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News and Events
04/30/19 Event: Workforce Matters Networking Reception during COF’s Leading Together Conference
Workforce Matters members attending the Council on Foundations Leading Together Conference – as well as any other members who will be in Miami at the end of April – are invited to join us for Read more
04/16/19 “Coffee Break” Webinar: Equitable Economic Development in Nashville
Join Workforce Matters for a webinar from 2-2:30 pm EDT with Patrick Combs, director of the Nashville Career Advancement Center (NCAC). Patrick will share about his participation in the National League of Cities’ Equitable Economic Development Fellowship; Nashville’s efforts to Read more
04/10/19 “Coffee Break” Webinar: Equitable Economic Development in Boston
Join Workforce Matters for a webinar from 2:30-3 pm EDT with Jason Ewas and Alexandra Valdez of the City of Boston’s Economic Mobility Lab. Jason and Alexandra will share about their participation in the National League of Cities’ Equitable Economic Development Read more
02/26/19 Event: Race Equity Learning Network In-Person Meeting, Atlanta, GA
Workforce Matters is excited to announce that we will have an in-person race equity learning network meeting in Atlanta, GA on February 26, 2019 from 11:45 am to 5 pm, followed by a networking dinner. Read more
02/21/19 Webinar: Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship Funders Q&A
The Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship (PAYA) will award 4-8 grants later this year of up to ~$200,000 each to support partnerships of employers, education institutions, community partners, and policy leaders who are working together Read more
02/06/19 Event: DC Networking Dinner
Workforce grantmakers attending the NSC Skills Summit are invited to join us for an informal networking dinner. We’ll convene at a restaurant near the conference hotel immediately following the Skills Summit awards reception (which is 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.
