Shift Work Forward

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Redesigning work. Expanding opportunity. https://shiftworkforward.org/

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Training without employer insight is guessing. Workers deserve better. Listen to Will Dorsey-Eden make the case. https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/unpacked-creating-opportunity-for-everyone-in-raleigh-durham/

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Durham students are leaving high school with credentials, not just diplomas. Hear how it’s happening: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/unpacked-creating-opportunity-for-everyone-in-raleigh-durham/

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Training gives people knowledge. Community gives them somewhere to go. Dee Manyama on why Prosper built the Small Business Alumni Network. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/building-a-stronger-future-for-birmingham/

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The Research Triangle didn't happen by accident. 50 years ago, leaders made a bold bet. Will Dorsey-Eden on how that legacy still shapes workforce today. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/unpacked-creating-opportunity-for-everyone-in-raleigh-durham/

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"I feel like a rock in the ocean that nobody can see." A powerful moment that shaped how Prosper shows up for small business owners. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/building-a-stronger-future-for-birmingham/

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#SHIFT2026 has come to an end. Thank you to everyone who made this week possible! We’re heading home with new connections, new ideas, and plenty to carry forward. See you in Pittsburgh in 2028!

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Training without employer insight is guessing. Workers deserve better. Listen to Will Dorsey-Eden make the case. https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/unpacked-creating-opportunity-for-everyone-in-raleigh-durham/

Durham students are leaving high school with credentials, not just diplomas. Hear how it’s happening: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/unpacked-creating-opportunity-for-everyone-in-raleigh-durham/

Training gives people knowledge. Community gives them somewhere to go. Dee Manyama on why Prosper built the Small Business Alumni Network. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/building-a-stronger-future-for-birmingham/

The Research Triangle didn't happen by accident. 50 years ago, leaders made a bold bet. Will Dorsey-Eden on how that legacy still shapes workforce today. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/unpacked-creating-opportunity-for-everyone-in-raleigh-durham/

"I feel like a rock in the ocean that nobody can see." A powerful moment that shaped how Prosper shows up for small business owners. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/building-a-stronger-future-for-birmingham/

Home-based childcare serves half of kids in some regions. These providers are essential, especially for families on second and third shifts. Are we doing enough to support them? https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/inside-the-shifting-the-childcare-industry-initiative-part-2/

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The childcare crisis has deep roots. Race. Class. Decades of contradictory expectations for women. Marlo Nash explains why that history still shapes the system today. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/inside-the-shifting-the-childcare-industry-initiative-part-2/

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Maria Spencer remembers being a kid in nursery school. Just playing. Now she's working to change an entire system. That memory matters. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/inside-the-shifting-the-childcare-industry-initiative-part-1/

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Childcare has a math problem. Families can’t afford the true cost. Workers aren’t earning enough to sustain the system. We need to rethink how we fund care and value the people doing the work. https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/inside-the-shifting-the-childcare-industry-initiative-part-2/

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In-home childcare providers are often left out of workforce conversations. Kate Bennett explains why Iowa needs to bring them back into the conversation and connect them to support. Hear more: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/inside-the-shifting-the-childcare-industry-initiative-part-2/

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Why figure it all out alone? Dee Manyama shares why Prosper Birmingham joined the Shift Work Forward network and what it means to learn from peers while contributing your own experience. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/building-a-stronger-future-for-birmingham/

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Listen to workers. Connect what they say to real policy change. That's the work Marlo Nash's team is doing in Maryland with early care professionals. New episode out now. https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/inside-the-shifting-the-childcare-industry-initiative-part-2/

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Training without employer insight is guessing. Workers deserve better. Listen to Will Dorsey-Eden make the case. https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/unpacked-creating-opportunity-for-everyone-in-raleigh-durham/

Durham students are leaving high school with credentials, not just diplomas. Hear how it’s happening: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/unpacked-creating-opportunity-for-everyone-in-raleigh-durham/

Training gives people knowledge. Community gives them somewhere to go. Dee Manyama on why Prosper built the Small Business Alumni Network. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/building-a-stronger-future-for-birmingham/

The Research Triangle didn't happen by accident. 50 years ago, leaders made a bold bet. Will Dorsey-Eden on how that legacy still shapes workforce today. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/unpacked-creating-opportunity-for-everyone-in-raleigh-durham/

"I feel like a rock in the ocean that nobody can see." A powerful moment that shaped how Prosper shows up for small business owners. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/building-a-stronger-future-for-birmingham/

#SHIFT2026 has come to an end. Thank you to everyone who made this week possible! We’re heading home with new connections, new ideas, and plenty to carry forward. See you in Pittsburgh in 2028!

