The Time is Now for Radically Rethinking What We’re Doing
Highlights from the National Fund's biennial convening The Time is Now: Building an Economy That Works for Everyone Despite 10…
Boeing OJT 2.0
With a grant from the Boeing Company, the National Fund is implementing an on-the-job training program in five communities across…
#LIAW - Apprenticeship Investment Expands Healthcare Opportunities
With demand for medical assistants (MAs) across Seattle and King County at an all-time high, UW Medicine, which includes the…
Beyond Pick, Pack, and Ship: Supply Chain OKI
Industry partnerships have been at the heart of the National Fund’s model since the beginning. It’s one of the key…
#LIAW – Getting to Next Generation Workforce Development
Sharing and promoting the work of our regional collaboratives is extremely important. It is their hard work and effort that…
Legislative Efforts Around Mobility in Maryland
In response to our blog post Breaking Down the Barriers to Worker Mobility, Linda Dworak of the Baltimore Workforce Funders…
Breaking Down the Barriers to Worker Mobility
Getting to work can be a difficult barrier for many people to overcome. In rural areas, in cities without reliable…
Making Progress, Not Excuses
The Workforce Solutions Collaborative in Hartford, Conn., was among the first funders collaboratives established with support from the National Fund…
"Retail America" Episode 2: How Can Employers Overcome Low Unemployment?
Pat Steele, Project Director at Central Iowa Works, shares insights into how employers are overcoming low numbers of job applicants…
A Message from National Fund President Fred Dedrick
Sandra is one of the half million people in the United States who works full time for the federal minimum…