Making Kids & Families Policy Priorities: A Funder Policy Roadmap for 2021 and Beyond
Hosted by Children, Youth and Family Funders Roundtable After the 2020 elections, it is time to reflect on what funders can do to progress policy...
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No Going Back — Building for a Better Future
Co-hosted by Economic Opportunity Funders, Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation, and Funders for a Just Economy Note: this program is for funders and philanthropic advisory...
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How Philanthropy Can Support Aligned Priorities in the New Administration: Building Partnerships for 2021 and Beyond
After the 2008 election of President Obama, there was a surge in interest, ideas, and even a growing infrastructure to facilitate strategic, intentional partnerships between...
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2021 Child Care & Early Learning Recommendations
November 19, 2020 – ECFC signs on to recommendations urging the Administration to make child care and early learning a national priority The strength of...
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Statement on Relief for Children, Families and Early Care and Learning
August 4, 2020 The Early Childhood Funders Collaborative is a network of 47 national, regional, and local foundations that invest to promote equity in the well-being...
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Power and Policy: A Deep Dive Into the New Political and Funding Landscape for Early Childhood
On December 3rd, join ECFC, The Alliance for Early Success and the First Five Years Fund for an important after-the-dust-has-settled discussion and analysis about the state...
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Building Back for Equity, Guidance to Inform 2021 EC Grantmaking
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated longstanding systemic and structural inequities in early childhood, particularly for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and low-income families and providers. Through the...
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EC Sector Areas of Need & Philanthropic Opportunities During the Pandemic
Keeping our guiding principles in mind, the following are some areas of need in the early childhood sector that we’ve been hearing that early childhood...
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State and Local Budgets – the Next COVID-19 Battlefront
The pandemic and economic fallout are placing significant strains on state and local budgets, costing millions to contain the disease and driving sharp declines in...
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Early Learning Experiences of Young Children & Pre-K Funding Trends
On September 17th, Lori Connors-Tadros, Senior Research Fellow at the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), joined us to consider findings from a recent NIEER research...
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