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ECFC's Searchable Field Library

ECFC's Field Library is a growing repository for publications, toolkits, and other resources authored, published and supported by ECFC members and partners, as well as other key resources aligned with our priority areas. Use keyword search to explore specific topics, authors and ECFC member contributions.

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Collective Caregiving: A Frame for Talking About What Kids and Families Need to Thrive (2024)

Care requires everyone, is for everyone. FrameWorks Institute and Leading for Kids published Collective Caregiving: …

, , care-economy child-care narrative-framing
Philanthropy Self-Assessment for Working with Tribal Communities

This tool developed by Native Americans in Philanthropy was designed to help funders determine where …

, funder-tool indigenous-communities
Investing in Native Communities

Investing in Native Communities, a joint Project of Native Americans in Philanthropy and Candid, provides resources …

, , funder-tool indigenous-communities narrative-change
Language and Learning Resource for Non-Indigenous People

Language matters; the words we use carry power. This resource from Native Americans in Philanthropy …

indigenous-communities
We the People: A Philanthropic Guide to Strengthening Democracy (2019)

Multiple surveys over the past decade have revealed a trend of declining confidence in democracy …

, , advocacy funder-tool policy
Investing in Change: A Funders Guide to Supporting Advocacy (2024)

Foundation leaders often recognize the potential impact of advocacy efforts but are unsure which levels …

, , , advocacy funder-tool justice policy
An Anti-Racist Child Care System for Families & Educators (2024)

This brief from the  National Women’s Law Center and Georgetown Center on Poverty & Inequality …

, , child-care policy racial-equity
Care is Fundamental: How Funders Can Accelerate Vital Progress on Caregiving (2024)

Caregiving – an essential public health issue that will touch all our lives sooner or …

, care-economy funder-tool
50-State Early Childhood Policy Progress and Landscape Report 2023

Alliance for Early Success provides a snapshot of what happened in 2023 in four key …

policy
Voter-Approved Children’s Funds

Voter-approved children’s funds, a portion of state or local tax revenue dedicated to children’s services via …

, ec-financing policy
Citizens Initiatives and Popular Referendums Database

Citizen initiatives and popular referenda are two forms of direct democracy.  The citizen initiative process enables citizens to …

50 State Searchable Bill Tracking Database

National Council of State Legislatures’ 50 State Searchable Bill Tracking Databases provide comprehensive and complete …

policy
Effective and Inclusive Child Care Solutions: Toolkit for Implementing CHIPS & Science Act Investments

This toolkit from the Child Care for Every Family Network is designed to help CHIPS …

, child-care health-care
Winning The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: An Inside Story and Lessons Learned from the Decade-Long Fight for Justice, Fairness, and Equality (2023)

Winning the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act from A Better Balance documents the history of the …

, , care-economy grassroots-organizing maternal-health-mental-health
Reducing Intergenerational Poverty (2024)

Reducing Intergenerational Poverty, a new consensus study from the National Academy of Sciences, Board on …

, , asset-building economic-security poverty
Cross-Partisan Action Plan to Support Families with Young Children in America (2024)

Simply put, it is too hard to raise young children in America today while also working. Improving support for working …

, , , , care-economy child-care early-relational-health economic-security policy
Care Infrastructure and Economic Security Voter Guide (2024)

The 2024 election offers an opportunity to support candidates who will strengthen women’s economic security, honor …

, , care-economy child-care economic-security
Place Matters: The Environment We Create Shapes the Foundations of Healthy Development (2023)

A wide range of conditions in the places where children live, grow, play, and learn …

climate-change-environment
Case for Childcare Collaborative Microsite (2024)

The American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, Annie E. Casey Foundation and …

, care-economy child-care
A 100-year Review of Research on Black Families (2024)

In February 2024, Child Trends released its highly anticipated A 100-year Review of Research on Black Families, …

racial-equity
We’re Glad You Asked! 30 Years of Parent Organizing (2024)

Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI) latest report, We’re Glad You Asked reflects on nearly …

, , , community-driven equitable-engagement parent-engagement policy
Prioritizing Moms’ Well Being: How Philanthropy Can Support Maternal Mental Health (2024)

Mindful Philanthropy’s most recent funder guidance, Prioritizing Moms’ Well Being: How Philanthropy Can Support Maternal …

, early-relational-health mental-health
Embracing a City: The Kresge Foundation in Detroit 1993-2023

Embracing A City,” traces 30 years of Kresge Foundation’s work in Detroit, including unlikely partnerships, …

, , , belonging-connection community-driven funder-collaboratives place-based
Care Matters: A 2024 Report Card for Policies in the States

The Century Foundation’s 2024 Care Matters Report, co-authored with Caring Acrosshttps://caringacross.org/ Generations, grades each state …

, care-economy policy
How to Communicate Effectively About Early Relational Health: What It Is and Why It Matters

