Events
Workshop organizes and hosts a variety of conversations, deep dives, presentations, and interactive workshops to support advocates and other changemakers in their efforts for progressive change.
If you are interested in learning more, please don’t hesitate to contact us through the contact form.
“Seizing the Moment on Worker Rights: A Toolkit for Organizers and Practitioners”
Co-hosted by Workshop and the Aspen Institute, this event will feature panelists Cecilia Munoz, David Weil, Haeyoung Yoon, Jonathan Njus, and MB Maxwell in a discussion on how to demystify and democratize the policy-making process and bridge the gap between grassroots movements and government.
“OMB Circular A4: The Most Powerful Tool for Equity You’ve Never Heard Of”
Dive into the exciting world of regulatory power as our expert panelists explain the Biden administration’s Office of Management and Budget’s replacement of the Circular A-4.
“Dollars & Sense: Navigating the Federal Budget to Advance Policy Goals” Webinar
Co-hosted by Workshop, Community Change, People’s Action Institute, and Roosevelt Institute, this webinar was a deep dive into the art of the federal budget process with tips on how advocates can engage in a strategic way to deliver concrete local, state, and federal wins.
Workshop with Equitable Growth: How to Engage in the Policy Process
Led by Pronita Gupta and MB Maxwell, this session applied the lessons from Toolkit to Equitable Growth’s 2024 project plans to help the team take advantage of economic and political moments and impact policy.
Center for American Progress | Toolkit: An Organizer’s Guide to Executive Action
During this Toolkit session, we delved deeper into what really impacts decision making and outcomes at the highest levels of government, and how advocates can best engage with the administration.
Ford Foundation | Toolkit: An Organizer’s Guide to Executive Action
In January of 2024, we celebrated the launch of “Toolkit: An Organizer's Guide to Executive Action” at a special briefing co-organized by Workshop and the Ford Foundation.
Workshop Reception with Appointees and Advocates
This reception was a celebration of Workshop’s work in the past three years as well as an introduction to its incoming Executive Director: Mary Beth Maxwell.
Harvard Center for Labor and a Just Economy | Policy Lessons from Pandemic Crisis Response in the Biden Administration
On October 11-12, 2023, Workshop hosted a convening for former Obama and Biden-Harris appointees and members from select foundations to review and reflect on key policy making moments during the pandemic that affected workers.
Ford Foundation, Omidyar Network, Open Society Foundations | State of the Union: An Inside Perspective
On February 7, 2022, Workshop held a session hosted by the Ford Foundation, Omidyar Network and Open Society Foundations on how organizations can make the best use of the State of the Union (SOTU).
Ford Foundation | Federal Contracting: A Guide for New Appointees
Hosted by the Ford Foundation, this event was a case-study presentation for Advocates.
Regulatory Advocacy for Racial and Economic Justice
A webinar series for the Shriver Poverty Law Center, with Consumer Rights Regulatory Engagement and Advocacy Project.
Harvard Center for Labor and a Just Economy | Lessons Learned from Wage and Hour Regulations and Advocacy | Homecare, Overtime and Child Labor
The convening allowed former appointees and representatives of philanthropy to come together and explore lessons learned, what worked and what didn’t, and implications for future policy work.