The Nicholson Foundation started work in 2002 with the mission of improving the lives of vulnerable populations in New Jersey.  Through its grantmaking, the Foundation aimed to address shortcomings in the array of social, human service, and education systems meant…

ECFC hosted this funder discussion focused on the Black Child National Agenda, an ambitious plan that calls for actions to dismantle structural racism and systemic inequities that have negative effects on Black children’s school and life success.  The agenda was co-developed…

We could be on the precipice of transformational policies and investments in young children. We have seen from recent experience how state capacity has been strained by new funding and program parameters. How can ECFC’s national and place-based funders work…

On October 21st, ECFC’s 3rd Thursday programming featured a discussion around how funders are supporting parent and caregiver mental health and emotional wellbeing, and the impact on early relational health – relationships and bonding between young children and their parents/caregivers. While…

Despite an increasing awareness that racial equity requires equitable funding of Black decision makers and communities, research from  Echoing Green and the Bridgespan Group and the Schott Foundation for Public Education show persistent under-funding of groups led by people of…