This guide is meant to be a tool to help the many voices supporting and …

early-relational-health
State Leadership and Policy Action to Advance Early Relational Health (2023)

Nurture Connection’s report on “State Leadership and Policy Action to Advance Early Relational Health” by …

, early-relational-health policy
Birth Equity Action Map (2023)

The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) released the Birth Equity Action Map, …

birth-equity
The Story of Care: A Snapshot of the Care Narrative Change Landscape (2023)

At some point, every one of us will need care or need to provide care. …

care-economy
The Care Movement’s Winning Tactics, Lessons, and Case Studies from the Pandemic Era and Beyond (2023)

Rachel Schumacher, Director of the Raising Child Care Fund and Shannon Rudisill, ECFC Executive Director, …

, , care-economy movement-building power-building
Putting Parents at the Center of Early Childhood Solutions: A Case Study (2018)

In early 2017, the Early Learning Lab, with major support from the Overdeck Family Foundation, …

, equitable-engagement parent-engagement
The Risks and Rewards of Sharing Power With Your Community (Jan 2023)

This Chronicle of Philanthropy OpEd co-authored by Ira Hillman, Einhorn Collaborative, and Mia Halthon, parent …

, early-relational-health trust-based-philanthropy
Cash Transfers Support Infant and Toddler Development (March 2023)

This report from Child Trends summarizes the evidence base on cash transfers and illustrates how …

early-relational-health
Nurture Connection

Nurture Connection is a movement to promote strong, positive, and nurturing early relationships and to …

, , community-driven early-relational-health parent-engagement
The Philanthropic Self-Reflection Tool for Equitable Parent Partnership (2022)

Creating more equitable partnerships and outcomes in communities requires relationship building, honest communication and commitment …

, , , equitable-engagement funder-tool grantmaking-practice parent-engagement
A Call to Connection: Rediscovering the Transformative Power of Relationships (2022)

As we navigate the realities of a global pandemic, economic crisis, and racial justice reckoning, …

, belonging-connection early-relational-health
Investment Advisory Councils: A Community-Driven Grantmaking Pilot (Feb, 2023)

In 2020, The Heinz Endowments began an evaluation partnership with Child Trends. Their goal was to strengthen …

, , , community-driven funder-collaboratives grantmaking-practice trust-based-philanthropy
The Water of Systems Change (2018)

Foundations involved in systems change can increase their odds for success by focusing on the …

, movement-building power-building
The Three Faces of Power (2021)

Power is multi-dimensional. Teasing out the different expressions of power is useful for analytic purposes, …

, movement-building power-building
Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaker Impact (2009)

Philanthropy at its best serves public good, not private interest. The public has a legitimate interest …

, , grantmaking-practice movement-building power-building
Social Change Ecosystem Map (2020)

The Social Change Ecosystem Map is a framework that can help individuals, networks, and organizations …

, movement-building power-building
Move The Money: Practices and Values for Funding Social Movements (2022)

Building Movement Project (BMP) presents Move The Money: Practices and Values for Funding Social Movements, a …

, movement-building power-building
Funding Movement Infrastructure (2023)

Over the past three years, in the midst of the pandemic and the 2020 uprisings, …

, movement-building power-building
The Power of Ecosystem, Learning, Equity, and Power (2022)

Learning, Equity, and Power (LEaP) is an initiative of the Center for the Study of …

, movement-building power-building
Power in Places Initiative: Framework & Strategies, Community Change & Innovation Network (2021)

In 2017, Innovation Network and Community Change began work on a learning project to understand …

, grassroots-organizing power-building
A Call to Funders: Tactics in Law, Policy and Advocacy for Reproductive and Birth Justice (2023)

In November 2022, Funders for Birth Justice and Equity convened over 80 funders and donors …

, birth-equity justice
Getting it Right: The Conversation Guide for Preparing the Next Generation of Implementation Researchers (2021)

The Foundation for Child Development is excited to announce the release of Getting it Right: The …

, , ec-workforce movement-building research
Doing Evaluation in Service of Racial Equity Practice Guides (2021)

Doing Evaluation in Service of Racial Equity is a three-part series of practice guides that show …

, evaluation racial-equity
Mary Pauper: A Historical Exploration of Early Care and Education Compensation, Policy, and Solutions (2022)

The Early Educator Investment Collaborative is committed in our work to recognizing and understanding the …

, , compensation ec-workforce racial-equity
Start with Equity: 14 Priorities to Dismantle Systemic Racism in Early Care and Education (2020)

Grave inequities have long pervaded the education system and affect the lives of millions of …

racial-equity
Equity as a Verb: Lessons from and with Grantees (2022)

While philanthropy is filled with charitable minded individuals devoted to serving others, there is no …

trust-based-philanthropy
Side by Side: A Playbook on Centering and Promoting Equity in Early Education (2022)

Equity in early childhood care and education is a word we hear often, but what …

racial-equity

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