Creating Opportunity
Creating pathways to economic mobility.
Retail is a people business. Frontline workers are building careers and developing new skills as technology, employer needs and the nature of work change quickly. Yet too many workers face unclear pathways to advancement, while employers struggle to find the skills they need.
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation's goal is to help more workers access opportunity, build economic security and advance over time. Our philanthropy is focused in the US and builds on Walmart’s long experience creating pathways for associates by investing in the systems that connect people to skills, quality jobs and career growth. We bring together employers, educators, workforce organizations, local leaders and workers to better understand where work is headed and turn that insight into practical solutions.
We focus on two connected workstreams:
- Place-based workforce development
- Workforce system transformation
Together, they aim to help communities build more dynamic, inclusive economies—and help workers and businesses adapt and thrive as work changes.
Our Focus Areas
Place-based
Workforce system
Note: Applications are by invitation only for 501(c)(3) organizations (or equivalent organizations outside the U.S.) whose work directly relates to the above focus areas. Unsolicited proposals will not be accepted.
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