Founded in July 2020, SkillUp Coalition is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping displaced workers develop the knowledge, confidence, skills, and training to land in-demand jobs in high-growth industries. The coalition brings together over 60 leading organizations including training and education providers, technology developers, policymakers, employers, and philanthropies. The SkillUp ecosystem provides career navigation, training & employer connections, career coaching, and financial support to build a more inclusive economy for all workers.
The coalition also enables partners to share best practices, collaborate on shared challenges, and participate in public engagement campaigns that help all workers begin a prosperous new stage in their careers.
Location: United States, Washington, Seattle
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $1.5M
Founded date: 2020
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors | Deal News |
| 14.02.2023 | Grant | $1.5M | - | accesswire... |
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 06.11.2023 | SkillUp Coalition Expands Career, Training, and Job Services... | Local partners, Western Nevada College and Mark IV Capital, Inc., align to bring in-demand careers, ... | aithority.... |
| 21.02.2023 | Innovative Pilot Program To Help Low-Wage Job Seekers Build ... | "Rather than "know-how," the reality is that it's "know-who" that often mak... | prweb.com/... |
| 14.02.2023 | SkillUp Coalition Receives $1.5 Million Grant From Truist Fo... | SAN FRANCISCO / ACCESSWIRE / February 14, 2023 / SkillUp Coalition, a national collaboration of nonp... | accesswire... |
| 02.02.2023 | Innovative Pilot Program Seeks To Help Low-Wage Job Seekers ... | "Rather than "know-how," the reality is that it's "know-who" that often mak... | prweb.com/... |
| 17.11.2021 | Southern Ohio Program Launches Providing Training, Career Re... | CINCINNATI, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The SkillUp Coalition, a national collaboration among nonp... | marketscre... |
| 02.07.2021 | The health care workforce is understaffed for life after Cov... | As the U.S. gradually unburies itself from the Covid-19 pandemic, some people have been sounding the... | statnews.c... |
| 25.03.2021 | Louisiana Taps National Nonprofit to Help Displaced Frontlin... | NEW ORLEANS, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Across the state of Louisiana, workers and job-seekers... | prnewswire... |
| 22.02.2021 | Getting America Back To Work | young apprentices in technical vocational training are taught by older trainers on a cnc lathes ... ... | forbes.com... |
| 02.02.2021 | Goodwill Southern California Taps National Nonprofit to Help... | LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Across the greater L.A. area, workers and job-seekers af... | prnewswire... |
| 21.12.2020 | 2020: The Year Of the Edtech Paradox | In many ways, 2020 has been THE year of edtech. Technology experienced a meaningful surge in adoptio... | edsurge.co... |