Over the last few months, we’ve worked alongside and collected findings from a number of grantees as they refined their strategies and redesigned their programming in response to the upheavals of the COVID-19 pandemic and other aspects of our constantly changing world
What do architects, educators, and technologists have to teach one another about the future of learning? What do effective learning environments look like in a world that is highly technology-infused?
The grant totals $2.8 million over the next three years, and targets programs and work that will help the organization scale its efforts to bring digital economy jobs to small town America and close the rural opportunity gap.
In this installment in our ongoing series, we’ll explore the information that we share about ourselves in order to keep our new relationships grounded in mutual respect and understanding.
One of the core philosophies that I ask the members of our team to keep at the top of mind in all of our work is the belief that “context is key.” In order to be the most effective thought partners and grantmakers possible, we need to fully understand the conditions and circumstances under which our grantees do their work.
Our inquiry driven approach sets us up to provide grantees with targeted, strategic funding and thought partnership that reflects the conditions where they work.
The National Governors Association (NGA) recently released a toolkit to help state policy leaders create more resilient local workforces that are adaptable to ongoing technological change, disruption, and innovation.
SFE’s Executive Director Katy Knight shares a statement on the long history and deep relationship between our organizations, and sets a clear vision for our continued collaboration.
SFE’s Executive Director Katy Knight recently moderated a panel on the future of work in rural America at Jobs for the Future’s Horizons conference. Panelists included Matt Dunne, Founder and Executive Director of the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI), Joshua Frazier-Sparks, Senior Manager at Walmart.org, and Neela Mollgaard, Executive Director of Launch Minnesota. The group discussed opportunities for leadership and innovation in workforce and economic development outside of metropolitan areas.
Learn more about the considerations that we take into account as we develop strong working relationships with our grantees
In my role as SFE’s Executive Director, one of the core philosophies that I ask our team to keep top of mind is the belief that “context is key.”