Workforce Development

Urban Institute and JP Morgan Release Issue Brief on Workforce Programs

Release Date:

12/16/2015

Although making employers a part of public workforce programs is not a new idea, there is mounting evidence that employer engagement leads to better outcomes for jobseekers.

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New York Community Trust Gives $5.1 million to 42 Nonprofits in the City, Nation

Release Date:

12/11/2015

The New York Community Trust funded a total of $5.1 million worth of projects to make life better for all New Yorkers. This includes programs to develop a bionic eye using flat-screen technology; improve the State’s career and technical education...

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Arts

Environment and Climate Change

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The New York Community Trust

New York Community Trust Says Workers Need Better Platforms for Choosing Benefits

Release Date:

10/28/2015

“As our workforce in this country becomes more diverse, it’s just good practice to think about what form information should come in for it to be most effective,” said Irfan Hasan, senior program officer of health and people with special needs at the...

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Health

Workforce Development

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The New York Community Trust

UU Veatch's Molly Schultz Hafid joins NCRP's Board of Directors

Release Date:

09/25/2015

Hafid is one of four newly-elected nonprofit leaders to NCRP's board of directors.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

Workforce Development

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Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock

For Americans Seeking Good Jobs, Four Values are Key

Release Date:

09/10/2015

Rockefeller Foundation's Laura Gordon takes a deeper dive into the Workshift: #GoodJobsForAll campaign.

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Insights

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Community Development

Economic Security

Workforce Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Focuses on Affordable Housing, Workforce Development and Community Development

Release Date:

08/26/2015

The grants are part of Bank of America's broader philanthropic strategy.

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Housing and Homelessness

Community Development

Workforce Development

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

The PIMCO Foundation Sends Employees to Peru to Build Sustainable Small Businesses with Coffee Farmers

Release Date:

08/26/2015

The project is part of PMCO's Emerging Enterprise Program (EEP) which encourages entrepreneurship and create opportunity in developed countries.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Economic Security

Food Systems

Workforce Development

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PIMCO Foundation

Weinberg Foundation Matching Grant Initiaitive Raises More than $9 Million for Workforce Development

Release Date:

08/20/2015

The program supports 29 organizations in United States and Israel.

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Workforce Development

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Twenty-Seven Foundation Executives Call for President Obama to 'Ban the Box'

Release Date:

08/14/2015

Darren Walker, President and CEO of the Ford Foundation was among the signers of the initiative that would remove the previous crime conviction box from job applications.