Workforce Development
Identifying emerging workforce needs and developing training programs to upskill workers in poverty or declining industries
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development Subcategories
Workforce Development Organizations
National Fund for Workforce Solutions
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions invests in a dynamic national network of about 30 communities taking a demand-driven, evidence-based approach to workforce development.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Washington, DC, USA
Samasource
At Samasource, we believe that connecting people to dignified digital work, and paying living wages, has the potential to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges - from reducing poverty to empowering women and mitigating climate change.
Education
Partners & Advocates
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Montreal, Canada
San Francisco, CA, USA
New York, NY, USA
Unlocked Labs
Unlocked Labs is building a better justice system from the inside, out. We train, empower, and employ justice-impacted technologists, building tools to power systemic change and decarceration.
Human Rights & Equality
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Education
St. Louis, MO
Dream Corps
Dream Corps believes that together we can lead our country to reach its fullest potential. Together we can create a place where “we the people” means all of us. We believe that freedom and dignity for all communities is possible, where everyone has their basic needs met and we are free and able to pursue our dreams. We envision a future where everyone has the freedom to thrive on a healthy planet. We know this must be done together, and not apart.
Human Rights & Equality
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Education
Climate Change
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Oakland, CA, USA
Next Street
Next Street is a mission driven firm that mobilizes capital, customers, and capabilities to small businesses and entrepreneurs that have been systemically held back. We work with foundations, government, corporations, and CDFIs for a better future for small business. Next Street works in three ways: advisory services, capital enablement, and program delivery. Our advisory practice drives seismic change through small business ecosystem assessments, strategies, and coordination. Our capital practice connects impact-oriented investors with highly impactful investment opportunities for small businesses and communities across the US. Our programs team equips entrepreneurs and small business owners with the advice, knowledge and resources they need to survive and thrive. Our work is anchored in the belief that small businesses are the are drivers of economic and community development and the engines of inclusive growth. We believe that when we elevate small businesses, we help individuals
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Partners & Advocates
New York, NY, USA
Root Capital
Root Capital invests in the growth of agricultural enterprises so they can transform rural communities.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Food & Agriculture
Environment
Climate Change
Partners & Advocates
Cambridge, MA
IntraHealth International
Everyone everywhere should have the health care they need to thrive. We work with health workers to make this vision a reality.
Health & Well-Being
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Washington, DC, USA
Jannus, Inc.
Jannus is a not-for-profit health and human services organization that successfully helps individuals, families and communities in transition — from infancy to healthy childhood, from illness to health, from refugee to working citizens, and from isolation to community. Jannus changes lives with mission-driven, highly-skilled professional staff, caring and committed volunteers and a portfolio of more than 20 diverse programs and services that promote community health, advance public policy and create economic opportunity.
Health & Well-Being
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Partners & Advocates
Global Peace & Safety
Boise, ID, USA
The Mom Project
At The Mom Project, we’re committed to helping women remain active in the workforce in every stage of their journey, and we’re proud to work with employers who are committed to designing and supporting a better workplace.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Human Rights & Equality
Chicago, IL, USA
Jacksonville Urban League
The Jacksonville Urban League is a nonprofit, special-service and advocacy organization that works to fulfill its mission of empowering communities and changing lives. Founded in 1947 as an affiliate of the National Urban League, the League has focused on a holistic approach to its goal of providing individuals and families the tools that can empower them toward a productive and successful life. Since its founding, more than six decades ago, the League has remained steadfast to service – including early education, housing education and repairs, increasing employment opportunities, creating economic and social justice initiatives, and bolstering economic development in disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Public Infrastructure
Human Rights & Equality
Education
Jacksonville, FL, USA
Tech Equity Collaborative
The TechEquity Collaborative advocates for a tech-driven economy in the Bay Area that works for everyone. We are a member-driven organization made up of individuals and companies that share our values.
