“Through this work over the decades, we have seen the value of community leadership because place is such a critical factor in kids’ life trajectories. If you look at the research on economic mobility and education attainment, it's down to the ZIP code level because...
Baked into our mission is that this work is generational. When it comes to supporting long-term mind shifts, we know it will take more than a grant cycle. So, we approach this work not just in terms of ‘policy wins’ or trying to shift a narrative in two years. It is...
“The research shows that tutoring remains the most effective academic intervention, outperforming class size, summer school and extended school years. And [Accelerate] continues to build a research agenda that adds to that evidence and also continues to try to answer...
In this May 18, 2021 Funder-to-Funder session, Jessica Tsang, Ph.D., explained how Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s (CZI) investments seek to support the whole child through a lens of racial equity using practices based in the science of learning and development. Reach...
“Let’s stop treating disasters as extraordinary and start building structures and processes for when the next disaster will happen — not if, but when. I can’t stress enough the importance of the convening role of the funder, both to bring nonprofits together and also...
“This conversation is really about improving outcomes for kids and families. That’s the main thing that we’re focused on in closing gaps in grade-level reading. So, the focus has to be on identifying the bevy of resources that are necessary for that and the resources...
“Something I've learned is that this work falls on a continuum. A literacy-rich environment can be as simple as paint and chalk on a sidewalk or can look like a much more expensive play structure. But I think the amazing thing with this work is that both of those...
“We use public policy, research and data, community investments and communications all together to leverage systemic change. And I think the work of chronic absenteeism is a great example to see this work in action,” –Janice Palmer, Senior Vice President, Government...
This Funder-to-Funder Conversation began with reflections from Liz Simons, Board Chair of the Heising-Simons Foundation, who explained her personal commitment to helping math flourish in early childhood settings. Simons shared her belief that access to early math...
During the inaugural session of our Funder-to-Funder Conversation series, Janet Froetscher, President of the J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation, shared highlights from the growing body of science pointing to the impact of the prenatal-to-age-3 time period on a...
In this Funder-to-Funder Conversation, Heather Flaherty of Chuckanut Health Foundation in Bellingham/Whatcom County, Washington, shared the above reflection during a panel conversation that explored the various roles funders can play to generate additional public...
“This is an incredible moment for local advocates ― whether you're in the digital inclusion space or anything else that rides on top of digital inclusion, issues like immigration, housing, education and health care.” Amina Fazlullah of Common Sense offered the above...
Catalytic Leadership in Philanthropy is designed to empower more lean funders to get involved in this kind of outsized impact work. The core of it really gets to this idea of funders using 'more than money' — using your convening ability, leveraging relationships,...
