Recently, a colleague compared the recent rapid major employment, policy, and funding changes in the federal government and the ripple effects in communities and nonprofit organizations to the COVID-19... read more →
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is an umbrella concept encompassing a range of strategies designed to level the playing field in education and the workforce. At its core, DEI... read more →
Last year, we released a blog on how to conduct trauma-informed research. The response was clear: trauma is an experience present... read more →
“This is a highly significant event,” King told delegates at an early planning meeting, describing the (Poor People’s) campaign as “the beginning of a new co-operation, understanding, and... read more →
2024 proved to be another successful and fulfilling year for us here at Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW). Following the pattern of previous years, CSW directly managed more... read more →
There is a growing expectation that workforce nonprofits need to more comprehensively capture and communicate the impact of their work to sustain funding and to grow. At the same time,... read more →
Across the United States, millions of Americans continue to encounter barriers which limit... read more →
As we approach a new year, CSW will remain committed to our mission of increasing economic mobility and being a trusted collaborator and solution partner at the federal, regional, and... read more →
Launching the SMART Iowa Project In October 2023, CSW and our partner Hawkeye Community College launched the Scaling Manufacturing and Renewables Training in Iowa (SMART Iowa) project, a... read more →
The advent of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI[1]) and increasing automation fueled by machine learning is poised to transform the workforce landscape. This shift will have a particularly strong impact... read more →
The diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) landscape in the U.S. is changing fast. With anti-DEI court cases, politics, and activist movements on... read more →
Since the start of the Advancing Community Equity & Upward Mobility (ACE-UP) community of practice, DEI efforts across the workforce landscape have been limited by court rulings and new... read more →