Partners & Advocates
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Oakland, CA, USA
TechnoServe
TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries. We will be the most effective catalyst and partner for transformative, on-the-ground, market-based solutions to poverty.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Food & Agriculture
Human Rights & Equality
Arlington, VA, USA
National Employment Law Project
NELP is a national non-profit with offices in New York, Washington, D.C., and Berkeley, promoting federal, state, and local policies designed to ensure that all workers and all who aspire to work—particularly people of color, women and the unemployed—can achieve and sustain economic opportunity and security through their labor. In furtherance of this mission, NELP works to dismantle structural racism, reduce economic inequality, and build worker power. For more information, see www.nelp.org.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Human Rights & Equality
Partners & Advocates
Berkeley, CA, USA
New York, NY, USA
Washington D.C., DC, USA
Learning Collider
We use tools from economics and machine learning to instrument digital platforms for real-time research and social impact. Our work engages key determinants of social mobility: education, housing, and employment.
Partners & Advocates
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
New York, NY, USA
Women's World Banking
Women’s World Banking designs and invests in the market-driven financial solutions, institutions, and policy environments in emerging markets to create greater economic stability and prosperity for women, their families and their communities.
Human Rights & Equality
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Partners & Advocates
New York, NY, USA
Guild
As the leader in education benefits, Guild offers the single most scalable solution for preparing the workforce of today for the jobs of tomorrow.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Austin, TX, USA
New York, NY USA
San Francisco, CA, USA
Denver, CO, USA
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority
CHFA strengthens Colorado by investing in affordable housing and community development. We offer financial resources to strengthen homeownership, affordable rental housing, and businesses.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Public Infrastructure
Partners & Advocates
Denver, CO
Colorado Springs, CO
Boulder, CO
Orijin
Orijin prepares every justice-impacted individual to earn sustainable employment.
Education
Human Rights & Equality
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
New York, NY, USA
Mentor Spaces
Mentor Spaces is a community-driven mentorship platform designed to make it easier for companies to attract, hire and retain underrepresented talent. As the largest mentorship community for underrepresented professionals, the platform facilitates conversations with experts aligned to one’s professional interests and goals. Mentor Spaces allows companies to cultivate relationships with underrepresented talent ahead of formal recruiting events. Companies use Mentor Spaces to build a diverse talent pipeline, improve retention and enhance corporate culture.
Partners & Advocates
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Denver, CO, USA
Research Improving People's Lives
We are a tech for social impact nonprofit that works with governments to help them use data, science, and technology to equitably improve policy and lives. We bring together
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Partners & Advocates
Portland, Maine, USA
Providence, RI, USA
Houston, TX, USA
Austin, TX, USA
United States
San Francisco, CA, USA
Seattle, WA, USA
REDF
REDF (The Roberts Enterprise Development Fund) is a pioneering venture philanthropy that creates jobs and transforms lives like no other organization in America. We are the leader of a national movement of jobs-focused social enterprises, the successful brand of businesses that invest the money they make into helping their employees get a lasting shot at a better life.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Partners & Advocates
San Francisco, CA, USA
hackNY
hackNY aims to build an inclusive and responsible innovation community in NYC.
Partners & Advocates
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
New York, NY, USA
Purpose Built Communities
Dedicated to breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty through cross-sector collaboration.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Human Rights & Equality
Partners & Advocates
Atlanta, GA, USA
General Assembly
Since 2011, General Assembly has transformed tens of thousands of careers through pioneering, experiential education in today’s most in-demand skills.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
New York, NY, USA
Merit America
Merit America provides a path to skilled careers for adults without Bachelor’s Degrees. Our programs are fast, flexible, and focused on what employers need most.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Education
Washington, DC, USA
Morgridge Family Foundation
The Morgridge Family Foundation (MFF) invests in leaders and organizations that are reimagining solutions to some of today’s biggest challenges. The problems of the 21st century can’t be compartmentalized. Neither can MFF’s work. By bringing different sectors to the table, the foundation creates meaningful connections that foster innovation as a vehicle for systematic change. MFF offers vision, community, and resources to support a network of partners achieving their profound impact.
