Many states are developing child care plans amidst dynamic discussion about child care financing. This presents an opportunity for grantmakers to work in states to elevate the importance of public funding for child care. ECFC has prioritized child care as a program and policy priority to harness this momentum, and help funders explore child care access, affordability, and quality with an emphasis on building support for public financing for child care.
March 19th Webinar, co-hosted by Grantmakers for Education and the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative In the fragmented early childhood system, there are a number of challenges...
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February 3-5, 2020 Thanks to the thoughtful guidance of our Racial Equity workgroup, and our February meeting planning committee, ECFC’s February 2020 meeting continued to...
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In March 2019, the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative (ECFC) Spring Member Meeting took us on a deep dive into early learning system using the District...
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Tailored Tools for Funders Census 2020 Menu of Options for Funders – Funders Census Initiative and the United Philanthropy Forum. 2020 Census: Each Decade, We Have...
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This feature highlights five things early childhood funders can do to elevate the importance of counting young children in the 2020 Census based on a...
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The Decennial Census happens every ten years and it is the only time we count everyone–adults, children and babies, citizens, immigrants, and visitors. Census data...
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A virtual funder conversation about advocacy and systems change strategies Policy research, public will building, message development, grassroots and grasstops engagement. Funders have lots of...
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Hosted by ECFC’s EC Financing Committee, this webinar: addressed state and local ballot initiatives for children; provided an overview of where progress has been on...
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On December 6th, ECFC submitted comments to the Department of Homeland Security on proposed draft regulation known widely as the “public charge” rule that would...
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Co-Sponsored with Grantmakers in Health Family-friendly workplace policies are a key support for the health and well-being of children and their parents, but the United...
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