Sandra is one of the half million people in the United States who works full time for the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour (another 1.3 million make less than the federal minimum wage). As I write this in…
When faced with workforce shortages, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, a nonprofit academic health system serving northern New England, saw an opportunity to build infrastructure to upskill current workers and attract and retain talented residents, thereby also investing in their community. With a focus…
To cultivate engaged and invested leaders, East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC) found that they need to look no further than their own frontline staff and do just that: engage and invest in them. With a direct correlation between a highly…
We all demand love in some form in our personal lives, but we skimp on asking for it at work. Treating people as a commodity instead of focusing on relationships is a surefire path to burnout and low long-term productivity,…
"Equity is both a process and a goal.” – Jerry Hawkins, Director of the Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Initiative. In partnership with the National Fund and Central Iowa Works, Hope Street Group convened members of the Retail Opportunity…
The National Fund joins Federal Reserve Banks on Quality Jobs Initiative On October 31, 2018, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston hosted “Raising the Floor: Strategies That Make Jobs Work for All,” an event to mark the release of a…
Sharing and promoting the work of our regional collaboratives is extremely important. It is their hard work and effort that drives the engine that is the National Fund. Local Investment @ Work is a platform where regional collaboratives share stories…
Addressing the shortage of qualified medical and dental assistants is a challenge many healthcare organizations face, but in rural areas, the lack of nearby institutions with qualified training programs compounds the issue. To address the need and meet growing demand,…
Today marks the beginning of National Apprenticeship Week (November 12-18, 2018)! Apprenticeship has evolved to fit the needs of the modern workforce. Earn while you learn programs thrive across the National Fund’s network of collaboratives and partners because they benefit…
Pick up the business section of any paper, and you’re bound to read an article about employers struggling to fill their open positions. We are swamped with messaging about the skills gap and the failures of workforce development systems and…