ECFC's Searchable Resource Library
ECFC's searchable database 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 focused on our priority areas. Search by keyword to find specific topics, authors and ECFC member contributions.
For ECFC and Raising Child Care Fund authored reports, publications, toolkits, statements and member only resources, visit ECFC Reports & Publications.
| Title | Summary | Categories | Link | hf:doc_categories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Creating more equitable partnerships and outcomes in communities requires relationship building, honest communication and commitment … | Grantmaking Practice, Parent Engagement | grantmaking-practice parent-engagement | |
| The Impact of Environment and Climate Change on Early Childhood Development | Nurture Connection is a a growing movement to promote Early Relational Health. In this Nurture … | Climate Change & Environment, Early Relational Health | climate-change-environment early-relational-health | |
| A Call to Connection: Rediscovering the Transformative Power of Relationships | 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 | 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 |