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News and Events
Celebrating Workforce Development Month
As a philanthropy-serving organization uniquely focused on workforce development through our support of workforce grantmakers, Workforce Matters cares deeply about the field of workforce development, workers, learners, and all those who work daily to find innovative solutions Read more
Steering Committee Spotlight: Porsha Cropper
Tell us a little bit about your background and why you joined Workforce Matters. I currently lead The Broad Foundation’s (TBF) pathways to good jobs portfolio, which provides youth and adults with the skills, social Read more
The Fund for Workforce Equity is now accepting applications!
Workforce Matters is launching Round 2 of the Fund for Workforce Equity, a pooled fund that aims to center workers and learners of color in workforce policy and program design and implementation. In this round Read more
Learnings from Further Together: Examining the Progress of the Federal Infrastructure Investments
From left to right: Jen Horton (Jobs for the Future), Melissa Johnson (National Skills Coalition), Rachel Korberg (Families and Workers Fund), Paige Shevlin (U.S. Department of Transportation), Crystal Bridgeman (Siemens Foundation). In this week’s post Read more
Workforce Grantmaking in Native Nations and Communities Awards Inaugural Funding
Over $500,000 awarded to organizations from across the country to support workers and learners in Native nations and communities The Workforce Grantmaking in Native Nations and Communities Initiative, a new initiative spearheaded by Workforce Matters, Read more
Meet Our Steering Committee: Georgia Reagan
Tell us a little bit about your background and why you joined Workforce Matters. My background has primarily been in college and career support through working with non-profit organizations and career and technical education. I 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.
