When a Building Holds More Than Bricks
By Dr. Christine Spear, Retired Educator The story you are about to read is about an ordinary seven-year-old girl who loved riding her bike, playing with her dolls, and racing her friends down the neighborhood streets. She smiled so easily […]
Parents and Providers Are Leading the Charge for Child Care Solutions. Funders Should Follow
By Rachel Schumacher, Director of the Raising Child Care Fund We are in a rare moment of opportunity to solve the child care crisis. States are experimenting. Voters are engaged. The narrative is shifting. If philanthropy wants lasting change, it must invest […]
Children Are Being Harmed. Our Responsibility Is Clear.
Children Are Being Harmed. Our Responsibility Is Clear. ______________________________________________________________________________________ A Statement from ECFC Executive Director Shannon L. Rudisill Children across this country are being exposed to fear, trauma, and violence that no child should ever experience. Protecting children is a shared […]
Announcing the Racial Justice and Equity Fund’s Second Grantee Cohort
The Racial Justice and Equity Fund (RJEF), a community-driven fund housed at the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative, is honored to announce its second grantee cohort, comprised of 10 community-rooted organizations advancing racial justice and equity across the full ecosystem of […]
Insights & Video Highlights from the ECFC Fall 2025 Member Meeting & Alabama Learning Tour
Insights on Why Montgomery, Why Now The ECFC Fall 2025 Member Meeting & Alabama Learning Tour brought members together in Montgomery and Selma. These are places where the legacies of enslavement, racial terror, segregation, and resistance are not abstract concepts but living […]
ECFC Launches the Racial Justice and Equity Fund
With great joy, ECFC announces the launch of the Racial Justice and Equity Fund, a collaborative, community-driven fund transforming how we invest in early childhood and family well-being. We are a movement of funders, advocates and community members who envision […]
ECFC Fall 2025 Member Meeting & Alabama Learning Tour
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