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| Title | Summary | Categories | Link | hf:doc_categories |
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| The Nest | The Nest, a guaranteed income program operated by Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services (HIFS) in Washington State provides … | Cash Assistance, Guaranteed Income, Indigenous Early Childhood, Socioeconomic well-being | cash-assistance guaranteed-income indigenous-early-childhood socioeconomic-well-being | |
| LIFT-LA and ACEs LA Medical–Financial Partnership | The LIFT-LA and ACEs LA Medical–Financial Partnership (MFP) integrates financial resilience coaching, public benefit navigation, … | Asset Building, Economic Security, Medical-Legal Partnerships, Socioeconomic well-being | asset-building economic-security medical-legal-partnerships socioeconomic-well-being | |
| Baby’s First Years | Baby’s First Years supports 1,000 low-income families, 80 percent of whom are Black or Hispanic, … | Cash Assistance, Child Development, Child Health, Guaranteed Income | cash-assistance child-development child-health guaranteed-income | |
| The Magnolia Mother’s Trust | The Magnolia Mother’s Trust (MMT) is the longest-running guaranteed income program in the United States … | Asset Building, Cash Assistance, Guaranteed Income, Socioeconomic well-being | asset-building cash-assistance guaranteed-income socioeconomic-well-being | |
| Thriving Providers Program @ Home Grown | Thriving Providers Program, a project of Home Grown Child Care, works with regional partners to … | Asset Building, Cash Assistance, Child Care, Economic Security, Guaranteed Income | asset-building cash-assistance child-care economic-security guaranteed-income | |
| Philly Joy Bank | The Philly Joy Bank is a guaranteed income pilot aimed at reducing racial disparities in … | Cash Assistance, Child Health, Disparities, Economic Security, Guaranteed Income, Maternal Health/Mental Health | cash-assistance child-health disparities economic-security guaranteed-income maternal-health-mental-health | |
| Rx for Kids | Rx for Kids is the nation’s first-ever community-wide prenatal and infant cash prescription program, Rx … | Asset Building, Cash Assistance, Child Health, Early Relational Health, Economic Security, Guaranteed Income, Maternal Health/Mental Health | asset-building cash-assistance child-health early-relational-health economic-security guaranteed-income maternal-health-mental-health | |
| Early Childhood Resource Guide (2026) | This compilation is a companion resource to The Bridgespan Group’s funder guide: Critical Ways Philanthropy Can … | Child Care, Early Relational Health, EC Development, EC Financing, Economic Security, Funder Tool, Maternal Health/Mental Health | child-care early-relational-health ec-development ec-financing economic-security funder-tool maternal-health-mental-health | |
| Investing in Our Future: Critical Ways Philanthropy Can Help Every Young Child and Family Thrive (January 2026) | The Bridgespan Group’s guide, Investing in Our Future: Critical Ways Philanthropy Can Help Every Young … | EC Financing, Funder Collaboratives, Funder Tool, Grantmaking Practice, Toolkit | ec-financing funder-collaboratives funder-tool grantmaking-practice toolkit | |
| H.R.1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Big Changes and the Consequences for Babies and Families (Aug 2025) | On July 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed H.R. 1, a sweeping bill referred … | Medicaid, Nutrition & SNAP, Policy, Prenatal to 3-5-8, Tax & Budget | medicaid nutrition-snap policy prenatal-to-3-5-8 tax-budget | |
| SNAP & Nutrition: 2025 Budget Reconciliation & Appropriations | The Food Research & Action Council (FRAC) provides up to date resources and news on … | Nutrition & SNAP, Policy | nutrition-snap policy | |
| Medicaid: State-by-State Effects of the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Law | On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the Congressionally-passed budget reconciliation law, known as “One … | Medicaid, Policy | medicaid policy | |
| Map tool: Multi-State Initiatives for Early Childhood Policy Advocacy | Across the country, more and more multi-state supporters of early childhood programs are deploying increasing … | Advocacy, Funder Collaboratives, Movement Building, Multi-State Initiatives, Policy, Southern States | advocacy funder-collaboratives movement-building multi-state-initiatives policy southern-states | |
| Toolkit: State Resources to Respond to the Federal Tax Bill (Dec 2025) | The federal tax and budget bill — H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) … | Advocacy, Medicaid, Nutrition & SNAP, Policy, Safety Net, Tax & Budget, Toolkit | advocacy medicaid nutrition-snap policy safety-net tax-budget toolkit | |
| The Care Imperative: Why Investing In Care Grows America’s Economy (2025) | A better, more affordable country for all of us is possible, within reach, and necessary … | Care Economy, Economic Security | care-economy economic-security | |
| Funder Messaging Toolkit: Making the Case for Supporting Immigrants in Your Grantmaking (2025) | Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants & Refugees (GCIR) has developed a messaging toolkit to support funders … | Funder Tool, Grantmaking Practice, Immigrant issues | funder-tool grantmaking-practice immigrant-issues | |
| Child Separations and Families Divided: America’s History of Separating Children from Their Parents (2018) | This article highlights that the practice of family separation has been an integral and prolonged … | Child Welfare, Family Separation, Historical and contextual, Justice, Structural & Systemic Racism | child-welfare family-separation historical-and-contextual justice structural-systemic-racism | |
