AllAllField EventFunder EventMembers Only EventRaising Child Care Fund Event April 13, 2023 Understanding and Advancing Funder Partnership with ParentsECFC and FFL hosted a discussion with philanthropy and parent co-creators of The Philanthropic Self-Reflection Tool for Equitable Parent Partnership to explore how how funders can apply it their work and support authentic relationships with parent leaders and community-based grantees…. April 6, 2023 Early Childhood in the Era of Climate ChangeClimate change threatens many of our early childhood goals, including children’s physical and mental health, family well-being, and school readiness. At the same time, young children are incredibly valuable in the climate fight because of how their healthy development is… April 5, 2023 Early Childhood Facilities Design and Financing, Detroit PreviewAs a preview to ECFC’s May 2023 meeting in Detroit, ECFC was joined by Jonathan Hui, The Kresge Foundation, and Kirby Burkholder, IFF a lead partner in utilizing best practices in facility design to create safe and inspiring early childhood… March 29, 2023 ECFC/RCCF Power Building Series: Progress in State Child Care OrganizingThis second session in the ECFC/RCCF Power Building series explored 2022 progress in state child care organizing featuring wins and base building progress. We were joined by organizing partners: Lorena Garcia, Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition Ellicia Lanier, Urban Sprouts Montessori… March 22, 2023 ECFC/RCCF Power Building Series Kickoff: Frameworks and ConceptsThe ECFC/RCCF Power Building series launched with an introduction of frameworks and concepts of power-building as theory of change and the elements of movement building that must be strong to create conditions conducive to transformative policy change. Participants had an… February 23, 2023 Side by Side: Centering and Promoting Equity in Early EducationTransformation of the early childhood system to meet the needs of diverse children and families is unlikely to come as a single decision or sweeping policy change. Instead, it will require a shift in mindset in order to listen and… February 16, 2023 Reset and Renew: What We Can Learn from Campaign SetbacksOn February 16, 2023, advocate leaders from aligned movements came together to share their reflections and insights for recovering and persisting in the wake of political and legislative setbacks. The conversation was refreshingly encouraging and centered on themes of the… February 2, 2023 Galvanizing EC Philanthropy: Meet ECFC’s New Strategic PlanThis year marks the launch of ECFC’s new five-year strategic plan, which will guide our work through 2028. The plan has taken shape in partnership with membership through an in-depth process of member inquiry and engagement via multiple channels in 2022. The… December 5, 2022 Clarissa’s Battle: Parent Organizing In ActionECFC, Media Impact Funders and the Raising Child Care Fund hosted a discussion about Clarissa’s Battle, a new documentary film that gives us insight into an erupting movement for childcare and early-childhood education funding. Documentary films are tools for transforming community and changing society –… December 2, 2022 Learning from Decades of Collective Action: the BUILD Initiative and Early Childhood Funders Collaborative Did you know that the BUILD Initiative was ECFC’s first collective project? Did you know that BUILD was initiated primarily by state-based funders who put their talent and funds together to create infrastructure for their state early childhood systems… November 18, 2022 Historic Declines in Child Poverty – EC Funders BriefingOn November 18, 2022, ECFC was joined by researchers from Child Trends and the Rapid Assessment of Pandemic Impact on Development (RAPID) Project to unpack what data, and families themselves, tell us about poverty declines and what funders should know… November 16, 2022 Tactics in Law, Policy and Advocacy for Reproductive and Birth JusticeOn November 16, 222, Funders for Birth Justice and Equity convened over 80 funders and donors for a special webinar on how philanthropy can support the ecosystem of activism toward reproductive and birth justice. The webinar, supported by Irving Harris… 123456789101112131415 Load More
