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Fast Company Recognizes Winning Ideas for Workers Coming Back

by The Workers Lab, on February 22, 2021 at 3:07 PM
The Workers Lab and CEO Adrian Haro are in the news. A profile from Fast Company highlights The Innovation Fund’s winners from the Fall 2020 grant cycle and shares our vision of worker power.
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Topics: The Innovation Fund| In The News

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

A Learning Hub for Innovators and Funders

by Eddy Morales, on January 6, 2021 at 12:12 PM
We're excited to introduce our new beta version of the Learning Hub. The curated resources will help innovators and funders to identify and promote promising new ideas across the worker power...
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Topics: Learning Hub

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

Announcing the Worker Health and Safety Finalists

by Tiffany Ferguson, on October 8, 2020 at 10:05 AM
Ever wonder how innovative social impact ideas get funded? By applying to The Innovation Fund! This summer, 185 people submitted applications to us for their ideas about Worker Health & Safety....
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Coming Back: The Innovation Fund Fall 2020 Cycle Is Open

by Tiffany Ferguson, on September 22, 2020 at 11:16 AM
The Innovation Fund will begin accepting applications today. This cycle comes at a time when lots of people are trying to come back - to school or work, or from taking some time off if they’re lucky....
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Topics: The Innovation Fund

Coming Back

by Adrian Haro, on September 17, 2020 at 8:30 AM
I’m moving back home in a month. I’ve been feeling the urge to do this for a while. Home is where the heart is after all, and we could all use a little more love right now. For me, home is also...
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Topics: The Innovation Fund

How Our Lab Grew an Emergency Fund

by Eddy Morales, on September 2, 2020 at 1:55 PM
When COVID-19 hit, we were tasked with developing a plan for getting emergency cash to workers quickly. Our role as a lab for ideas that increase worker power helped us answer that call, and so did...
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Topics: Design Sprint

Our Worker Health & Safety Call Has Been Answered

by Tiffany Ferguson, on August 18, 2020 at 6:00 AM
We thank everyone who applied to the most recent cycle of The Innovation Fund, our call for Innovation in Service of Health & Safety for Workers has now closed.
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Topics: The Innovation Fund