National Skills Coalition

What National Skills Coalition does

National Skills Coalition (NSC) is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit policy advocacy organization founded in 2000 by Andy Van Kleunen, with current leadership under CEO Brooke DeRenzis (succeeded Van Kleunen in 2025). NSC convenes a 40,000+ member coalition of workers, students, businesses, labor unions, community colleges, community-based organizations, and workforce practitioners to advocate for federal and state workforce development, skills training, digital equity, and infrastructure workforce policies. Its core activities are policy research, publication, coalition mobilization, and direct Capitol Hill advocacy, organized through three campaigns (A New Promise of Work, Keep Our Workforce Strong, Making College Work), three networks (Business Leaders United, Voices for Skills, SkillSPAN), an annual Skills Summit, four Industry Recovery Panels, and a substantive publications library including the landmark "Closing the Digital Skill Divide" report with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

NSC does not develop proprietary technology products. Its revenue model is a hybrid of foundation and corporate grants (from funders including Walmart, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation) and broad coalition membership engagement. The organization distributes its policy work through a multi-channel content strategy spanning a blog, EveryAction email newsletters, podcasts, video series, earned media, and downloadable publications. Its go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, anchored by the Skills Summit and Skills in the States Forum, with Capitol Hill advocacy days as a core influence mechanism. Key policy wins attributed to NSC's advocacy include the Workforce Pell expansion, and its current strategic agenda targets influencing FY27 appropriations and the implementation of BIL, IRA, and CHIPS Act workforce investments projected to support 19 million job-years.

Name

National Skills Coalition

Legal name

National Skills Coalition

Website

https://nationalskillscoalition.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

National Skills Coalition is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit policy advocacy organization that convenes a 40,000+ member coalition of workers, businesses, educators, and labor groups to influence federal and state workforce development, skills training, and digital equity policy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Business Associations (813910), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce, Employability & Youth Skills Partnerships (EDADALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

STEM, Digital Skills & Innovation Partnerships (EDADALAJ), Institutional Capacity Building & Training (Workforce/Systems Strengthening) (BPADAEAC), Remote/Hybrid Work Readiness & Digital Collaboration (EDAAAKAL)

Keywords

• Workforce development policy
• Skills training advocacy
• Policy research and analysis
• Coalition building
• Labor market policy

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership and Network Dues: National Skills Coalition operates with membership and network participation from workforce stakeholders including businesses, labor unions, community colleges, and community-based organizations. The organization has over 40,000 members and subscribers.
2. Foundation and Corporate Grants: The organization receives funding from foundations and corporations including Walmart, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to support Industry Recovery Panels and policy initiatives.

Go-to-market motion2 records

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Core offering

National Skills Coalition is a nonprofit policy advocacy organization that conducts policy research, mobilizes a national coalition of more than 40,000 members, and advocates for federal and state workforce development, skills training, and digital equity policies. It delivers campaigns, networks, events, and publications aimed at shaping inclusive workforce policy, closing the digital skills divide, and expanding access to quality non-degree credentials and postsecondary training.

Product overview

National Skills Coalition is a workforce development policy advocacy organization, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of policy campaigns, advocacy initiatives, publications, networks, and events rather than software products or platforms. The core offerings include: three major campaigns (A New Promise of Work, Keep Our Workforce Strong, and Making College Work); an annual Skills Summit event; three networks (Business Leaders United, Voices for Skills, and SkillSPAN); Industry Recovery Panels across four sectors; and policy publications including federal policy agendas, research reports on digital equity and infrastructure workforce, WIOA recommendations, and non-degree credential quality guidance. These offerings are interconnected through NSC's mission to ensure every worker has access to quality skills training and good jobs, with publications informing campaign positions, networks mobilizing stakeholders, and events convening the field for advocacy.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Business Leaders United: A network of NSC focused on business leaders united for workforce partnerships
• Voices for Skills
• SkillSPAN
• A New Promise of Work

Products and services

• A New Promise of Work A national initiative led by National Skills Coalition that unites workers, students, businesses, and practitioners to build a workforce vision focused on affordability, equity, connection, job quality, and adaptability, and to develop a bold workforce policy agenda.
• Keep Our Workforce Strong

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Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BlueGreen AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 September 2023NSC partnered with the BlueGreen Alliance to commission research from the Political Economy Research Institute at UMass Amherst on employment impacts of infrastructure and clean energy investments. This partnership produced reports quantifying job creation from BIL, IRA, and CHIPS Act investments totaling nearly 3 million jobs per year and 19 million job-years.
• Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at UMass AmherstcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2023NSC and BlueGreen Alliance commissioned PERI to analyze employment impacts of federal investments in infrastructure, clean energy, and semiconductor manufacturing. PERI's research projects significant job creation accessible to workers without college degrees.
• Federal Reserve Bank of AtlantacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSC partnered with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta for groundbreaking analysis finding that 92% of jobs require digital skills while one-third of workers lack foundational digital skills.
• Business Leaders United for Workforce Partnerships (BLU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBLU is an affiliated network of NSC that engages business leaders in workforce policy advocacy. NSC and BLU jointly convened Industry Recovery Panels and release policy principles. Over 70 corporate partners have joined NSC and BLU for digital inclusion efforts.
• Comcast NBCUniversalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerComcast's EVP and Chief Diversity Officer Dalila Wilson-Scott participated in a fireside chat with NSC CEO Andy Van Kleunen on private sector efforts to close the digital skill divide during National Digital Inclusion Week.
• LinkedIncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLinkedIn sponsored a reception at the 2026 Skills Summit celebrating NSC's new workforce vision initiative, bringing together workforce, education, and business leaders.
• Boston GlobeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBoston Globe featured NSC CEO Brooke DeRenzis in a story on how AI is reshaping jobs and the economy, highlighting NSC's policy perspective.

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Recent moves7 records

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Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

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Customer concentration

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Profiles6 records

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