We're delighted to announce that Opportunity@Work has received a grant of $20 million from Yield Giving, the groundbreaking philanthropy founded by MacKenzie Scott. This investment will accelerate our efforts to drive $20 billion in wage gains for workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs). #HireSTARs #TearThePaperCeiling #Grant #workforcedevelopment Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eN9brmaR
Opportunity@Work
Civic and Social Organizations
Washington, DC 30,997 followers
#TearThePaperCeiling: Let's shatter the myth that no degree equals no skill. Join us!
About us
Our mission is to rewire the labor market so that all workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs) can work, learn, and earn to their full potential. Tag #TearThePaperCeiling or #HireSTARs for a chance for your photo or story to be featured.
- Website
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http://www.opportunityatwork.org
External link for Opportunity@Work
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2015
- Specialties
- workforce development, future of work, and labor market
Locations
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Primary
1111 19th Street N.W., Suite 1180
Washington, DC 20036, US
Employees at Opportunity@Work
Updates
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We're thrilled to have showcased our new STARsight product, powered by GenAI at the Google.org Impact Summit today! As our VP of Product, Sarah Sears presented, "GenAI is helping Opportunity@Work build scalable tools for public and private sector organizations. We expect to enable 7 million STARs to move into higher wage jobs by 2030." Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth and attended our "Building New AI Solutions Responsibly & Effectively" session. See a recording of our session here: https://lnkd.in/e9idTZsy Read more about the amazing work #GoogleOrg is doing to help nonprofits harness the potential benefits of #AI here: https://lnkd.in/egnx2fU5 or https://lnkd.in/eTyHpGwH #AcceleratedWithGoogle #GoogleOrg
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See how you can #HireSTARs with #TearThePaperCeiling Partner Indeed for Business!
Finding quality talent can be a challenge. So can meeting diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) goals. That’s why, at Indeed, we’re focused on educating employers everywhere about skills-first hiring — sourcing and evaluating job seekers based on skills rather than proxy requirements like degrees or years of industry experience. Learn more about why skills-first hiring is a recruiting superpower and how you can get started in the video below. #Hiring #DiversityAndInclusion #Recruiting #HumanResources #FutureOfWork
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On #LaborDay, we honor the members our nation's workforce. As we work towards a more equitable workforce, we must recognize all workers from all backgrounds, including those who are Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs), rather than a bachelor's degree. Learn more. https://lnkd.in/dz9dpC8S
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Opportunity@Work reposted this
You’ve probably never made “a Labor Day resolution”, but one I’d recommend is to discard the damaging notion that some workers are “talent” and others are “labor”. #LaborDay | Opportunity@Work #OpportunityWrap #HireSTARs #TearThePaperCeiling #workforcedevelopment
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Delighted to #TearThePaperCeiling with Flatiron School!
🚀At Flatiron School, we believe in a world where skills, not pedigree, define success. That’s why we’re proud to partner with the Tear The Paper Ceiling campaign by Opportunity@Work and the Ad Council. Flatiron provides a pathway for STARs (learners who gain Skills Through Alternative Routes) and is excited to join the Tear the Paper Ceiling Coalition. 🌟 Let’s champion a more equitable future of work! #SkillsBasedHiring #STARs #CareerGrowth #FlatironSchool
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✔️ Find jobs where STARs excel ✔️ See pathways for upward mobility ✔️ Identify transferable skills Find the insights you need to unlock half of U.S. workers: https://lnkd.in/eJAt-eqq #HireSTARs
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Whether you are a community college leader, a state agency employee, or a local government official, partnering with community colleges to create and enhance pathways for STARs is an opportunity to identify the skills needed for new and vacant positions. ACCT's new Community College Skills Based Hiring Playbook outlines how individuals can establish these relationships. We are proud to have partnered with the Association of Community College Trustees on this playbook along with the State of Maryland, select employers, and four pilot Maryland Community Colleges. Take a look: https://lnkd.in/evmHpMn6 #HireSTARs #CommunityCollege #PublicSector
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When you require a four year degree, you miss out on all the STARs! At the recent NICE Conference in Dallas, James Minhinnett told his story of being a STAR (skilled through alternative routes rather than a bachelor's degree) and his path to a career in cloud security. https://lnkd.in/e_u83Zjk #NICECyberCON24 #cybersecurity #conference #HireSTARs #Hiring
Story Showcase: James Minhinnett
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