Early bird registration ends Sept 9th!
FURTHER TOGETHER: ADVANCING EQUITY THROUGH WORKFORCE PHILANTHROPY
November 14th-16th, 2022 | WASHINGTON, DC
Join your fellow workforce development grantmakers this fall for Further Together: Advancing Equity Through Workforce Philanthropy, a unique three-day gathering featuring nine workshops, two plenaries, opportunities to learn from more than a dozen experts, and ample networking time to reconnect with long-time peers + foster new relationships.
Register now to secure your seat and lock-in our Early Bird Discount!
Good Jobs for Young People
SEPTEMBER 21, 4:00 - 5:00 PM ET
Join Youth Transition Funders Group, the Families and Workers Fund, and Workforce Matters for this virtual panel discussion among national leaders about what good jobs look like for young people. In addition to the need for pathways programs and employment training opportunities, many young people are caretakers and heads of households. They need good jobs now. This panel will discuss current efforts to increase access to quality jobs for early-career workers, how some employers are working to become more worker-centric, and the challenges related to these efforts.
Speakers will include:
- Mimi Haley, Executive Director of the National Youth Employment Coalition
- Rachel Korberg, Executive Director and co-founder of the Families and Workers Fund
- Tameshia Bridges Mansfield, Vice President for Workforce Innovation at JFF
on our calendars
- How the Rules of the Labor Market Matter for Workers Sept 8 | 2:15 PM ET | Federal Reserve | Online Learn More + Register
- AFN Biennial National Conference 2022 Sept 13-15 | Asset Funders Network | Oakland, CA Learn More + Register
- Solutions Summit Sept 14 | 1:00 PM ET | National Clean Energy Workforce Alliance | Online Learn More + Register
- Opportunity by Design: A Discussion on Growing Worker Skills and Talent in the Workplace Sept 14 | 2:00 PM ET | Aspen Institute | Online Learn More + Register
- SHIFT The Future of Workforce Sept 27-29 | National Fund for Workforce Solutions | Minneapolis, MN Learn More + Register
- The Financial Health of Young America 2022 September 21 | 2:00 PM ET | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Learn More + Register
- Equity in Focus Summit Sept 22 | All Day | USDOL Women's Bureau | Washington, DC Learn More + Register
new information + resources
- Expanding Digital Inclusion Via the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law National Skills Coalition | Read the Report
- Spotlight on STARs in the Workplace: How a Gap in Talent Development Hurts Employers and STARs Opportunity@Work | Read the Report
- House WIOA Reauthorization Makes Important Strides, but Additional Improvements Needed CLASP | Read the Brief
- Many Determined College Students Are Also Dedicated Parents: A Preview of the Student Parent Affordability Report The Education Trust | Read the Report
- Race in the workplace: The frontline experience McKinsey & Company | Read the Report
- What Will Happen to Black Workers’ Gains if There’s a Recession? New York Times ($) | Read the Article
- Worker Power and Economic Mobility: A Landscape Report WorkRise | Read the Report
- Owning Our Economy, Owning Our Future (Summer 2022 Magazine) Nonprofit Quarterly | Explore the Collection
- Who benefits from the 2022 student debt cancellation? JPMorgan Chase Institute | Read the Blog
- New data shows long Covid is keeping as many as 4 million people out of work Brookings Institution | Read the Blog
announcements
Job Opportunities
- Ascendium - Senior Learning and Impact Officer
- Ascendium -
Associate Learning and Impact Officer - Ascendium - Program Officer
- Care For All With Respect And Equity (Care) Fund - Program Officer
- CHANGE Philanthropy - Executive Director
- Education Strategy Group - Director, Career Readiness
- Jobs for the Future - Program Director, Education-to-Careers Pathways Initiative
- Job Opportunities Task Force (JOTF) - Chief Executive Officer
- MxD - Program Manager - Workforce Development
- National Fund for Workforce Solutions - Communications Director
- National Fund for Workforce Solutions - Development Director
- Seattle Jobs Initiative - Managing Director of Policy & Consulting
- U.S. Department of Labor - Program Manager (Deputy Administrator) Employment and Training Administration
- WES Mariam Assefa Fund - Senior Director
Save the Date!
- Igniting Hope in a Time of Recovery Oct 18-20 | Austin, TX | Grantmakers for Education
- 2022 Public Policy Summit: Building Common Ground to Advance the Greater Good Nov 15-16 | Online | Council on Foundations
- Culture Wars, Political Polarization, and the 2022 Midterms: Implications for Building an Economy that Works for All Nov 30 - Dec 1 | Washington, DC | Economic Opportunity Funders
