
Jenny Weissbourd
@jennyweissbourd
Policy and partnerships to build a more equitable economy that uplifts all, @FamiliesWorkers, former @AspenJobQuality @MIT_IWER. She/her. Views my own.
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30-05-2016 14:47:50
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We can't manage what we don't measure. TOMORROW The Families and Workers Fund launches the Reimagining Job Quality Measurement Report! Register for our virtual launch event w/ Stacey Vanek Smith NPR + @mikemcafee06 @PolicyLink + @JulieSuCA U.S. Department of Labor + more: bit.ly/3DLm6iF #GoodJobs

#GoodJobs matter! Join The Families and Workers Fund tomorrow, Nov 8, to launch the Job Quality Measurement Initiative report. See how FWF, Ford Foundation, Lumina Foundation, @OmidyarNetwork, Irvine Foundation, and Schmidt Futures are charting a bold path forward with U.S. Department of Labor. bit.ly/JQMINOW

"Disaggregated data should be the norm." đź’« -Rachel West, Special Assistant to the President for Labor & Workers speaking to the recent Executive Order on racial equity + the importance of centering equity in data and measurement #goodjobs The Families and Workers Fund


Social protection for workers often excludes non-traditional employees. Do we need to rethink the social compact? -- our Susan Houseman on The Families and Workers Fund panel on measuring job quality #GoodJobs


"We need data so that we can interpret the world around us & craft the strategy that will allow us to make sure that we support the 100 million people in the US that are struggling to make ends meet." @mikemcafee06 from PolicyLink at Reimagining Job Quality Measurement

Two *great* resources from our friend (and The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program alum) Jenny Weissbourd! Check out the Statement on #GoodJobs, signed by hundreds of leaders and organizations: aspeninstitute.org/programs/good-… And The Families and Workers Fund’ Reimagining Job Quality Measurement: familiesandworkers.org/job-quality-re…

Newly released: Reimagining Job Quality Measurement, a collaborative report from The Families and Workers Fund + Ford Foundation + Lumina Foundation + @OmidyarNetwork + Irvine Foundation + U.S. Department of Labor & more than 70 experts, including HCAP's Tom Woelfel. bit.ly/JQMIRPT #GoodJobs #QualityJobs


Join FWF's Program Director Jenny Weissbourd on 3/22 for a webinar about her work to reimagine job quality measurement & strengthen pathways to #goodjobs for #workers Register here ➡️ bit.ly/jqmiwebinar


Great to join our Freedman Consulting WW+ and America Achieves Irvine Foundation Kresge Foundation The White House Mitch Landrieu partners today on behalf of The Families and Workers Fund to talk about how to advance good jobs and workforce equity through the Catalyze Registry! Thanks Sasha


"Collaboration is the heart of what we do at The Families and Workers Fund" - Jenny Weissbourd at today's UC San Francisco California Labor Lab webinar about measuring #goodjobs 👏


We are excited to celebrate the Executive Order on improving the care economy w/ our grantee partner Domestic Workers + the community of leaders working to make care jobs #goodjobs


"Capturing the full picture of the labor market means looking beyond the numbers to consider the experience of everyday workers." Congrats to Ashley Putnam Federal Reserve on this important report! fedcommunities.org/workervoices



We need to attach quality-jobs-values to public money upstream. We need to make sure we’re not scaling poverty by policy design. - Rachel Korberg #JFFhorizons


It was so energizing to be at Jobs for the Future (JFF) #JFFHorizons. What an honor to strategize about scaling quality jobs for all with Hilary Pennington Tyra Mariani Saket Soni James Rhee Ashley Putnam Jenny Weissbourd TBMansfield! #workforce #qualityjobs #goodjobs #climatejobs #philanthropy


Exciting news! We are teaming up with Autodesk Foundation to make clean energy & infrastructure careers accessible for all. With their tech expertise, talent, & industry networks, we'll be able to create job opportunities and boost economic mobility for millions. blogs.autodesk.com/autodesk-found…

Thank you Pronita Gupta for urging us to meet the moment by working together to ensure federal funds are directed to those most in need and create meaningful opportunities for all.

Are you working to train people for new careers or create good jobs in the climate and infrastructure industries The Families and Workers Fund is awarding flexible grants to boost workforce projects. Apply by January 19th: https:// familiesandworkers.org/challenge