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April 15, 2021

Webinar | Getting to a National Yes on Health Care: Can we do the Same for Child Care and Paid Leave?

ECFC and the Raising Child Care Fund hosted a discussion with key players in funding and organizing the movement that led the passage of the Affordable Care Act and the preservation of the ACA through multiple attacks to repeal it. …

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March 18, 2021

Webinar | Impacts of COVID-19 on Mother-Infant Outcomes

On March 18th, ECFC and Einhorn Collaborative hosted a discussion with Dr. Dani Dumitriu, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, Irving Medical Center, to share findings of the COVID-19 Mother Baby Outcomes (COMBO) Study,  a research initiative launched in Spring of 2020,…

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March 4, 2021

Webinar | Organizing for Equity from the Ground Up

Even before the pandemic, there were inequities baked into child care that perpetuated racial, gender, and economic injustice.  On March 4, 2021, ECFC and the Raising Child Care Fund were joined by skilled community organizers from Michigan, DC and Georgia…

November 6, 2020

ECFC EdFunders Session | Strengthening the Teacher of Color Pipeline in Tribal Communities

Place-based culturally responsive programming is vital to improving the education and health trajectories of young children and their families. In order to prepare our early learning and educational systems to respond to the changing needs of young learners, we must…

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October 15, 2020

Webinar | Partnering with Policymakers and Community Members to Position Dual Language Learners for Success

On October 15th, ECFC, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees and Philanthropy Advocates hosted a cutting-edge discussion for funders on how to make strategic investments and restructure biased policies that affect a third of the nation’s children from birth to eight years old who are Dual…

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December 9, 2020

ECFC Racial Equity Virtual Series for Members

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August 13, 2020

Webinar | Ideal Pathways for Early Childhood Educator Development

An interactive webinar co-Sponsored by ECFC & Trust for Learning In the ongoing ambiguity of COVID-19, the early care and education landscape is constantly shifting. How can philanthropists support equity-driven, creative adaptations that serve the field in the short-term while…

Ideal Pathways report, https://trustforlearning.org/resource/ideal-pathways/
July 23, 2020

Webinar | Building Parent & Practitioner Power in Child Care

When it comes to child care conversations, too often the voices of parents and practitioners are left out, especially parents and practitioners of color.  ECFC, the Raising Child Care Fund (RCCF) and the Robins Foundation hosted a discussion with three RCCF grantees to learn…

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July 1, 2020

Raising Child Care Fund Deep Dive | Investing in Power Building for Child Care

This deep dive for funders hosted by two Raising Child Care Fund Grant Committee members, Phyllis Glink of the Irving Harris Foundation, and Rebecca Gomez, of the Heising-Simons Foundation, explored what we are learning about grassroots organizations advocating for equitable access…

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June 25, 2020

Webinar | Role of CDFIs in Sustainable and Equitable Child Care Recovery

On June 25, 2020 as part of our weekly COVID-19 calls for EC funders, we considered paths to sustainable and equitable child care recovery and the role of Community Development Financial Institutions in supporting child care recovery. Speakers: Louise Stoney, Opportunities Exchange; Author, Reinvent…

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November 12, 2020

COVID Call Series for Funders – 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly surfaced urgent needs for young children, their families and laid bare the fragility and inequity of the systems that serve them, ECFC began hosting weekly calls for any interested funder and philanthropy advisors/organizations to share…

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March 31, 2020

Webinar | Cross-over from Paid Leave to Child Care: What are Grassroots Groups Learning?

The Raising Child Care Fund supports community organizing groups to work toward making access to high quality child care equitable in nine states. The first learning call highlights two grantees with successful track records on paid family leave and other…

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