What is the National Fund?

Involving more than 400 funders, the National Fund is working to bring to national scale, and evaluate, new ways to prepare workers - who don't have the needed skills - for careers that can support them and their families.

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The National Fund in Cascade

The National Fund was featured in the Winter issue of Cascade published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.  Read the article here.

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Regional Collaboratives

Regional funding collaboratives bring together government agencies, foundations, and other philanthropic organizations to target financial resources and strategic thinking on creating jobs and careers.

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Workforce Partnerships

The regional collaboratives provide funding to the workforce partnerships, whose on-the-ground projects work directly with job seekers and entry-level employees.  More >>

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Latest Initiative - CareerSTAT

CareerSTAT is an initiative to document and endorse the business case for investments in frontline hospital workers and to establish an employer-led advocacy council to promote investments that yield strong skill development and career outcomes for low-wage, frontline hospital workers.

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The meeting will include sessions featuring the recipients of awards given to exemplary collaboratives and workforce partnerships and practical breakout sessions. 

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Featured Workforce Partnership

Healthcare Training Institute
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Health Care and Research Training InstituteThe Boston Health Care and Research Training Institute (BHCRTI) provides entry-level and incumbent workers with education, training, and supports to enable them to build skills, earn higher wages, and advance along career paths in health care-related occupations.

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From the Blog

2012-04-26
Midwest Funding Collaboratives Hold Regional Meeting

The Omaha Workforce Funding Collaborative hosted the seven Midwest National Fund...

2012-04-12
Milwaukee LISC Awards Milwaukee Area Workforce Funding Alliance

Congratulations to the Milwaukee Area Workforce Funding Alliance on being awarded the Northern Trust Navigator Award at the Milwaukee Awards in Neighborhood Development Innovation hosted by...

2012-03-30
Now is the time to invest in skills

Two influential voices offered conflicting views this week of the labor market challenges facing long-term unemployed and underemployed US workers.

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Our Impact

The National Fund serves 32 communities that help low-wage workers succeed in good careers.  In 2011, National Fund workforce collaboratives served 12,000 workers and brought together more than 1,100 employers to form more than 100 workforce partnerships.
 

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