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WorkingNation receives grant to produce employment-related journalism

October 27, 2017

Posted by Chris Roush

Screen Shot 2017-10-27 at 9.17.19 PMWorkingNation, a nonprofit founded to explore unemployment and economic solutions, has received a $750,000 grant from Lumina Foundation to produce work-related journalism.

Diane Haithman of the Los Angeles Business Journal writes, “The grant from the Indianapolis-based foundation will support original video and digital journalism intended to increase awareness and understanding of the future of work. The foundation focuses on increasing the number of Americans with college degrees and other credentials beyond high school.

“‘Lumina Foundation is the country’s leader in advocating for postsecondary training and education as the avenue to a sustainable future,’ Bilger said in a statement.

“The two-year grant represents Lumina Foundation’s first large-scale media commitment to highlighting the changing world of work in the United States.”

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