Building on a site visit our Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning learning network made to the Racine Academies in May 2019, we’ve structured a follow-up 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.
