Economic Well-Being Resources

The Road Up: Virtual Film Screening (Oct 5-7) and Interactive Discussion (Oct 8, 2pm). Join Workforce Matters and Funders Together to End Homelessness for a special pre-release screening of a new documentary film, The Road Up, that follows four participants in a Chicago job-training program (called Cara) as they seek to make the long journey to stable employment in good jobs, while navigating the challeges of poverty, addiction, homelessness, and trauma.

Upon registering, you will recieve special pass to stream the film for free on your own time during the private screening window (October 5th - 7th), and then join in for an interactive discussion with the filmmakers, Greg Jacobs and Jon Siskel, and Jesse Teverbaugh and Maria Kim of Cara on Thursday, October 8th at 2:00pm ET. Click here to register for this special screening and discussion.

• June 30: Approaches to Virtual Work-based Learning and CTE: Practices and Considerations. This cross-network webinar from YTFG, Workforce Matters, Economic Opportunity Funders, Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, and Hispanics in Philanthropy explores approaches to virtual work-based learning and career technical education. Speakers include Kate Kreamer from Advance CTE and Brent Parton from New America/Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship. Click here to watch the recording.

• June 17: Digital Inclusion 101: Who has internet access, why, and what can funders do about it? This cross-network webinar from Workforce Matters, YTFG, and others provides a space for workforce and economic opportunity funders have an opportunity to learn more about digital access and inclusion research and policy and roles that philanthropy can play in this space to increase equitable access to the tools that facilitate economic opportunity. Click here to watch a recording.

• June 11: Remote Learning: Building CBO Capacity and Supporting Learner Success. This cross-network webinar from Workforce Matters, YTFG, and others explores how best to support and build the capacity of community-based organizations and other education/training partners as programs transition to online formats. Click here to watch a recording.

• Framework for Equitable COVID Response: In partnership with over 60 Black Philanthropic CEO to craft a set of imperatives for ensuring the well-being of Black communities to guide the philanthropic community’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.

• Discussion Thread for Workforce Development Funders by Workforce Matters - All interested workforce funders are invited to subscribe to the discussion and contribute your own questions, resources, or ideas.

• This blog post from FSG emphasizes that funders can ask their grantees what they need, support grantee efforts for crisis planning to avoid service disruptions, fund public information campaigns that target hard-to-reach populations, and other strategies. (8 min read)

• Local and national pooled funds have emerged to response to the health crisis. The CDC Foundation has launched a fund, as has the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. Region-specific funds are cropping up across the country for targeted local response.

Compiled Resources from Partner Networks

• Resources compiled by the Economic Opportunity Funder Network

• Resources compiled by Council on Foundations

• Resources related to Opportunity Youth compiled by the Aspen Institute

• Resources compiled by Workplace Matters