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Jeshua John

Recent Posts by Jeshua John:

Innovator Profile: Leap Fund

by Jeshua John, on March 20, 2023 at 2:16 PM
This tremendous women-led nonprofit is helping workers navigate the "benefits cliff" that many have to face when deciding between earning a dollar or two more per hour and losing valuable safety net...
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Topics: Design Sprint| Learning Hub

What workers are telling us about how to make flexible work quality work

by Jeshua John, on March 8, 2023 at 9:57 AM
As part of our commitment to ensuring workers inform every aspect of our work, we conducted interviews with participants from a 2021 test of the platform.
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Topics: Design Sprint| Learning Hub

2022/2023 Innovation Fund Applications Are Now Being Accepted!

by Jeshua John, on December 7, 2022 at 2:58 PM
The Workers Lab is now accepting applications for the 2022/2023 Innovation Fund cycle! We’re seeking innovators with early-stage ideas centered around making the ways our country serves workers more...
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Topics: The Innovation Fund

Meet Our 2021 Innovation Fund Finalists

by Jeshua John, on November 15, 2021 at 12:20 PM
The Workers Lab is excited to share our finalists for the 2021 Innovation Fund cycle. They emerged from a list of almost 400 incredibly talented and promising applicants. The finalists are now in the...
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Topics: Learning Hub

Making Sense of Emergency Cash

by Jeshua John, on July 1, 2021 at 7:48 AM
Emergency cash is about getting money in the hands of people who need it, when they need it. We're working to give this idea for workers a chance to succeed.
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Topics: Design Sprint| Learning Hub

2021 Innovation Fund Applications Are Now Being Accepted!

by Jeshua John, on June 1, 2021 at 7:25 AM
The Workers Lab is now accepting applications for the 2021 Innovation Fund! We’re seeking innovators with new ideas about how to transform systems and structures to make all workers safe, healthy,...
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Topics: The Innovation Fund

Three Winners Receive $150,000 for Helping Workers Come Back Stronger

by Jeshua John, on February 9, 2021 at 5:30 AM
We are excited to share the winners of The Innovation Fund Fall 2020 grant cycle. These winners will receive $150,000 to bring their ideas centered around workers coming back to fruition.
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Topics: The Innovation Fund

Coming Back in 2021

by Jeshua John, on January 14, 2021 at 9:41 AM
Last September, we put out a call for innovations to support workers in “coming back” stronger from COVID-19 and the myriad of injustices and broken systems that predated the pandemic.
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Topics: The Innovation Fund

Six Winning Ideas to Increase Worker Health and Safety

by Jeshua John, on October 28, 2020 at 7:58 AM
We are thrilled to announce the winners of The Innovation Fund cycle focused on new ideas about increasing worker health and safety.
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Topics: The Innovation Fund