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Thursday | April 30 | 12:15PM – 1:15 PM | Bell
Lunch | Open Networking Tables
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Thursday | April 30 | 12:15PM – 1:15 PM | Edison D
Lunch | Funder Space: Internal Operating Discussion
Facilitated by ECFC Steering Committee Members:
- Mabel Muñoz, Senior Program Officer, Early Childhood Development, US, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
- Steff Clothier, Director of School Readiness, Gary Community Ventures
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Thursday, April 30 | 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM | Edison D
Funder Space | Our Shared Roadmap: Updates and Upcoming Priorities, ECFC Steering Committee Presentation
- Eric Buchanan, Director, Strategic Partnerships, Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Steering Committee Chair
- RJ Martinez, Director of Grants & Partnerships, LANL Foundation | Steering Committee Treasurer
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Thursday, April 30 | 2:15 PM - 4:30 PM | Edison D
Funder Space: Charting a Path | Learning, Aligning, Acting
The session will focus on how philanthropy can respond across local, state, and national contexts to reduce harm to children and families and help build stronger, more equitable systems.
Drawing on examples from health, Participants will explore opportunities for alignment within and beyond philanthropy, where momentum is building, and where critical gaps remain for families with young children. Together, the conversation will center on what is needed now and how funders can move from learning to coordinated action.
Speakers [Bios]
- Marcia Egbert, Program Director, The George Gund Foundation (Cleveland, Ohio)
- AJ Griffin, CEO, Potts Family Foundation (Oklahoma)
- Kathy Stohr, Program Officer, Pritzker Children's Initiative | ECFC Steering Committee
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Thursday, April 30 | 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Edison D
From Insights to Action | ECFC Closing
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Thursday, April 30 | 5:00 PM