01 · PRACTICAL SKILLS
Fund the learning.
The Go To Market Career Academy teaches learners to research employers, communicate their value, and run a focused job search.
FUND OUR MISSION · RE:WORK TRAINING
Ability deserves
a network.
Fund free career training and the professional relationships that help jobseekers move forward.
Your gift helps jobseekers build the skills, relationships, and confidence to pursue meaningful careers. re:WORK TRAINING is a Chicago nonprofit serving learners across the U.S.
Give once or monthly to help keep career training, coaching, and community support free for learners.
MEET RODNEY COHNS · RE:WORK ALUMNUS
A new career.
A different future
for his family.
Rodney came to re:WORK while working to pay the bills and support his children. In this short video, he shares what a sales career has made possible: a new home and greater financial stability.
“re:WORK has helped change my life.”
— Rodney Cohns
Your gift helps more people access the training, professional relationships, and support to pursue their own next step.
Rodney is sharing his own experience. Career outcomes and timelines vary.
Read the video transcript and visual description
Rodney Cohns: “I am from a small town right outside of Chicago, Evanston. I’ve worked at Amazon for three months because I had to pay the bills. I had to keep things going.
“And I was working extremely—I was working extremely hard. I got children, I got bills, I need to get something going. I’m like, what do I gotta lose? Let me go ahead and give re:WORK a shot.
“Maybe about three weeks in, I didn’t even get maybe halfway, you know, through the program. I was offered a job at [company name unclear]. I’m making more money than I ever made. I’m in a better position. I just bought a house.
“Like, things are good. I’m able to put my [unclear] through college. Sales has changed my life. re:WORK has helped change my life.”
Visual description: Rodney speaks outdoors beside a table, with palms and the ocean behind him. Text cards introduce the story as an example of impact, invite support, and credit Salesforce, Zscaler, LinkedIn, HireVue, and Sprout Social for investing in opportunities. The video closes with “Be part of the change” and the re:WORK TRAINING logo.
REPORTED PROGRESS · SEPTEMBER 2026
People supported.
Progress documented.
Rodney’s experience is one story. These numbers offer a broader view of the people our programs have supported.
- 1,000+
- people supported through training, coaching, and community
- 600+
- participants with documented hired outcomes
- $0
- tuition for participants in the Go To Market Career Academy
Historical counts are conservative thresholds from reconciled records through September 2026. Records remain incomplete and identity matching is being refined. These are different measures, not a placement rate or a guarantee.
Read the evidence and definitionsTHE WORK YOU MAKE POSSIBLE
Free to learners.
Funded by people like you.
Your gift helps sustain practical training, professional relationships, and ongoing support. Together, they help jobseekers turn preparation into action.
02 · SOCIAL CAPITAL
Support the connections.
Coaching and conversations with professionals help learners build trust, get useful feedback, and grow a network. That access and support is social capital.
03 · TOOLS & FOLLOW-THROUGH
Sustain the support.
MissionXP, the platform we built, connects learning missions, outreach, and career progress. Your gift supports the technology and people behind it.
Available today: a self-paced Academy with community support and quarterly cohorts. Sales is a common path; the skills also transfer to other careers.
Learn about our work
Explore the Academy curriculum, our social-capital approach, and current programs.
Giving as a company? Explore partnerships and sponsorships to combine funding with employee involvement. Hiring participants is optional.
CHOOSE YOUR NEXT STEP
Help keep the
next opportunity open.
Choose a gift today or talk with us about a grant or larger commitment. Every path begins with support for people.
INDIVIDUAL & GENERAL GIVING
Give once. Or give monthly.
Help keep career training, coaching, and community support free for learners. Choose “Give once” or “Monthly” on our secure giving page.
Donate to re:WORKFOUNDATIONS & LARGER GIFTS
Build a funding plan.
Discuss a grant, a specific priority, or a multi-year commitment with Shelton Banks, CEO.
Review our public financials and Form 990 filings, including fiscal year 2024, and our Candid nonprofit profile. For current budgets and funding plans, contact Shelton.
Email Shelton about fundingPROPOSED GROWTH PRIORITIES
Help fund
our next stage.
Interested in funding our next stage? Shared curriculum and technology can help us serve more people at a lower average cost. Growth still requires delivery and support funding; a future stipend fund would add direct participant assistance.
Explore six funding priorities
01 · PARTICIPANT ACCESS
Candidate Stipend Fund
Help build a fund to support participants financially while they train and pursue opportunities. Availability and eligibility would depend on secured funding and finalized program terms.
02 · TECHNOLOGY
Platform & Infrastructure
Invest in MissionXP engineering, data quality, and coaching tools to support more learners and make their activity and progress easier to understand.
03 · PROGRAM DELIVERY
Cohort Delivery
Help deliver additional cohorts with practical instruction, feedback, and community support. Delivery funding and participant stipends cover different needs.
04 · FUTURE PATHWAYS
Apprenticeship Expansion
Support planned employer onboarding and competency administration. Our Technical Sales Representative standards are registered with the U.S. Department of Labor; the full apprenticeship has not yet launched.
05 · LEARNING WHAT WORKS
Evidence & Evaluation
Support independent evaluation and stronger outcome measurement so we can assess what is working, where evidence is limited, and how to improve.
06 · FLEXIBLE FUNDING
Core Support
Give re:WORK flexibility to address the program needs that matter most as we grow, including the people and operations that keep training and community support available.
These priorities are proposed. Contact us before making a gift for a specific fund so we can agree on scope, budget, timing, and reporting.
Discuss a funding priorityBEFORE YOU GIVE
A few
practical answers.
re:WORK TRAINING is a nonprofit organization. Our EIN is 81-2873425.
View our nonprofit profile on CandidWhat does my donation support?
Donations help sustain free career training, coaching, community support, MissionXP, and the people and operations behind the program. If you want to support a particular growth priority, contact us before giving so we can confirm the scope and terms.
Are participant stipends available now?
The Candidate Stipend Fund is a proposed priority for our next stage. It is not a stipend offer to current applicants. Availability, eligibility, and amounts will depend on secured funding and finalized program terms.
How do you track progress?
MissionXP records learning activity, outreach, professional relationships, and career milestones. Our public evidence page also draws on reconciled historical program records. We distinguish participation from employment outcomes and explain limitations. Reporting for a grant or dedicated initiative can be scoped together.
Review our evidenceDoes a gift guarantee someone will get a job?
No. A gift supports the training, tools, relationships, and follow-through that help people pursue opportunities. Hiring decisions remain with employers, and results vary by participant and circumstances.
LET’S BUILD WHAT COMES NEXT
Help someone take
their next step.
Support the skills, relationships, and community that help people pursue a different future.