Fund for Workforce Equity Selects Inaugural Grantees to Center Workers and Learners of Color
Thursday November 17, 2022
Today, the Fund for Workforce Equity, a new pooled investment fund led by Workforce Matters, announced 15 organizations that will each receive grants of up to $75,000 for initiatives that center the perspectives of workers and learners of color in designing or implementing …
Tips for Funders Beginning Their Participatory Investing Journey
Friday October 21, 2022
This piece is co-authored by Smitha Das and Katheryn Witt and is the result of a partnership between the WES Mariam Assefa Fund and Common Future. In March 2022, Common Future launched the Action Lab: Participatory Investing, a partnership with the WES Mariam Assefa Fund. …
New Workforce Initiative Will Connect Immigrants and Refugees in Rural Areas with Employment Opportunities
Thursday October 13, 2022
BOSTON (OCT. 3, 2022) – Jobs for the Future (JFF), a national non-profit driving transformation in the American workforce and education systems, today announced an ambitious two-year initiative for economic advancement for immigrants, refugees, and migrant workers in rural areas. The Rural Immigrant …
Reflections on the Fund’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Journey
Friday September 30, 2022
In 2021, the WES Mariam Assefa Fund team set out to specify how we center justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) in our work. We asked ourselves what our priorities and philanthropic practices looked like, and the steps we could take to put …
NASH Announces $230,000 Grant from the Fund to Catalyze Leadership Role for Public University Systems in Refugee Resettlement
Thursday September 22, 2022
Funding will enable public higher education systems across the nation to support their campuses in serving as communities of welcome for refugees in both urban and rural areas as U.S. ramps up refugee resettlement efforts Washington, D.C. – The National Association of System …
Five Ways Employers Can Invest in Untapped Immigrant Talent
Tuesday August 23, 2022
This blog piece was originally published by JFF (Jobs for the Future). At JFF’s 2022 Horizons summit, experts from across sectors offered insights on how to engage, support, and upskill an overlooked talent pool—and boost your company’s bottom line. With more open roles …
How Six Community Organizations are Bridging Economic Gaps for Newcomers in the Peel Region of Ontario
Wednesday August 3, 2022
Originally published on the Future of Good website, this post was written by Neha Chollangi. The WES Mariam Assefa Fund is partnering with Future of Good on a series of digital stories to highlight the Fund’s first ever participatory grantmaking project. Developed in …
Fund Announces $1M in Grants to Advance Inclusive Employer Practices and Career Pathways for Immigrants in the U.S. and Canada
Friday July 22, 2022
The WES Mariam Assefa Fund today announced US$1 million in grants to eight organizations in the United States and Canada working to shift employer practices and develop career pathways that support the economic mobility and success of immigrants and refugees. In the U.S., …
Fund Announces Grants to Support Newly Settled Afghan Refugees in the U.S.
Thursday June 30, 2022
Over the past 10 months, resettlement agencies in the United States have welcomed more than 76,000 Afghan refugees as part of Operation Allies Welcome. As they settle into their new communities and lives here in the U.S., there is a need to ensure …
Paving the Way for Internationally Educated Early Childhood Educators in Nova Scotia
Monday June 27, 2022
In 2020, Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) approached the WES Mariam Assefa Fund with a project idea to help internationally educated early childhood educators (ECEs) and primary school teachers better access jobs as ECEs in the province. ECEs are trained to …
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