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Recent Blog Posts on Funders

Writing Prescriptions for the Health Care Workforce

03/01/10

| by Marc S. Miller Ph.D.

Today is the start of a two-day meeting that both draws on the experience of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions and could provide important suggestions on how the Fund and its affiliates could move forward on a policy agenda to help low-wage employees succeed and businesses compete. Called Rx for the Health Care Workforce, the meeting’s goal is to address a central challenge to the potential of the nation’s health care system to deliver affordable, accessible care...

Philanthropy’s Unique Role in the National Fund

02/17/10

| by National Fund Staff

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.

In a recent video interview, Donn Weinberg, VP/Chairman-Elect and Trustee of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, based in Baltimore and an original investor in the National Fund, talked about how philanthropy is helping to spark systemic change in workforce...