Council Seeks to Protect Domestic Workers
Release Date:
04/13/2016
A bill would compel the city to enforce labor rules for nannies and home health aides.
Workforce Development
Citi Foundation and Americas Promise Alliance Announce the Launch of the 2016 Youth Opportunity Fund
Release Date:
04/06/2016
Local nonprofits working innovatively to catalyze career opportunities for low-income youth are encouraged to submit program ideas through May 2, 2016.
How Mobile Games Can Help You Identify Your Next Great Employee (Rockefeller Foundation)
Release Date:
03/28/2016
Using games to discover hidden potential and to match talent with jobs is quickly gaining traction in the workplace as a powerful tool to engage, identify, hire, develop, deploy, and retain the best business talent, wrtie Abigail Carlton, Associate...
Gap CEO: Giving Young People Their First Jobs is A Double Bottom Line Investment For Companies
Release Date:
03/28/2016
Art Peck, Gap Inc. CEO & John B. King, U.S. Secretary of Education, write about the benefit of hiring young folks and the value of work experience.
JPMorgan Report: Good, Growing Middle-Skill Jobs Exclude Women
Release Date:
03/24/2016
Women account for only a third of positions in growing, middle-skill jobs that pay at least $35,000 or as much as $102,000 per year, according to a new report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), supported by JPMorgan.
How Do I Master That Skill? LinkedIn, Markle Want To Help
Release Date:
03/18/2016
A partnership between LinkedIn and the Markle Foundation has resulted in the work-focused social network piloting a service that helps job seekers get connected with live training programs in their area.
JPMorgan Chase Report: Tech Jobs for All? Exploring the Promise & Pitfalls of U.S. Tech Training
Release Date:
03/09/2016
JPMorgan Chase published, "Tech Jobs for All?: Exploring the Promise & Pitfalls of Technology Training in the United States,"a first-of-its-kind analysis that identifies the challenges faced by the rapidly evolving world of tech training...
Century Foundation Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College
Release Date:
02/26/2016
As part of its College Completion report series, Robert Shireman, senior fellow at The Century Foundation, writes about the state of college education, including improved focus on learning as opposed to drop out rates, and what can be done to remedy...
Rockefeller, JPMorgan Chase Foundation Support 100,000 Opportunities Hiring Fair & Forum in LA
Release Date:
02/24/2016
The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, an employer-led coalition committed to creating pathways to employment for young people, reported that in one day, more than 1,000 youth were offered jobs on-the-spot.
An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)
Release Date:
02/22/2016
Saru Jayaraman, a vocal leader in the food labor movement and founder of Restaurant Opportunities Center United (ROC), has been supported by the Ford Foundation for more than a decade. The New York Times profiles her efforts for restaurant workers.
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