A letter from Executive Director Diana Spencer Dear Friends, Collaboration comes in all forms—in the creation of a new workforce development program, in a teaching method that engages by helping students raise questions and formulate answers, and in the many...
Tackling the mismatch between available jobs and the people who need them The poverty rate in Scranton, a city of 77,000 in northeastern Pennsylvania, is 24 percent. Yet thousands of jobs are unfilled. One reason: There’s a mismatch between the people who need jobs...
A letter from the 2021 annual report Dear Friends, In the last few years, the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund has evolved quickly and firmly, and I’m sure you’ll agree that our intentionality is more present and visible this year than ever before. An organization...
A letter from Executive Director Diana Spencer Dear Friends, As 2021 comes to a close, I am delighted to share news of our fourth quarter. This time of the year is one of the most exciting for us at McGowan. At the center of the excitement this month was the 12th...
Chicago, October 28, 2021—The McGowan Fund has introduced new grant deadlines and a new application process, effective November 1, 2021. These updates recognize the rapid changes our grantees are managing in their communities and give the board tools to better...
