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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 pose questions to which ECFC and funder colleagues can help respond. Calls alternate between peer sharing and topical/expert calls. 

Call Access:

If you have registered for the weekly call series in the past, you will receive email reminders for the call every Thursday morning.  To be added to a calendar notice for weekly calls, please contact ECFC.  ECFC members logged in to our website can view the call access link below.

Registration:

Any funder or philanthropic advisor is welcome to join our weekly calls.  If you need to register, or are not sure if you are registered, please contact ECFC for assistance.  

Upcoming Weekly Call Focus:

No Weekly Calls Aug 6 – Sept 3rd:
We are taking a break from weekly calls through Labor Day to reflect and consider how best to use our weekly call times moving forward.  

Archives:

July 30th – Peer Call on cross-sector partnerships to coordinate between early learning and K-12 on school re-opening plans.

July 23rd – Building Parent & Practitioner Power in Child Care Co-sponsored by Raising Child Care Fund and Robins Foundation.

July 16th – The Pandemic’s Impact on Basic Needs: Food Insecurity and Disparities in Food Access.  Speaker: Geri Henchy, Director of Nutrition Policy and Early Childhood Programs at the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC).

June 25th – What’s Next for Child Care – Paths to Sustainable and Equitable Recovery. Speakers: Opportunities Exchange, National Children’s Facilities Network, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and Local Income Investment Fund (LIIF)

June 4, 2020 –  Peer Call on Racial Equity

May 28, 2020 – Impact of the Pandemic on Families: Speakers: Rapid EC Project, Power-PAC Illinois, National Black Child Development Institute

May 14, 2020 – Innovations to Support Families. Speakers:- Rapid Response Home Visiting, Parents as Teachers, Abriendo Puertos/Opening Doors, and the National Family Support Center 

May 1, 2020 – The Pandemic’s Disproportionate Impact on Immigrant Children and Families: What Philanthropists and Advocates Can Do.  Speakers: Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP);  Latino Policy Forum; Center for New American Children, Children atRisk (Texas); and Irving Harris Foundation.   Co-hosted with the Alliance for Early Success.

April 16, 2020 – Emergency Funds and the ECE Sector: What Are We Learning, Co-Hosted by Grantmakers for Education   

April 2, 2020 – Federal update with the First Five Year Fund and EducationCounsel

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