News and Events

11/13/18 Webinar: Philanthropic Approaches to Employer Practice Change

By workforcematters | October 23, 2018

During Part II of this two-part webinar series, we’ll be joined by representatives of the Walmart Foundation and Lumina Foundation who will share information about how their organizations have approached employer practice change. This conversation is Read more

11/01/18 Webinar: Backmapping 201

By workforcematters | October 10, 2018

In partnership with the Race Matters Institute, Workforce Matters has delivered a four-part webinar series for funders focused on racial equity in workforce development over the past year.  Slides and materials from all four sessions can be Read more

10/23/18 Webinar: Accelerating Employer Practice Change (Part I of II)

By workforcematters | October 10, 2018

During Part I of this two-part webinar series, Laura Roberts – the Head of Workforce Programs of FSG and previously a Program Associate at the Rockefeller Foundation – and Rockefeller Foundation Associate Director Alyson Wise Read more

10/24/18 Event: Healthcare Connect Networking Dinner

By workforcematters | October 10, 2018

Are you headed to the Healthcare Connect conference in New Orleans October 24th – 25th? Join your fellow funders for an information networking dinner the evening of October 24th. We’ll gather immediately following the evening reception for Read more

10/09/18: Our Fall Newsletter is Now Online!

By workforcematters | October 9, 2018

The Fall 2018 Workforce Matters newsletter is now online! Check it out for highlights from recent Workforce Matters convenings and information on upcoming events. Click here to view our newsletter.

10/02/18 Webinar: Inclusive Growth – How Economic Development Organizations Can Support Talent Development

By workforcematters | September 15, 2018

Workforce Matters members are invited to participate in a webinar with Joseph Parilla from the Brookings Institution as he shares the findings and lessons from Brookings’ Inclusive Economic Development Learning Lab, which worked with economic Read more

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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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