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Proximity changes everything. When students and business leaders shared a room, assumptions fell away. That's the kind of relationship-building Prosper is scaling in Birmingham. https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/building-a-stronger-future-for-birmingham/

Training without employer insight is guessing. Workers deserve better. Listen to Will Dorsey-Eden make the case. https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/unpacked-creating-opportunity-for-everyone-in-raleigh-durham/

Durham students are leaving high school with credentials, not just diplomas. Hear how it’s happening: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/unpacked-creating-opportunity-for-everyone-in-raleigh-durham/

Training gives people knowledge. Community gives them somewhere to go. Dee Manyama on why Prosper built the Small Business Alumni Network. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/building-a-stronger-future-for-birmingham/

The Research Triangle didn't happen by accident. 50 years ago, leaders made a bold bet. Will Dorsey-Eden on how that legacy still shapes workforce today. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/unpacked-creating-opportunity-for-everyone-in-raleigh-durham/

"I feel like a rock in the ocean that nobody can see." A powerful moment that shaped how Prosper shows up for small business owners. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/building-a-stronger-future-for-birmingham/

Shorts

Training without employer insight is guessing. Workers deserve better. Listen to Will Dorsey-Eden make the case. https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/unpacked-creating-opportunity-for-everyone-in-raleigh-durham/

Durham students are leaving high school with credentials, not just diplomas. Hear how it’s happening: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/unpacked-creating-opportunity-for-everyone-in-raleigh-durham/

Training gives people knowledge. Community gives them somewhere to go. Dee Manyama on why Prosper built the Small Business Alumni Network. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/building-a-stronger-future-for-birmingham/

The Research Triangle didn't happen by accident. 50 years ago, leaders made a bold bet. Will Dorsey-Eden on how that legacy still shapes workforce today. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/unpacked-creating-opportunity-for-everyone-in-raleigh-durham/

"I feel like a rock in the ocean that nobody can see." A powerful moment that shaped how Prosper shows up for small business owners. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/building-a-stronger-future-for-birmingham/

Home-based childcare serves half of kids in some regions. These providers are essential, especially for families on second and third shifts. Are we doing enough to support them? https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/inside-the-shifting-the-childcare-industry-initiative-part-2/

First videos

The childcare crisis has deep roots. Race. Class. Decades of contradictory expectations for women. Marlo Nash explains why that history still shapes the system today. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/inside-the-shifting-the-childcare-industry-initiative-part-2/

Maria Spencer remembers being a kid in nursery school. Just playing. Now she's working to change an entire system. That memory matters. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/inside-the-shifting-the-childcare-industry-initiative-part-1/

Childcare has a math problem. Families can’t afford the true cost. Workers aren’t earning enough to sustain the system. We need to rethink how we fund care and value the people doing the work. https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/inside-the-shifting-the-childcare-industry-initiative-part-2/

In-home childcare providers are often left out of workforce conversations. Kate Bennett explains why Iowa needs to bring them back into the conversation and connect them to support. Hear more: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/inside-the-shifting-the-childcare-industry-initiative-part-2/

Why figure it all out alone? Dee Manyama shares why Prosper Birmingham joined the Shift Work Forward network and what it means to learn from peers while contributing your own experience. Listen: https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/building-a-stronger-future-for-birmingham/

Listen to workers. Connect what they say to real policy change. That's the work Marlo Nash's team is doing in Maryland with early care professionals. New episode out now. https://shiftworkforward.org/podcasts/inside-the-shifting-the-childcare-industry-initiative-part-2/

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