Philanthropic Responses to Emergency EC & Child Care Needs
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, many states closed child care programs with the exception of limited emergency child care sites – some closing all child...
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Early Childhood Financing
Investing in Power Building for Child Care: Raising Child Care Fund Deep Dive for Funders
The Raising Child Care Fund (RCCF), a project of the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative, is a group is made up of long-term funders committed to early childhood who...
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Child Care and Early Education Providers Are in Crisis. How Are Funders Responding?
ECE programs have always been fragile, and have only become more so due to COVID-19. Many may not survive the pandemic. A recent Inside Philanthropy article...
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What’s Next for Child Care: Paths to a Sustainable and Equitable Recovery
On this week’s COVID-19 peer call for EC funders, we considered paths to sustainable and equitable child care recovery and the role of Community Development...
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Want to Support Your Community’s Equitable Recovery from COVID-19? Invest in Child Care
During the COVID-19 crisis, local philanthropy has an essential role to play in bolstering a pillar of their local economies: child care. Two immediate ways...
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Raising Authentic Voices for Child Care: What is the New Raising Child Care Fund Learning about Grassroots Organizing? April 7, 2020
By Rachel Schumacher, Project Manager, Raising Child Care Fund Foundations committed to promoting equity and economic justice are looking for innovative and effective approaches to...
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Federal Update – CARES Act and Families First Coronavirus Response Act
On this weekly EC Funder & COVID-19 Learning and Sharing call, ECFC was joined by Sarah Rittling, Executive Director, First Five Years Fund, and Danielle Ewen, Principle, EducationCounsel...
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ECFC Weekly EC Funders & COVID-19 Sharing and Learning Calls
– Thursdays @ 3pm ET – ECFC hosts weekly calls for funders to share COVID-19 responses related to early childhood and child care, and to...
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Joint PSO Statement: Keep Equity at the Forefront in Philanthropy’s Response to the Coronavirus
Thursday March 19, 2020 ECFC has joined nearly 60 other local, state, regional and national philanthropy serving organizations (PSO’s) in a joint statement urging Philanthropy...
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The Unique Challenges of Supporting the Early Childhood Sector Through COVID-19
March 19th Webinar, co-hosted by Grantmakers for Education and the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative In the fragmented early childhood system, there are a number of challenges...
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