AllAllField EventFunder EventMembers Only EventRaising Child Care Fund Event April 8, 2024 The Raising Child Care Fund Turns Five: Views from Community PartnersOn March 8th, Raising Child Care Fund (RCCF) celebrated five years of philanthropic investment in community organizing to lift voices, build power, and expand equity in child care! RCCF has raised $17M from private foundations and so far has funded… April 4, 2024 ECFC Member Huddle: Navigating New Realities – Strategies for Equity and Inclusion Post-SCOTUS Decision on Affirmative ActionThis ECFC member huddle made space to discuss recent challenges and the impact of the SCOTUS affirmative action decision on philanthropy and racial equity work. ECFC members talked with each other about related changes in their grantmaking strategies, conversations within… March 21, 2024 ECFC Member Huddle: Let’s Talk about the Federal Child Care and Development Fund Final RuleOn March 21, ECFC hosted a member huddle on the new rule for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) announced by the Department of Health and Human Services. The new rule aims to lower child care costs for… March 13, 2024 ECFC & NAP Indigenous Early Childhood Workgroup Session: Understanding Public Funding for Native Children and YouthECFC’s Indigenous Early Childhood (IEC) Workgroup hosted a discussion open to all members of ECFC and the IEC workgroup with Elizabeth Gaines, Founder and CEO and Sarai Cook, Director of Native Children and Youth Funding at the Children’s Funding Project… March 5, 2024 A 100-year Review of Research on Black Families: Conversation with Dr. Chrishana LloydIn February, Child Trends released its highly anticipated A 100-year Review of Research on Black Families, a report that explores the ways in which social science research focused on Black families has changed over 10 decades. Understanding the ways in which… February 22, 2024 Young Children Experiencing HomelessnessLast fall, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a study revealing that the Americans who are the most at risk of eviction are babies and toddlers, and that children under the age of 5 make up the… February 8, 2024 ECFC Member Huddle: Let’s Talk About Young Children and Families in Rural Communities This ECFC member huddle provided space for members to swap ideas around young children and families in rural communities. Challenges and opportunities for working in and with rural communities were discussed, and assets and strategies funders are supporting in rural… January 25, 2024 ECFC Member Huddle: Let’s Talk State Legislative Sessions! This content is for members only. Members, please log in. November 3, 2023 Early Relational Health Funders Summit, November 2023The third annual Early Relational Health Funders Summit was attended by over 60 funders and partners and included: Reflections from ERH parent leaders on the intersection of ERH with cultural traditions An understanding of the intersection of ERH with the… November 1, 2023 Understanding Native Child Well-being and Issues in Context: ECFC November 3, 2023 Keynote, Dr. Sarah KastelicThis content is for members only. Members, please log in. November 3, 2023 ECFC Fall 2023 Member Meeting: Building Relationships with Indigenous CommunitiesSince 2021, ECFC and Native Americans in Philanthropy have convened a funder workgroup on Indigenous Early Childhood with about a dozen active foundation participants. ECFC’s Steering Committee asked us to pursue “whole group learning” on Indigenous Early Childhood as part… October 26, 2023 Building Public Support for a Robust and Equitable Care Infrastructure: Lessons from the Care Economy Narrative Change Landscape SnapshotAt some point, every one of us will need care or need to provide care. The care economy — historically undervalued and underfunded — is an intersectional and intergenerational issue encompassing child care and early learning, paid leave, long-term services… 123456789101112131415 Load More
