Racial Equity

Economic Opportunities Program Monthly Digest — September 2025

We are pleased to present a selection of our work from the past month.

October 1, 2025

Introducing Season 2 of Aspen Ignites

Season 2 of Aspen Ignites: Conversations to Build a Better World is now streaming.

June 10, 2024

Centering Equity: The Employee Ownership Expansion Network and the North Carolina Employee Ownership Center

This profile of NCEOC and EOX provides an overview of ongoing efforts to build infrastructure supporting the adoption of employee ownership.

April 2, 2024

The Cobbler’s Children Have No Shoes: Why Workforce Professionals Need Their Own Good Jobs Strategy

Despite their focus on job quality, workforce staff often endure bad jobs themselves. In other words, “The cobbler’s children have no shoes.”

September 1, 2023

Power and Race with the Groundwater Institute

The Groundwater Institute helps people make sense of our society is organized by race – and how that organization causes racial inequity. Dar Vanderbeck is in conversation with the Groundwater team on their analysis and how they work with leaders to propel their anti-racism journeys.

March 6, 2023

Procurement with Purpose: Improving Job Quality and Equity Through Public Procurement Reform

This paper offers principles and ideas on public procurement reform to ensure that more jobs are high quality, secure, and equitably accessible.

December 6, 2022
Cover page for the publication, “Procurement with Purpose: Improving Job Quality and Equity Through Public Procurement Reform.”

Celebrating and Reimagining Worker Rights this Labor Day

Every worker deserves a quality job. Let’s build a better future of work — with greater freedom, opportunity, and prosperity for all.

September 2, 2022
Photo of a gavel with a hard hat, safety googles, and work gloves in the background.

Celebrating And Reimagining Worker Rights This Labor Day

Every worker deserves a quality job. Let’s build a better future of work — with greater freedom, opportunity, and prosperity for all.

September 2, 2022
Photo of a gavel with a hard hat, safety googles, and work gloves in the background.

Celebrating and Reimagining Worker Rights this Labor Day

Every worker deserves a quality job. Let’s build a better future of work — with greater freedom, opportunity, and prosperity for all.

September 2, 2022
Photo of a gavel with a hard hat, safety googles, and work gloves in the background.