Our Impact — No Worker Left Behind

How we measure impact

Breadth. Depth. Durability.

Reaching more workers isn't enough on its own. We track who we reach, how deeply we help them, and whether the change lasts.

Breadth

200K+

People reached

Workers, veterans, youth, and professionals served through our community events, training, and resources since 2022.

Depth

15K+

Skills earned

Industry-recognized certifications and credentials earned through our Skills Clinic Academy and partner network — at no cost to learners.

Durability

9 in 10

Members stay engaged

90%+ of active members report continued participation in the community 12 months after their first event, mentor connection, or course.

Outcomes by Pillar

What each pillar has delivered.

Our three pillars work together — each measured on its own outcomes.

Community Support

People connected: 200,000+
Events per year: 200+
Active mentors: 500+
Veterans served: 5,000+

Knowledge Hub

Learners enrolled: 10,000+
Free courses curated: 47+
Industry certifications: 15+
Skills earned: 15,000+

Think Tank

Work Congress attendees: 20,000+
Research reports published: 30+
Policy partners: 25+
State of the Worker surveys: 3 annual editions

Who we've reached

Every audience. Every stage.

Our impact spans the full spectrum of the workforce.

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140,000+ Working Professionals

Mid-career professionals reskilling for AI-augmented roles through events, courses, and mentorship.

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5,000+ Veterans

Service members translating military experience into civilian careers through Veterans Connect.

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15,000+ Youth & Students

Young people building career foundations through our Youth Career Community at youths.club.

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40,000+ Job Seekers Connected

Workers connected to hiring employers through job fairs, the job board, and recruiter events.

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200+ Employers Engaged

Companies actively hiring through our community — from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises.

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50+ Partner Organizations

Nonprofits, NGOs, foundations, and corporate partners co-creating workforce programs at scale.

The story behind the numbers

What 200,000 lives sound like.

Numbers tell scale. People tell truth.

I came in looking for a job. I left with three mentors, a new role at a great company, and friends I still talk to two years later.

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Maria Rodriguez

Data Analyst

As a veteran, the Veterans Connect program helped me translate my service experience into terms civilian recruiters actually understood. I landed a role in 90 days.

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James Tucker

Project Manager · USAF Vet

Thank you for all you are doing for the community. The team helped us through our recruiting and connected us with talented candidates we wouldn't have found otherwise.

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Laura Dittoro

Senior Recruiting Associate

Our North Star

From 200,000 today to 500,000 by 2030.

The shift to an AI-powered economy is the largest workforce transition of our lifetime. We're making sure it's also the most inclusive — by scaling our community, our Academy, and our policy work to reach every worker who needs us.

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By 2030 — 500,000 people impacted2.5× our current reach, with deeper engagement per person.
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By 2035 — 1,000,000 jobs and opportunitiesDirect hires, internships, and apprenticeships through our employer network.
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100% of programs remain freeNo paywalls, no upsell — funded by partners and donors.

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Transparency

How we count.

Our methodology

Our "People Impacted" number combines unique individuals who attended an NWLB event, joined our community, enrolled in a Skills Clinic course, completed a State of the Worker survey, or participated in Work Congress. Repeat participants are counted once.

Pillar-level metrics (e.g., learners enrolled, mentors active, Work Congress attendees) are subsets of the overall count — a person who took a course and attended Work Congress is counted in both pillar metrics but only once in the headline 200K figure.

All numbers are verified annually through our public Annual Reports. We don't report on geography (countries served) because we count people, not maps.

Annual Reports