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Registration Deadline: September 18 | Hotel Group Rate RSVP Deadline: October 5
Begin your Fall 2026 Member meeting experience with these advance learning and connection opportunities:
Field Event with North Carolina Intersections:
Property Taxes Under Attack: Defending Local Democracy and Public Investment
Wednesday, September 9 | Online | 1:00 PM ET
Hosted by Economic Opportunity Funders and Tax Equity Funders Network, featuring the NC Budget and Tax Center.
ECFC Webinar:
Changing the Story: Building the Infrastructure for Narrative Change
Thursday, September 24 | Online | 2:00 PM ET
What is needed for narrative change? Who is building it? Where do we start?
Take a deep dive into today’s media environment, where people get their news and information, and what it actually takes to change culture.
ECFC, in partnership with the Economic Security Project, will dive into the infrastructure needed for narrative change work. From working directly with creators to understanding the funding streams behind the social media ecosystem, this first webinar in a learning series will focus on grounding funders in the current media landscape and why our most powerful messengers for social change are probably on our phones.
ECFC members attending the Fall 2026 member meeting in Raleigh will have the opportunity to continue exploring narrative infrastructure during an October 29, Peer Exchange Roundtable.
ECFC Webinar:
Listening to Families: What Capita’s Quarterly Insights Can Teach Us About Family-Centered Policy
Thursday, October 15 | Online | 2:00 PM ET
What can we learn when we consistently ask families what is happening in their lives—not simply whether a particular program is working?
Join ECFC for a discussion with Capita, a think tank focused on building a future where families and communities can flourish, about Quarterly Insights from America’s Families, their standing national survey conducted in partnership with YouGov, which serves as an early-warning system measuring household stability, predictability, and quality of life for families.
In this session, we’ll explore topline national and North Carolina-specific findings from the third wave of Quarterly Insights data (available in October), including what has changed, what remains consistent, and what families themselves identify as shaping their ability to thrive, including: erosion of quality time with their kids, unpredictability of work schedules impacting their ability to plan for child care and other family needs, and the weight of parents piecing together services and systems without clear support or guidance.
As a precursor to ECFC’s Fall 2026 Member Meeting in Raleigh, NC, we’ll also take a deeper dive into what the Quarterly Insights data can tell us in a state that has historically invested significantly in early childhood and family-serving systems amidst complex geographic, cultural, and political contexts. The discussion will challenge early childhood funders to consider the need for advocacy rooted in the real-life experiences of parents and young children, and to move beyond a focus on distinct programs and discrete interventions when families describe needs that cut across systems.
ECFC Coffee Chat:
We're Brewing Connection | NC Attendee Meet & Greet
Tuesday, October 20 | Online | 2:00 PM ET
This October coffee chat is the perfect opportunity for ECFC members attending our Fall 2026 Member Meeting in Raleigh NC to meet other attendees. New staff or ECFC member? First-time attendee? Drop in and make some connections in advance of the meeting!