The workforce field is evolving fast.
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You can’t fix workforce outcomes without fixing systems.
We work with partners to:
• Remove barriers
• Transform pathways
• Improve job quality
That’s how equity scales.
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Work shapes everything—but it’s not working for everyone.
We’re building on 20 years of proof that better systems are possible.
Shift Work Forward = redesigning work + expanding opportunity.
The future won’t fix itself.
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A job isn’t “good” if it doesn’t cover the cost of living.
Wages are rising—but costs are rising faster.
Job quality must include affordability.
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What if philanthropy actually shifted power to workers?
Join us April 14 to explore how proximate grantmaking is building worker power in the Bay Area.
This is what systems change looks like.
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AI isn’t just about jobs—it’s about pathways.
If “stepping-stone” roles disappear, mobility disappears with them.
Equity depends on protecting—and rebuilding—those pathways.
📖 Read: www.brookings.edu/articles/how-ai-may-resh...
Systems change needs tools—not just ideas.
Explore practical resources on job quality, partnerships, and workforce equity.
Turn strategy into action.
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“This one felt like church.”
The best workforce conversations don’t just inform—they challenge us to think deeper about access, equity, and who gets left out.
That’s the work.
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Workforce transformation is local.
Our Network Partners bring the insight, relationships, and urgency to drive real change.
We help amplify what works—so it scales.
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We're proud to continue being a part of Great Lakes RENEW! Read the full announcement here: https://ow.ly/mAwG50YCW6i
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“Storytelling isn’t done for the sake of storytelling.”
It should be illustrative—not extractive.
The real work? Turning what we hear into action.
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The future of work isn’t something we wait for.
It’s something we build—job by job, employer by employer, community by community.
That’s where our focus is right now.
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#ShiftWorkForward
A snowstorm reveals something bigger:
NYC pays emergency shovelers ~$19/hour—until overtime pushes it to $28.71/hour.
Closer to what it actually takes to live there.
If we can do that in a crisis, why not every day?
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We’ve outgrown our name.
➡️ The National Fund for Workforce Solutions is now Shift Work Forward.
Same mission. Bigger vision.
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Real workforce change is happening in communities across the country.
📬 Our newsletters bring you insights from the leaders making it happen.
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The future of work is being shaped right now.
🎧 State of Our Workforce brings you the conversations driving it.
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There’s a lot of conversation right now about the future of work.
What’s missing? Action.
We’re working with employers, workers, and communities to make jobs more stable, more equitable, and more responsive to the people doing them.
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#ShiftWorkForward
Better jobs don’t happen by accident.
They’re built—through intentional job design, worker voice, and employers willing to do things differently.
That’s where we’re focused right now.
We’re just getting started.
#ShiftWorkForward
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Across the country, workers are demanding better jobs. Employers are rethinking how work gets done. And communities are asking bigger questions about what economic mobility really looks like.
We’re building on that momentum!
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Today, we’re excited to share an important evolution in our work.
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions is now Shift Work Forward.
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Nearly half of U.S. workers earn low wages. That’s not a pipeline issue—it’s a job quality issue.
When employers co-design with workers, everyone wins.
See how we’re driving change: nationalfund.org/what-we-do/activate-indu...
We talk about the “future of work” while undervaluing the work that sustains everything.
Care jobs are essential—but underpaid + overlooked.
If job quality matters, care work must be central.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/american-runs-on...
Workforce systems don’t change from the top down. They change locally.
✔ Labor markets are local
✔ Collaboration drives change
✔ Networks scale impact
Want to see what that looks like?
https://nationalfund.org/our-network/
Storytelling = strategy. It shapes narratives, challenges assumptions, and drives systems change. What we choose to center matters.
Listen to reflections from a year of workforce conversations:
https://rss.com/podcasts/state-of-our-workforce/2617512
Workforce systems are shifting fast. Are you keeping up?
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Billions invested in credentials—but do they lead to good jobs?
Without transparency + accountability, access ≠ outcomes.
It’s time to shift the system.
www.luminafoundation.org/resource/lessons-so-far-...
Equal Pay Day is about more than wages.
Pay gaps are rooted in occupational segregation: who gets access to which jobs.
If we want equity, we need better pathways, better jobs, and systems that work for everyone.
#EqualPayDay #WorkforceEquity #GoodJobs
We don’t need to fix workers to get more women in tech jobs. We need to fix access.
Targeted, low-cost training works.
The real opportunity? Scaling what removes barriers.
www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/low-cost-scalab...
The “median wage” isn’t the full story. In NYC, $27/hr still leaves many unable to afford basic costs. If we design systems around flawed benchmarks, we miss the mark. Time to focus on real cost of living → real opportunity.
nationalfund.org/state-of-our-workforce/
A career shouldn’t depend on who you know.
Disconnected systems + lack of support = blocked mobility.
We need coordinated, worker-centered pathways to good jobs.
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