Partners & Advocates
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Denver, CO, USA
Parsley Solutions, PBC
Parsley provides the information, tools, and connections individuals need to navigate into the middle class.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Madison, WI, USA
U.S. Digital Corps
The U.S. Digital Corps is a two‑year government fellowship for early‑career technologists to help create a more efficient, trustworthy government. We recruit Fellows in five skill tracks—software engineering, data science & analytics, product management, design, and cybersecurity.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Washington, DC
Code for All
We are the largest civic tech network in the world, amplifying the impact of good ideas through a global network of local organizations.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Warsaw, Polonia
Everywhere
AnnieCannons
We train, prepare, and connect individuals who have experienced human trafficking to sustainable careers in tech.
Human Rights & Equality
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Education
Oakland, CA, USA
FINCA
FINCA is a trusted partner in catalyzing economic growth and alleviating poverty.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Human Rights & Equality
Washington, DC, USA
Human Rights Careers
We inspire, equip and educate everyone for a career in human rights
Human Rights & Equality
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Vienna, Austria
Atlanta Regional Commission
1 open tech
role
The Atlanta Regional Commission is charged with peering into the future and working with our partners across the community to plan for a better, brighter tomorrow.
Public Infrastructure
Health & Well-Being
Partners & Advocates
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Atlanta, GA, USA
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
For more than 60 years, SEO has created a more equitable society by closing the educational and career opportunity gap for ambitious young people.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Human Rights & Equality
Miami, FL
San Francisco, CA
New York, NY
Greensboro, NC
Cambio Labs Co
We design and deliver transformative educational programs, technology, and cross-sectoral partnerships that equip program participants with the skills and networks to become founders of organizations driven by social and environmental missions.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Partners & Advocates
Brooklyn, NY
Strive
STRIVE helps those facing the toughest societal barriers to employment access the training and support needed to build a career
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
New York, NY, USA
Institute of International Education
The IIE proudly supports flagship educational and cultural exchange programs on behalf of the U.S. Departments of State and Defense, in addition to government, corporate and foundation programs.
Education
Partners & Advocates
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
New York, NY, USA
Washington D.C., DC, USA
Endeavor
Endeavor transforms global markets and economies by supporting High-Impact Entrepreneurs.
Partners & Advocates
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
New York, NY, USA
Cleo
Cleo’s mission is to build trust and connection with families, guiding them on their journeys through life as parents.
Health & Well-Being
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
San Francisco, CA, USA
TechShift
TechShift supports student organizations leading initiatives at the intersection of technology and social impact
Partners & Advocates
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Education
Stanford, CA, USA
Voxy EnGen
Voxy EnGen is a career-focused, virtual English-language education and training platform for immigrants and refugees. We help employers who want to enable their incumbent workers with critical job skills, allowing them to develop internal talent pipelines while also providing economic mobility, civic participation, and a better quality of life for their limited English proficiency employees.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Bethesda, MD, USA
Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County
Partnering with low income families and individuals to help them achieve economic and social stability
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Education
Health & Well-Being
Santa Rosa, CA, USA
HIVE Diversity
A Revolutionary Virtual Recruiting Platform that’s Built for Equity and Powered by Inclusion.
Human Rights & Equality
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
New York, NY, USA
AgHelp
A platform to solve the acute agricultural labor shortage by connecting agricultural employers, farm workers, and worker support agencies.
