And Still, We Rise…Onward and Upward Toward an Equitable Future
National Fund staff visit Network Partners in Des Moines working on the Shifting the Childcare Industry: Better Jobs for Better…
How Healthcare Champions Are Creating Good Jobs and Building Equitable Workplaces
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the world forever. The healthcare industry, already facing staffing shortages pre-pandemic, felt the impact particularly hard.…
Reflecting on Summer 2023
National Fund hosts academics, experts and workers for discussion at Harvard University. Summer seems to have flown by and it…
Shifting Towards a Brighter, Equitable Future
Imagine a world where everyone thrives, regardless of their background or circumstances. This is the vision that drives the National…
Pressing Forward Beyond Affirmative Action
By now most people know about the Supreme Court’s disappointing decision to end affirmative action and many of us are…
Buying Local in Newark
The city of Newark is New Jersey’s largest and one of its most diverse municipalities and is home to considerable…
What’s It Going To Take To SHIFT?
In September 2022, the National Fund for Workforce Solutions gathered with other workforce development leaders in Minneapolis for our biennial…
An Equitable Economy is Essential to Secure Freedom
I seem to be starting an annual tradition on my summer vacations. Last summer, my family traveled the country on…
The Three Questions We Should Be Asking About Jobs and the Economy
The numbers we tout every month are not the best reflection of the state of our economy for working Americans…
The Critical Role of Data in the Fight for Workforce Equity
You cannot address what is not named. At the National Fund, we are committed to naming and confronting systemic racial…