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SF Works is a nationally recognized workforce development thought leader. The publications provided in this section have been produced by and about SF Works’ programs, and can help other organizations, communities and governments implement similar programs.

Click on any of the issue areas below to learn more about SF Works' activities and innovations in workforce development. You can also subscribe to our e-newsletter.

• SF Works Newsletters

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    Past issues of "The Works," SF Works' e-mail newsletter:

  • Issue 13, December 2009
  • Issue 12, October 2009
  • Issue 11, August 2009
  • Issue 10, May 2009
  • Issue 9, March 2009
  • Issue 8, January 2009
  • Issue 7, November 2008
  • Issue 6, September 2008
  • Issue 5, July 2008
  • Issue 4, May 2008
  • Issue 3, March 2008
    Issue 2, January 2008
    Isssue 1, December 2007

  • Other publications:

  • Tips for Hiring a Tax Credit Firm
    SF Works

    Short Primer on San Francisco Hiring Tax Credit Opportunities
    SF Works
    

• Working Families Credit

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    The San Francisco Working Families Credit: Qualitative Evaluation of Year Two
    1/2007
    Tiana Wertheim with D2D Fund

    The San Francisco Working Families Credit: Quantitative Evaluation of Year Two
    1/2007
    Kevin Stange, Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley

    Evolving the Working Families Credit: 2006 Focus Group Insights
    9/2006
    Tiana Werthiem and Clare Winterton

    San Francisco Delivers a Local Earned Income Tax Credit
    Nation’s Cities Weekly, 6/26/2006
    The Brookings Institution, Metropolitan Policy Program
    Alan Berube and Clare Winterton

    The San Francisco Working Families Credit: Analysis of Program Applicants
    Report to SF Works and the City of San Francisco, 6/21/2006
    Harvard Business School
    Daniel Schneider and Peter Tufano, Harvard Business School

    Delivering a local EITC: Lessons from the Working Families Credit
    Report for SF Works by D2D Fund Inc and published by the Brookings Institution, 5/2006
    Tim Flacke, Tiana Wertheim
    
    

• Career Development

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    The ROI of Employee Training and Development: Why a Hearty Investment in Employee Training and Development Is So Important
    APQC, IBM, Workforce Management Report, September 2008
    Rachele Williams and Lawson Arnett, APQC

  • Reach Higher, America: Overcoming Crisis in the US Workforce
    Report of the National Coalition on Adult Literacy, June 2008

  • Sectoral Strategies for Low-Income Workers: Lessons from the Field
    Workforce Strategies Initiative - The Aspen Institute, Summer 2007
    Maureen Conway, Amy Blair, Steven L. Dawson and Linda Dworak-Muñoz

    Moving Up in the New Economy: Career Ladders for US Workers
    Chapter 5, Biotechnology
    A Century Foundation Book, copyright 2006
    Joan Fitzgerald

    Employment of Ex-Offenders: A Survey of Employers' Policies and Practices
    Employers Group Research Services, 4/12/2002
    Report

    San Francisco Works Toward an Employer-Led Approach to Welfare Reform and Workforce Development
    Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, 3/2000
    Steven Bliss, MDRC

    Testimony from SF Works Re: Career Advancement for Working Poor Californians
    Assembly Human Services Committee Hearing , 12/18/2000
    Terri Feeley, Executive Director, SF Works
    

• Asset Building

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    Still Working Hard, Still Falling Short: New Findings on the Challenges Confronting America's Working Families
    The Working Poor Families Project, Report, 2008

  • Family Economic Success
    Policy Briefing, San Francisco City Hall, 5/13/08

  • Making Ends Meet: How Much Does It Cost to Raise a Family in California?
    A Publication of the California Budget Project, 10/2007