Supporting economic mobility
Everyone should have access to a good job and income that can help them and their families have a better life.
Generation is a global nonprofit that believes in the power of jobs to change lives
We train and place adults into careers that would otherwise be inaccessible. And we advocate to improve the workforce system. Launched in 2015, Generation comprises a global hub and a network of in-country affiliates that span 17 countries.
Learn more about usBreadth, Depth & Durability
Our impact comes from advancing three areas simultaneously
Breadth
Our annual and cumulative volume of graduates around the world
graduates across 17 countries since launching in 2015
family members indirectly supported
Depth
Our employment and income outcomes within 3 and 6 months of program completion
of graduates placed in jobs within six months of program completion (73% at three months)
in cumulative wages earned by graduates since 2015
Durability
Sustained employment, income, and well-being outcomes over time.
Our alumni 2-5 years after graduation:
Celebrating 100,000 graduates and $1 billion in life-changing income
Generation’s 100,000 graduates around the world – 50,000 in the last two years – have earned $1 billion in wages since 2015. This income has helped them transform their lives: improve their well-being, support their families, save for the future, and give back to their communities.
2023 Global Impact Report
We are on a mission to make economic mobility possible for people and their families around the world. And, in 2023, we moved one step closer.
We celebrated a significant milestone at the end of last year: more than 100,000 graduates from our programs who had, in turn, earned $1 billion in life-changing wages. Today, we are at more than 117,000 graduates and $1.4 billion in earnings, and our impact continues to grow. And, towards the end of 2024, we will mark the 10-year anniversary of starting this work.
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Age-Proofing AI: Enabling an intergenerational workforce to benefit from AI
With the AI revolution fully underway, we are all eager to understand what the future holds for the workforce, particularly for one of the fastest-growing age groups in the labor market: midcareer and older workers. How will they navigate these changes? New Generation research in the US and Europe explores how workers over the age of 45 might fare in the age of AI.
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“Generation was like the seed that made everything else I wanted to grow possible. After Generation, everything took off.”
We advocate for changes that can fix broken education and employment systems
We conduct practice-based research, bring stakeholders together, share what we are learning, and shine a spotlight on solutions.
View our researchWe train and place people into jobs in high-demand sectors
We offer programs that prepare adults for careers in more than 47 professions across technology, healthcare, customer service, skilled trades, and green jobs – and connect candidates directly to employers who are hiring.
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Partners Our partners are vital to our success
We are mindful that no single organization can solve the complex problem of unemployment alone. Generation is always looking to expand the community of partners with whom we work.
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The Midcareer Opportunity
The world of work is getting older, with profound implications for the labor market, government finances, healthcare and welfare systems, and millions of midcareer workers. The OECD and Generation teamed up to survey thousands of hiring managers, employed, and unemployed people across Europe, the UK, and the US. The resulting report reveals unfounded but deep-seated ageism, explores barriers and enablers to career success, and lays out the steps that business, policymakers, and midcareer and older workers themselves can take now to navigate our transition to a more digital and sustainable world.
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Mentorship Matters: Key Learnings from Generation Europe
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New Research from Generation reveals how Midcareer and Older Workers experience AI at work
2023 Global Impact Report
Generation ranks #59 in 2024 list of top 200 social good orgs
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