Food & Agriculture
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Belding, MI, USA
Braven
3 open tech
roles
We believe that the next generation of leaders will emerge from everywhere. We empower promising college students with the skills, confidence, experiences, and networks necessary to transition from college to strong first jobs, which lead to meaningful careers and lives of impact.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Chicago, IL, USA
New York, NY, USA
Newark, CA, USA
Newark, CA, USA
Wiggle Room
Dynamic child care that works for working parents and early childhood educators.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Education
Partners & Advocates
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Everything we do at DEED is driven by objectives for Minnesota's workers, businesses and communities.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
St. Paul, MN, USA
Rising Sun
We’re building career pathways for economic equity and climate resilience in the California Bay Area and San Joaquin County.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Climate Change
Clean Energy
Oakland , CA, USA
Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
The mission of the Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner is to ensure, promote, and expand postsecondary attainment among all Rhode Islanders by providing an effective system of postsecondary education and workforce training that is high quality, equitable, accessible, affordable, and aligned to pre-kindergarten-12 education and the economy.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Warwick, RI, USA
Robin Hood Foundation
Robin Hood is New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization. We support low-income families by building and fueling the most impactful nonprofits across all five boroughs that are elevating people from poverty.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Partners & Advocates
Education
New York, NY, USA
SkillUp Coalition
Helps workers find training, good-wage jobs, and high-growth careers that don't require a degree.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
San Francisco, CA
Radius Group
Transforming workforce planning through cutting-edge data technologies.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Partners & Advocates
New York, NY
Risepoint
We’re Risepoint, an education technology company partnering with universities to develop, launch and grow their high-quality, affordable, workforce-relevant online programs so that more students can access education, advance their careers, and meet employer and community needs.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Education
Dallas, TX, USA
Fair Trade USA
Fair Trade USA (FTUSA), is an internationally-renown social enterprise that promotes sustainable development and corporate social responsibility.
Partners & Advocates
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Human Rights & Equality
Climate Change
Oakland, CA, USA
Obama Foundation
Our Mission is to inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world.
Partners & Advocates
Education
Human Rights & Equality
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Chicago, IL, USA
Washington, DC, USA
New York, NY, USA
San Francisco, CA, USA
Cultivate
The Compass Fellowship connects diverse changemakers with the tools, training, and jobs needed to build a career in the progressive movement.
Partners & Advocates
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Education
New York, NY, USA
New York City Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity
We work to improve the systems of government by advancing the use of research, data and design in program and policy development, service delivery, and budget decisions.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
New York, NY, USA
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.
The Atlanta BeltLine is the largest revitalization effort in the history of Atlanta, encompassing almost 20 percent of the city. It features 22 miles of light-rail streetcar transit, several crosstown streetcar transit line extensions to serve the city’s inner core, 33 miles of paved urban trails, over 1,300 acres of new parkland, 46 miles of streetscapes and intersection improvements, one of the South’s largest installations of public art, brownfield reclamation, and the creation of 5,600 affordable housing units and 30,000 jobs in the neighborhoods surrounding the underutilized and abandoned railroad corridor. In addition, ABI is committed to advancing equity and inclusion within the organization, along the corridor, and throughout all programs and projects.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Public Infrastructure
Environment
Atlanta, GA, USA
UP Partnership
Using a collective impact model, we bring leaders together to design solutions for students. Each partner brings their own resources, expertise and data to make sure we look at the full picture of a student’s experience when making policies. Our policy and strategy decisions are based on shared data that’s broken down by race, ethnicity, gender, geography, and income.
Partners & Advocates
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Human Rights & Equality
Education
Public Service & Civic Engagement
San Antonio, TX, USA
Credential Engine
Credential Engine is a non-profit whose mission is to map the credentials, qualifications, and skills landscape with clear information, fueling the creation of resources that empower people to discover and pursue the learning and career pathways that are best for them.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Washington, DC
Education Design Lab
We are non-profit innovators from different parts of the education ecosystem who delight in the possibilities of the future of learning. We are connected in our belief that designing models from the learner perspective can address equity gaps and skills gaps in the fast changing hiring marketplace.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Human Rights & Equality
Washington, DC
America Achieves
America Achieves creates clear pathways for economic advancement, civic engagement, and success for all in a rapidly changing economy.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Partners & Advocates
New York, NY, USA
Washington D.C., DC, USA
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
If you are a business in need of financing to grow in New Jersey, a not-for-profit organization seeking capital to expand community services, a municipality looking to attract a major corporation within your boundaries, or a developer requiring funds for a major redevelopment project, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) is ready to put its resources to work for you.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Partners & Advocates
Trenton, NJ, USA
Newark, NJ, USA
North Brunswick, NJ, USA
Camden, NJ, USA
TechBridge, Inc.
