Funding advocacy can have the feel of going for a wilderness mountain hike on an extremely dark and foggy night. We know there’s much to be gained, potentially, and, there are some potential pitfalls. Is there a map? Might we end up on private property? Get fined? What if the property is guarded by a…
In early 2019, the Roundtable fielded a survey of funders to explore children and family policy priorities and strategies. The results provide insight into some of the ideas most on the minds of funders. We are releasing results in a perioidc blog post. Policy Opportunities Survey Results — Issue Areas Of the more than 30…
For the Roundtable’s next conversation, we want to highlight the policy changes that most affect families and the strategies funders are using to support, shape, or defend against these changes. To get a sense of your family-focused philanthropy, policy, and equity priorities in 2019 and 2020, we are surveying our members and asking our affinity…
Budgeting for the Next Generation: Does the Budget Process Prioritize Children?
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget looks at how the federal budget impacts the lives of children.
How did the 2018 elections at the national and state levels impact opportunities to improve the lives of children and families? The new environment provides the chance for charitable foundations to assess the policy and program landscape and look for new windows of opportunity to work strategically and collaboratively to improve the lives of children and families.
ECFC, GFE, Funders Together, Workforce Matters and the Roundtable developed this series of recommendations for ways funders can improve access to and completion of postsecondary education and workforce training programs. Suggested strategies include capacity building, direct supports, policy advocacy, narrative and strategic communications, and research.
Released in 2018, ECFC, Funders Together GFE, Workforce Matters, and the Roundtable released a brief that highlights strategies funders can use to increase access to and completion of postsecondary education and job training. This 20-minute video provides an opportunity to get a primer on funder strategies.
Bob Shull Robert Shull, Program Director for Workers’ Rights, Public Welfare Foundation The Public Welfare Foundation supports efforts to advance justice and opportunity for people in need. These efforts honor the Foundation’s core values of racial equity, economic well-being and fundamental fairness for all. The Foundation looks for strategic points where its funds can make…
Rich Huddelston of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and Mayra Alvarez of The Children’s Partnership (CA) discuss the issues facing immigrant families in their respective states, what polices they have been advancing to help support and protect immigrant families, and suggestions for charitable foundations.
Released in 2018, GCIR, GIST and ECFC released a brief that highlights strategies funders can use to advance the health and well-being of immigrant families in a changing policy landscape. This 20 minute video provides an opportunity to get a primer on funder strategies.
