Workforce Development Month September is Workforce Development Month! We kicked off the month with a #WhatsWorking Twitter chat. Even in the face of unprecedented challenge and hardship, we were able to share a number of successes and accomplishments throughout the network. Check…
Job Quality Learning Reports This month we released a new series of learning reports focused on job quality in the National Fund network. Between 2017 and 2019, the National Fund network launched job quality initiatives in 11 communities. The series documents…
Essential Workers Deserve Recognition and Support, Not Lip Service The recognition of the value and dedication of essential workers is long overdue. As we ask frontline workers to put themselves at greater risk of COVID-19, the lesser known workers who…
New Grants to Respond, Recover, and Redesign in the Wake of COVID-19 This past month, the National Fund received grants from Prudential Financial and The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation to help communities across the country invest in good…
A Vicious Death Grip on the Soul of our Nation “Racism has a vicious death grip on the soul of our nation. You can’t pay lip service or dance around it. Race equity can no longer be an implicit…
Guide to Employee Financial Wellness Almost half of low-wage workers find it difficult to “just get by” on their regular income. A single unforeseen expense can upend their lives. Throw a pandemic and economic crisis on top of that,…
Dear CareerSTAT Network, When I assumed the role of chair of the CareerSTAT executive committee on April 1, I never imaged we would be in the midst of the biggest healthcare crisis our industry has seen in a century. But…
President's Corner We are now many weeks into the COVID-19 crisis, and finally the media are shining a light on the staggering racial disparities in the impact of this pandemic. Early on, it was fashionable to refer to the virus…
Even in a Pandemic, a Good Job Is Still a Competitive Advantage The recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus has sent financial markets into chaos and raised fears about the long-term economic impacts of effectively putting the world on pause.…
CareerSTAT Executive Committee Leadership Transition Starting April 1, 2020, Joyce McDanel, vice president of human resources and education at UnityPoint – Des Moines, will be the new chair of the CareerSTAT Executive Committee. With more than 30 years of healthcare…