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Practices & Centers

Employer Mobilization

Helping employers build solutions that benefit both businesses and workers and elevate DEI in the workplace.
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Our expertise and reach can help you create a more inclusive, agile, and resilient workplace.

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We know what it takes to help companies create solutions that benefit both businesses and workers. As a leader and connector in workforce and education, Jobs for the Future’s Employer Mobilization practice is the go-to for employers who want to invest in inclusive talent strategies. 

Our diverse team of strategists, designers, and advisors can help you set and achieve a bold vision to address business challenges and build solutions that work for learners, workers, and communities.

Key Initiatives

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Knowledge and Insights

We curate the information and build the resources you need to drive inclusive career mobility at your company. 

Network Engagement

We connect you with like-minded professionals to share approaches and solutions and build a community of motivated peers.

Program Design and Consulting

We work with you to implement and scale promising, field-changing solutions. 

News & Ideas

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Tool

The Impact Employer Model

The Impact Employer Model provides a comprehensive toolkit with structured guidance to help business leaders, like you, to strategically invest in the well-being of their employees and propel business growth—without the overwhelm.

July 21, 2024
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Report/Research

Next Gen Solutions for Next Gen Talent

How Employers Can Engage, Develop, and Advance Gen Z—Today’s Early Talent  As Gen Z—today’s early talent—enters the workforce in growing numbers, a central question for employers is how they can better understand and respond to…

April 16, 2024
Project

Rework America Alliance

Advancing opportunities for millions of workers in low-wage roles to move into quality jobs. An Alliance to Help People Move Into Better Jobs  The Rework America Alliance is a unique partnership of civil rights organizations,…

December 4, 2023

Impact Stories


Team

Cat Ward

Vice President

Cat Ward is vice president of JFF’s Employer Mobilization practice, which engages the private sector as a strategic force for good. She leads a team that advises companies on envisioning, developing, and implementing strategies that…

Laura Roberts

Senior Director

Laura Roberts is a senior director in the Employer Mobilization practice at JFF. She leads the design and implementation of JFF’s work with Fortune 1,000 corporate leaders, helping them change business practices at scale in…

Megha Bansal Rizoli

Senior Director   

Megha Bansal Rizoli is a senior director in the Employer Mobilization practice at JFF. She drives strategy and thought leadership on the role that private-sector employers and institutions play in creating equitable economic advancement and…

Lauren Pasquarella Daley

Associate Vice President

Lauren Pasquarella Daley is an associate vice president in the Employer Mobilization practice at JFF. She drives the strategy and implementation of projects fostering connection and conversation among JFF’s employer network, building an employer movement…

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The Employer Mobilization practice at Jobs for the Future and our network of expert partners are available to help identify optimal practices for job quality and worker well-being, provide networking and convening opportunities, develop and scale talent programs, and more. Contact us to learn more about how you can partner with us or support our work, and subscribe for updates.