TechBridge breaks the cycle of generational poverty through the innovative use of technology to transform nonprofit and community impact.
Partners & Advocates
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Health & Well-Being
Atlanta, GA, USA
Partnership for Public Service
The Partnership for Public Service is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to building a better government and a stronger democracy.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Washington, DC
Opportunity@Work
Opportunity@Work is a nonprofit social enterprise with a mission to expand access to career opportunities so that all Americans can work, learn, and earn to their full potential in a dynamic economy.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC, USA
UTEC
UTEC’s mission and promise is to ignite and nurture the ambition of our most disconnected young people to trade violence and poverty for social and economic success.
Human Rights & Equality
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Lowell, MA, USA
Techqueria
Techqueria is a 501c3 nonprofit that serves the largest community of Latinx in Tech in the US
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Human Rights & Equality
San Francisco, CA, USA
Community Impact Network
The Community Impact Network creates and improves opportunities for people in the 24:1 region of St. Louis to build equity. The Network works with more than 70 member organizations who are solving complex problems in the community.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
St. Louis, MO, USA
Universal Technical Institute
Our mission is to serve our students, partners, and communities by providing quality education and support services for in-demand careers.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Phoenix, AZ, USA
NAF
NAF solves some of the biggest challenges facing education and the economy by bringing education, business, and community leaders together to transform the high school experience.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
New York, NY
Education Pioneers
Extraordinary change requires extraordinary people. Education Pioneers recruits, connects, and advances professionals from diverse backgrounds to solve problems from outside of the classroom so students and teachers succeed inside of the classroom. EP recruits and places Impact Fellows in roles in data, analysis, and strategic project management. Our Fellows who have expertise in these areas support our Partners who work on behalf of students, teachers, and families.The EP Impact Fellowship is an intensive, 10-month experience that helps turn rising leaders' skills and passions for social good into new, tangible leadership opportunities — supporting educational equity and advancing careers, at the same time.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Oakland, CA, USA
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
NMIC is a non-profit that operates under a settlement house model to provide free services to residents of Upper Manhattan and the Bronx. We address the urgent needs of our community, including housing, income, health, education, and more. For over forty years, NMIC has helped our clients on the path to secure, successful, and independent futures.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Global Peace & Safety
New York, NY, USA
reacHIRE
reacHIRE partners with companies to create opportunities for women at all ages and stages of their careers. From Return-to-Work programs with industry leaders including Fidelity, Wayfair and T-Mobile to the Aurora platform designed to help career women thrive and rise, reacHIRE is committed to finding and fueling the potential in all professional women and improving the gender talent pipeline for corporations. For more information about reacHIRE and its programs for strengthening and building the talent pipeline of future women leaders, please visit our website!
Human Rights & Equality
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Concord, MA, USA
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development is dedicated to protecting our workforce, strengthening our businesses, and promoting the dignity of work.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Trenton, NJ, USA
AdeptID
Machine Learning for Inclusive Job Mobility
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Education
Cambridge, MA, USA
Entrepreneurship for All
Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) is a nonprofit organization that partners with communities nationwide to help under-represented individuals successfully start and grow a business through intensive business training, mentorship and an extended professional support network.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Lowell, MA
Free The Work
Platform for under-represented creators to showcase their experience in Media and Film
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Human Rights & Equality
Los Angeles, CA, USA
B Lab Global
B Lab is the nonprofit network transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Environment
Partners & Advocates
Climate Change
Philadelphia, PA
New York, NY
London, UK
Denver, CO
Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School
1 open tech
role
The Carlos Rosario School delivers high-quality education, career training, and supportive services that enable adult immigrants to realize their dreams while strengthening our community and economy.
Education
Global Peace & Safety
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Washington, DC
Village Enterprise
Village Enterprise works to end extreme poverty in rural Africa through entrepreneurship and innovation. Our model is simple and cost-effective.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Education
Partners & Advocates
San Carlos, CA, USA
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