NAWB membership starts with listening. As our Member Survey closes today, we want you to know: we hear you.
Your perspective shapes your NAWB membership experience. It also helps strengthen the workforce system nationwide.
You want timely information about what is happening in Washington. You also want to know what it means for your workforce board and the people you serve.
In response, we expanded our advocacy team. Chris Andresen joined Gail Ravnitzsky-Silberglied and Steve Voytek to strengthen the voice of workforce boards in Washington. Together, they advocate for the policies and resources our workforce system needs.
You asked for practical solutions, professional development, and innovative ideas. You want resources that help your organization move beyond compliance and prepare for what comes next.
We responded by:
The peer-learning series gives workforce boards a place to share successful strategies and best practices.
Our Member Portal Community offers another way to connect. Members can exchange ideas, ask questions, and learn from one another. They can also access recordings of NAWB webinars when it is most convenient for them.
This week, we also welcomed Dr. Jennifer Wilson to our team. She will help expand NAWB’s professional development and training opportunities.
Beginning in September, our new virtual learning platform will make training more accessible. Members will receive discounted access to on-demand courses covering:
You and your team will be able to learn at your own pace, build valuable skills, and access practical expertise without stretching your budget.
“We Heard You” is bigger than any single program, resource, or benefit. It represents our commitment to a membership experience that reflects the diversity of the workforce boards we serve.
No two workforce boards are alike. Members represent rural and urban communities, as well as organizations with a wide range of budgets and needs.
That is why NAWB membership is not one-size-fits-all. We are listening to your priorities and working to ensure every workforce board has a voice in the future of our national workforce system.
The Workforce Impact Summit will continue this work. It is the first in a series of conversations about creating a workforce system that works for boards and the communities, businesses, and job seekers they serve.
What you experience locally shapes NAWB’s national priorities. The solutions you develop help boards across the country address similar challenges.
Your expertise also strengthens our advocacy. It helps us pursue policies and resources that reflect the realities of workforce development in communities nationwide.
That is the power of NAWB: connecting local leaders, elevating what works, and bringing the collective voice of workforce boards to the national stage.
NAWB is your partner, your voice, and your association. Together, we can strengthen the workforce system and expand the impact that workforce boards have on businesses, job seekers, and communities.
Tell us what you need. Let us know what is working, what is not, and what you are learning.
Most importantly, tell us where we can do better.
We hear you. Together, we are turning local leadership into national influence.
Connie Sharp, NAWB’s Director of Membership, brings more than 24 years of workforce development experience to her role. She leads innovative membership strategies, partnerships, and data-informed solutions that strengthen workforce boards and their impact nationwide.
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