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National Fund for Workforce Solutions President and CEO Amanda Cage has been appointed to serve as a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Advisory Council on Agriculture, Small Business and Labor. Council members serve a two-year term and…
Sarasota, Fla. (March 26, 2020) – The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce’s CareerEdge workforce initiative, is partnering with Suncoast and Manatee Technical Colleges to place their full-time trades students, who are only months away from graduation, in paid internships to…
After three years as chair, Joanne Pokaski, senior director of workforce development and community relations at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is stepping down from the CareerSTAT Executive Committee. Under her strategic leadership, the network grew by more than 60%,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Fund for Workforce Solutions has received a one year grant from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to develop a strategy to integrate trauma-informed practices into workforce development. More than half of the U.S. population has…
Amanda Cage, previously of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, will lead the organization’s work around good jobs, economic stability for all, and frontline worker advancement. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Fund for Workforce Solutions named Amanda Cage as its new…
A new grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will identify the key motivations for small businesses to design better jobs for their workers WASHINGTON, D.C. – In today’s tight labor market, employers compete for talent and jobs are…
September 5, 2019 -- National Fund for Workforce Solutions President and CEO Fred Dedrick will step down from his leadership role in early 2020, after a decade of impactful leadership. In a letter sent earlier today, National Fund Board Chair…
Sarasota, Florida, and Seattle, Washington have been awarded grants to support on-the-job training in advanced manufacturing WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 23rd, 2019) – Today, the National Fund for Workforce Solutions announced that two workforce collaboratives in its network will each receive…
National Fund for Workforce Solutions is one of seven organizations selected to deepen commitment to race equity and inclusion in their organization Washington, D.C. (July 23, 2019) - The National Fund for Workforce Solutions was recently awarded an "Advancing Racial…
With support from JPMorgan Chase, PolicyLink and the National Fund will identify barriers to good jobs and career advancement for vulnerable populations in ten U.S. cities WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 26, 2019) – Despite years of steady job growth, many U.S.…