The AdvoKit:

Strengthen Employer Partnerships and Push for Inclusive Change

A Guide for Workforce Development and Social Enterprise Leaders

Across the country, millions of job seekers are excluded from employment opportunities. Whether it’s due to past justice-involvement, lack of educational access, language accessibility, or other barriers, workforce development programs are in a unique position to address this challenge.

By intentionally using their proximity to untapped talent and employers, workforce development programs can help employers create more inclusive pathways within their recruitment, hiring, and advancement practices for talent pools that have previously been overlooked for quality employment. That’s why we created The AdvoKit: A Toolkit to Create Strong Employer Partnerships and Push for Inclusive Change.

The AdvoKit

The AdvoKit: A Toolkit to Create Strong Employer Partnerships and Push for Inclusive Change is our two-part approach for cultivating relationships with employers and becoming a trusted advisor to shift their practices around recruitment, hiring, and advancement for talent pools that have previously been overlooked for quality employment.

Change the Conversation Challenge

To help workforce practitioners adopt learnings from The AdvoKit and test new practices together, we are launching our Change the Conversation Challenge. Between January and March 2023, workforce practitioners who engage with employers – or aspire to – are invited to join one of three compensated opportunities.  

How To Get Involved

1. DOWNLOAD THE ADVOKIT

Download The AdvoKit to learn our best practices for building and growing relationships with employers.

2. JOIN OUR CHALLENGE

Dive deeper into The AdvoKit by engaging in one of three compensated opportunities in our Change the Conversation Challenge.

3. WATCH OUR WEBINAR

Questions about The AdvoKit and our Change the Conversation Challenge? Watch our webinar from Tuesday, December 13.

Build lasting relationships with employers