Children's Funding Project

Now that 2025 is underway, catch up on our work from last year collaborating with communities on strategic public financing, helping establish dedicated local and state funding, expanding capacity in local communities, and more. Plus, read perspectives on the future of advocating for children and youth! ⌚👀 https://ow.ly/2j1Y50UB4JR

In a recent update, the superintendent of Poughkeepsie City School District shares highlights from the panel “Aligning People, Data and Money: A Community Vision for Youth Success,” that our founder and CEO Elizabeth Gaines was on with friends from Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet and StriveTogether for the U.S. Department of Education’s 2024 Promise Neighborhoods and Full-Service Community Schools National Network Conference last month. Check it out! 👀➡️https://ow.ly/y8m950UAAqn

This Thursday at 3:30 P.M. Eastern Time, join our co-founder and Vice President of Strategy and Advocacy Olivia Allen along with other leading experts, for a National Collaborative for Infants & Toddlers webinar breaking down what #PN3 advocates need to know about tax policy and why the knowledge is so critical to success. Register now: https://ow.ly/pG5C50UBhZY.

Our webinar examining voter-approved children’s fund campaigns that went to the ballot in November is coming up in 10 days! Hear from advocates behind measures and staff from Children’s Funding Project and Funding the Next Generation, about the processes, successes, and challenges of the campaigns. We’ll also preview future opportunities to learn from campaign experts including at our upcoming Children’s Funding Institute! Register now: https://ow.ly/56Yb50UAA09.

Join the African American Chamber of Commerce for PA, NJ & DE: Collaborating to Foster Innovation Webinar - Driving Educational Change Through Strategic Partnerships! The African American Chamber of Commerce for PA, NJ & DE invites you to join the Collaborating to Foster Innovation Webinar on January 8, 2025, from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EST. This important discussion brings together educators, community organizations, and business leaders to explore the transformative power of collaboration in addressing funding gaps and driving innovation in education. Webinar Highlights: • Insights from U.S. Department of Education leaders and innovators. • Strategies for fostering equitable resource distribution in schools. • Real-world examples of business and school partnerships driving change. • Solutions for bridging funding disparities through strategic collaboration. Speakers include: • Bernadine P. Futrell, Ph.D. U.S. Department of Education • Regina A. Hairston, African American Chamber of Commerce of PA, NJ & DE • Elizabeth Gaines, Children's Funding Project Secure your spot today: https://lnkd.in/e4sNYxGc Support Black-owned businesses and institutions by joining the African American Chamber of Commerce for PA, NJ & DE. Together, we drive change and create lasting impact. Learn more: aachamber.com. #DrivingChange #ImpactInAction #EducationInnovation #CommunityImpact #StrategicCollaboration #EmpoweringCommunities #TangibleImpact

Our California affiliate, Funding the Next Generation, is working with organizers in San Diego among other places to expand the success that some had recently in passing measures with dedicated funding for kids. This article highlights some of the support we are seeing from California voters to provide for the needs of children and youth in the Golden State. https://lnkd.in/ef8efDRw

Have you registered yet? Our January 16 webinar will examine the process, challenges, and success of voter-approved children’s fund campaigns that were on the 2024 ballot. Join us at 3 p.m. Eastern Time, along with our California affiliate Funding the Next Generation and campaign experts, to gain valuable insights and learn about future opportunities to learn from these experts. Please spread the world and we’ll see you on January 16! ✅➡️ https://ow.ly/XcAI50Usz7U

Make sure and look back at our work from 2024 and get some perspectives provided from our founder and CEO Elizabeth Gaines on the future of pursuing equitable and sustainable funding for kids. 👀➡️ https://ow.ly/Tf1M50Um24i

Following a webinar appearance last month for the U.S. Department of Education about techniques in the blending and braiding of funding for kids, our founder and CEO Elizabeth Gaines was invited to speak in-person this week at the department’s 2024 Promise Neighborhoods and Full-Service Community Schools National Network Conference, along with our friends from StriveTogether and Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet! The plenary aimed to “demonstrate the power of aligning People, Data, and Money around a community-wide vision for children and youth, through the real-life example of Poughkeepsie, NY … formed in 2019 to create and coordinate a cradle-to-career system of supports, define and track progress towards clear priority outcomes, and develop a strategic public financing plan for getting there.” Learn more about the inspiring work happening in Poughkeepsie: https://ow.ly/R6a750Uppa2

Thomas Reuter Foundation’s Context Newsroom reached out to us for the scoop about what the 56 local children's funds nationwide—valued at $1.7 billion a year—mean for helping families with #ChildCare costs. Our founder and CEO Elizabeth Gaines was paraphrased explaining it is “a fraction of the need but an important indicator of community support.” Read the rest from the link in our press room: https://ow.ly/lEXn50Up7v6.