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Slight Majority of Managers Values Full-time Workers Over Contractors

Does the American workforce need a new “social contract” to accommodate such burgeoning trends as gig workers? Or is that contract already taking shape? That’s…

In The News

Future of Work Study Finds a Work in Progress

A Future of Work study found businesses are very much still figuring out how to treat contractors. Its conclusion: A “social contract” is in order….

Event

Aspen Ideas Festival 2016

Panelists: Zoë Baird, CEO and President, Markle Foundation Mitch Daniels, President, Purdue University and Future of Work Initiative Honorary Co-Chair Mark Warner, United States Senator…

News Release

Short-Term Benefits of Contingent Workers and Long-Term Value of Full-Time Employees at Odds in Today’s Economy

Contact: Lisa MacSpadden The Markle Foundation 212-713-7686 lmacspadden@markle.org New York— A new national survey sponsored and developed by the Aspen Institute’s Future of Work Initiative, the…

In The News

Exclusive Survey: The Future of Work in America

Outlet: TIME By: Katy Steinmetz It’s 9 a.m. on a Monday morning at the Gigster HQ in San Francisco, but it would be easy to…

In The News

Capitalism 2.0: The American Interest

Outlet: The American Interest By: Philip Zelikow, Mark Warner, & Douglas Blackmon The following text has been adapted from a conversation broadcast on the PBS…

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Didn’t Go to College, but Have You Seen My LinkedIn?

You’re staring at a spreadsheet and you’re stumped. Waiting for you in Help is a suggestion to connect with a freelance expert on LinkedIn. You…

Publication Article

Kathleen Murphy Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

New York – The Markle Foundation announced today that Kathleen Murphy has joined its Board of Directors. Named among the 50 Most Powerful Women in…

In The News

A Foundation and a Tech Firm Walk Into a Bar Together. Does Anyone Get a Better Job?

Anyone can create a LinkedIn profile, but the predominant view is that LinkedIn connects “professionals,” as in college-educated people. LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, along with…

Event

GlobalMindED 2016: Up-Skilling Workers and Narrowing Skills Gaps in Colorado and Phoenix

Panelists: Wan-Lae Cheng, Markle Foundation Casey Sacks, Colorado Community College System Stephanie Veck, Colorado Workforce Development Council Lloyd Ward, Reata Engineering & Machine Works Panel…

In The News

Phoenix Leading the Way In Arizona’s Economic Recovery

By Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton My fifth State of the City Address was an opportunity to highlight our progress on increasing exports to Mexico, growing…

Event

Skillful: A Skills-Based Labor Market Provides More Opportunity for Colorado and Phoenix

Panelists: Wan-Lae Cheng, Senior Director, Markle Foundation Alison Dorsey, Senior Manager, City and State Programs, LinkedIn Michael Meaney, Project Manager, Education and Workforce Innovation, ASU…