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05/10/19 Webinar: The Work and Learn Ecosystem – An Update on the U.S. Credentialing Landscape

By Workforce Matters | April 8, 2019

The ever-shifting work and learn landscape has made selecting an education and training program a more high-stakes choice for students and workers than ever before. Meanwhile, businesses struggle to understand what the 334,000+ credentials available Read more

05/02/19 Webinar: Criminal Justice Reform and Economic Mobility: Intersection and Action

By Workforce Matters | April 8, 2019

Join Workforce Matters for a webinar from 2:30-3:30 pm eastern on May 2nd to learn about efforts that are underway at the federal, state, and local levels to take a closer look at the inequities Read more

04/30/19 Event: Workforce Matters Networking Reception during COF’s Leading Together Conference

By Workforce Matters | April 8, 2019

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

By Workforce Matters | April 8, 2019

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

By Workforce Matters | April 8, 2019

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

By Workforce Matters | January 18, 2019

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

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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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