Reflecting on Summer 2023
National Fund hosts academics, experts and workers for discussion at Harvard University. Summer seems to have flown by and it…
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…
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 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…
What's the Real Jobs Story?
Reflections on the San Francisco Bay Area I just returned from a family spring break vacation in California. On our…
Economic Recovery Depends on Child Care
Black and Latina entrepreneurs critical for a post-pandemic workforce The Great Recession has some people asking, “Where are the workers?”…
Racial Bias in Hiring Practices Widens the Black-White Wealth Disparity
We know that systemic racism is harmful to society, but many people may not realize how much racial discrimination in…
Overlooked and Undervalued
Black women in the workplace As Black History Month draws to a close and Women’s History Month is about to…
Moving Racial Equity from Lip Service to Action
During Black History Month, many employers publicly assert their commitment to racial equity. And yet too many leaders are failing…