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Three Foundations Join Forces to Advance Obesity Prevention Efforts in Connecticut
Trust for Learning Releases New Research that Illuminates Parent Priorities for Early Childhood Education
The Trust for Learning Announces RFP to Research the Impact of Montessori Education in Public Schools
CHAPEL HILL, NC -- The Trust for Learning announced today that one of its funding partners, The Brady Education Foundation (BEF), is inviting proposals to participate in a research network focused on investigating the impact of high-fidelity Montessori education in public settings from age three through third grade. Letter of Intent deadline is September 6, 2017.
Home-visiting Program for First-time Families Expands in CT
NEW HAVEN, CT -- Yale University’s Minding the Baby® (MTB) National Office was awarded an 18-month grant from the Grossman Family Foundation beginning in January 2017 to expand the MTB home visiting intervention in Connecticut. The MTB National Office is partnering with Family & Children’s Agency in Norwalk and Family Centers in Stamford to replicate the MTB model to serve young families through these agencies.
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut to Invest $7.5 Million in Community
Bridgeport Prospers Collective Impact Movement Names Allison Logan Executive Director
United Way of Western Connecticut Announces Education Funding for Region
After 18 Years of Leadership, CHDI Founding Chief Executive Judith Meyers Announces Plans to Step Down
FARMINGTON, CT -- Judith Meyers, who for nearly two decades has been a leader improving children's health and well-being in Connecticut, announced plans to step down as President and CEO of the Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut (CHDI) as of September 30, 2017.
CCP Releases Public Sector Perspective on Public-Private Partnership Collaboration Model
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) has released the third paper in a series exploring the public-private partnership undertaken by the Connecticut Early Childhood Funder Collaborative, the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy and the State of Connecticut.
Early Childhood Training and Technical Assistance System
What Early Learning in ESSA Can Look Like for States and Districts
First Five Years Fund (FFYF) has developed this resource to serve as a helpful tool for states writing innovative ESSA early learning plans. This shareable, downloadable resource highlights the law’s express early learning provisions, as well as others that could strengthen and expand early childhood initiatives at the state and local level.
Framework for Connecticut's Statewide System of Early Childhood State and Local Partnerships
The Early Childhood Funder Collaborative, a project of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, developed this report for the purpose of developing recommendations for an infrastructure connecting state child-serving agencies with local communities and communities with each other.
Improving the Odds: Seven Principles for Investing in Early Care and Education
CCP Releases Funder Collaborative Case Study, Co-Creation
Co-Creation: Viewing Partnerships Through A New Lens
"Co-Creation," written by Patricia Bowie, is a case study about the Connecticut Early Childhood Funder Collaborative, a project of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy. The case study examines co-creation, an emerging systems change collaboration model which grew out of a funder-and-state partnership. This unique partnership led to the creation by executive order of a new and independent Office of Early Childhood, which was formally approved by the Connecticut State Legislature in 2013. The new case study is significant, as there is much written about funder partnerships and collaboration success stories, but little discussion on different kinds of collaborative ventures and the lessons learned by philanthropy.