Funding Opportunity Program on the Future of Work
Release Date:
01/15/2014
The Russell Sage Foundation has announced a funding opportunity for research proposals to its program on the Future of Work.
Workforce Development
JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job Skills
Release Date:
12/11/2013
JPMorgan Chase's new $250 million initiative aims to close the "skills gap in in some of the largest United States and European job markets, reports The New York Times.
Silicon Alley: The Road to Tomorrow’s Workforce
Release Date:
11/12/2013
The New York Community Trust's Salem Tsegaye talks about how we can train the next generation of NYC-based tech employees and entrepreneurs.
NY begins first statewide school-to-job project
Release Date:
11/03/2013
IBM's Stanley Litow was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about a new statewide workforce development program for high school students.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Commits $136 Million to Create Youth Job Opportunities in Greece
Release Date:
10/07/2013
The foundation will also convene a conference in New York City in early 2014 to explore proposals to combat the ongoing socioeconomic crisis in Greece.
Domestic Workers Bill of Rights passes Legislature
Release Date:
09/12/2013
Bend the Arc was among the organizations mobilizing support in California on behalf of legislation requiring overtime pay for domestic employees, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
Partnering With State Governments to Strengthen Families
Release Date:
06/25/2013
Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas describes the Work Supports Strategies (WSS) initiative — an Urban Institute-directed project to design, test and implement operating changes to public work support systems — and what WSS has taught funders...
A Foundation Risks All of Its Endowment on Creating Jobs
Release Date:
05/19/2013
As part of its effort to rethink its approach to fighting poverty, the F.B. Heron Foundation will fully invest its $274 million endowment in the next five years to advance its mission.
A New Funder Embrace for Workforce Development
Release Date:
04/18/2013
After the staggering job losses that followed the economic downturn, many funders considered the best ways to address rampant unemployment.
Engaging Future Philanthropic Leaders: An Innovative Model from WRAG
Release Date:
02/26/2013
We’re pleased to have Arabella Advisors Associate Director Ginger Elsea talk about the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers’ Philanthropy Fellows Program, which connects students and foundations in the DC region to help funders increase...
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