Workforce Matters is a national network of 550+ grantmakers. The network draws on expert and practitioner knowledge and works together to strengthen workforce development philanthropy to:

• empower workers, learners, and job seekers to realize their full potential
• dismantle inequities based on race, gender, ability, and other individual characteristics
• advance equitable education and employment outcomes for youth and adults.

Examples of Work

• Providing learning opportunities about new workforce research, practice, and policy developments, with a priority on those that reduce disparities in labor market outcomes and advance equity.
• Facilitating learning networks to build connections between funders, deepen understanding of topics of interest and support leadership development opportunities for its members
• Supporting peer networking and sharing among national, regional and community funders representing a diverse array of grantmaking organizations and geographies.
• Fostering collaborative approaches to grantmaking.
• Leveraging and extending the efforts of individual members.
• Working collaboratively with field partners in a way that honors their expertise and invites them to help shape the work and priorities of the network.
• Partnering with affinity groups with shared interests.
• Building and investing in a community of current and future workforce leaders that includes diverse viewpoints, regions, and populations.

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