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Practical guidance on workforce policy, funding, data, and AI for boards, nonprofits, and public agencies.
AI in the Workforce SystemBefore You Let AI Near Your Case Files: Five Questions for Workforce Programs
Five governance questions workforce programs should answer before AI touches participant records, eligibility decisions, or case...
May 12, 2026
Funding DecodedIs This Federal Grant Worth the Lift? A Go/No-Go Checklist for Nonprofits
Score any federal grant on nine factors, from fit and match to indirect costs, reporting and cash flow, before your team writes a...
November 11, 2025
Boards That LeadWho Speaks for Workforce? This Month, it's You!
Now is the time for workforce advocacy. September is Workforce Development Month, but uncertainty looms. The House has proposed cutting the FY26 workforce budget by...
September 15, 2025Boards That LeadThe Talent Strategy Playbook: 5 Priorities for Workforce Boards
Discover the top five priorities workforce boards should prepare for under the federal talent strategy, including employer-led training, tougher accountability,...
August 28, 2025
Proof of ImpactFrom Paperwork to Performance: Four Ways to make WIOA work
Learn four ways WIOA programs can stay compliant and impactful—streamline eligibility, boost training, and turn paperwork into...
June 30, 2025Proof of ImpactUsing Data and Evaluation to Strengthen Resilience, Navigate Change, and Build Power
Using Data to Strengthen Nonprofit Resilience & Impact: Is your nonprofit’s data working for you—or just for funders? In times of change, strategic data use can...
March 1, 2025Proof of ImpactFrom Stuck to Soaring: Four challenges that impede sustainable impact
Over 15 years, I’ve seen nonprofits and agencies hit the same roadblocks: plans that falter, complex funding hurdles, equity goals that stall, and untold impact stories....
January 1, 2025