Why should foundations invest in efforts to “skill up” the American workforce?
This question provided the framework for a roundtable discussion and two site visits hosted by the National Fund for Workforce Solutions and the Job Opportunity Investment Network (JOIN)—the NFWS site in Philadelphia—at the Council on Foundations Annual Meeting, on April 11th.
Seth Green, Executive Director of the Job Opportunity Investment Network, penned this article on the 21st-Century Workforce for the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal.
We’ve often said that what may be most unique about the National Fund for Workforce Solutions is how many national, regional, and local funders have joined together to help employees succeed and businesses compete.
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