You already have the partnerships, now let’s make them count
You’ve done the hard part. Through coffees, site visits, and genuine listening, you’ve built employer partnerships that work. Learners land jobs. Supervisors are happy. That’s real progress. But here’s what I see happen all too often: those partnerships stay quiet. They live in advisory meetings and email threads. They don’t show up on your website, LinkedIn feed, in recruitment emails, or at open houses. And because learners can’t see the […]
Stop playing it safe with workforce development
Guest article by: Jeanne Eschbach When a community college said yes to an employer’s unusual proposal, they transformed a 46% retention rate into 87% and created a blueprint others can follow. The best workforce partnerships don’t always start in boardrooms; they can start over coffee. I was having one of those casual, post-meeting chats when […]
The small nonprofit advantage: Turning lean capacity into workforce power
Guest collaborator: Dina Zagari-LiMandri Small nonprofits often underestimate their strength, when in reality they often possess an inherent strategic advantage that larger institutions can’t easily replicate. This insight, along with many others, came through loud and clear during recent conversations we’ve had with workforce leaders in New York, including a workforce consultant who noted that small nonprofits […]
What we built to help workforce leaders move forward
In 2025, BOUNCE focused on strengthening our delivery of clear and consistent value to workforce and adult learning organizations. We sharpened our workforce offering, improved internal systems, added external accountability, and began thoughtfully developing a guided career discovery platform. This work reflects what we continue to see across the field: leaders need clarity, structure, and tools that reduce […]