| Family separation – a timeline 2017-2022 | Long before the Trump administration implemented its “zero tolerance” immigration enforcement policy in 2018, it … | Child Welfare, Family Separation, Justice, Policy, Structural & Systemic Racism | child-welfare family-separation justice policy structural-systemic-racism | |
| History of Family Separation (1500’s to Present) | This timeline provides brief summaries of historical events and eras – including slavery, Native American … | Child Welfare, Family Separation, Justice, Policy, Structural & Systemic Racism | child-welfare family-separation justice policy structural-systemic-racism | |
| Brown vs. Board of Education Resource Compilation | Seventy years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision, many Black students … | Education, Historical and contextual, Justice, Racial Equity, Southern States, Structural & Systemic Racism | education historical-and-contextual justice racial-equity southern-states structural-systemic-racism | |
| The Case for Reparations (2014) | This article details how virtually every American institution – public or private – has a … | Historical and contextual, Structural & Systemic Racism | historical-and-contextual structural-systemic-racism | |
| Decolonizing Wealth, Second Edition: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance (2021) | This book explores philanthropy’s role in systems change and how philanthropic inequity can undermine democracy. … | Grantmaking Practice, Historical and contextual, Racial Equity, Structural & Systemic Racism | grantmaking-practice historical-and-contextual racial-equity structural-systemic-racism | |
| Reenvisioning CCDF: An Anti-Racist Child Care System for Families & Educators (2024) | Child care is an essential element of our social infrastructure that supports child development, family … | Care Economy, Child Care, EC Development, Racial Equity, Structural & Systemic Racism | care-economy child-care ec-development racial-equity structural-systemic-racism | |
| Dear Philanthropy: These Are the Fires of Anti-Black Racism (2020) | This article examines how systemic anti-Black racism and white supremacy are integrated into philanthropic organizations … | Grantmaking Practice, Historical and contextual, Justice, Racial Equity, Structural & Systemic Racism | grantmaking-practice historical-and-contextual justice racial-equity structural-systemic-racism | |
| The Philanthropic Advisory Complex Is Failing Us (2025) | This article discusses philanthropy’s historical reliance on a network of elite philanthropic advisors — large … | Grantmaking Practice, Historical and contextual | grantmaking-practice historical-and-contextual | |
| Countering Attacks on Racial Equity, Racial Equity Tools & Resources | This resource compilation was created to support organizations and individuals who are addressing the pressures … | Data, Historical and contextual, Legal issues & Litigation, Policy, Racial Equity, Research, Structural & Systemic Racism | data historical-and-contextual legal-issues-litigation policy racial-equity research structural-systemic-racism | |
| Early Childhood History, Organizing, Ethos, and Strategy Project (ECHOES) | ECHOES connects early care and education (ECE) today with its history and activism. Discover the … | Care Economy, Child Care, Historical and contextual, Racial Equity, Structural & Systemic Racism | care-economy child-care historical-and-contextual racial-equity structural-systemic-racism | |
| Tracing the Roots of Systemic Racism in the US Early Childhood System (2021) | This article discusses the historical roots of child care providers – Black women who bore … | Care Economy, Child Care, Historical and contextual, Racial Equity, Structural & Systemic Racism | care-economy child-care historical-and-contextual racial-equity structural-systemic-racism | |
| The racist and sexist roots of child care in America explain why the system is in shambles (2021) | Unlike most developed nations, America has never treated care of its youngest children as a … | Care Economy, Child Care, Historical and contextual, Racial Equity, Structural & Systemic Racism | care-economy child-care historical-and-contextual racial-equity structural-systemic-racism | |
| Place Matters: Communicating the Relationship Between Place, Racism, and Early Childhood Development (2025) | Place Matters: Communicating the Relationship Between Place, Racism, and Early Childhood Development, offers research-based messaging … | EC Development, Place-Based, Structural & Systemic Racism, Toolkit | ec-development place-based structural-systemic-racism toolkit | |
| What Grantees Want Funders to Know (2024) | What Grantees Want Funders to Know is a new case study from the Asset Funders Network highlighting lessons from the Southern … | Asset Building, Economic Security, Southern States | asset-building economic-security southern-states | |
| How History Has Shaped Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, A Timeline of Policies and Events (1800’s – 2023) | How History Has Shaped Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, A Timeline of Policies and Events … | Disparities, Historical and contextual, Racial Equity | disparities historical-and-contextual racial-equity | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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-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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | racial-equity |