In the latest issue of Inside Philanthropy, NC Early Childhood Foundation’s Executive Director, Muffy Grant, highlights the importance of diversifying funding streams (e.g. government contracts, board donations, private foundations, appeal letters, etc.) to carry out NCECF’s crucial mission of ensuring equitable access to opportunity and success for every child by the end of third grade. Muffy states that “while we remain nonpartisan, we are not neutral about the importance of and benefits of early childhood education.”
A link to the full article COVID Underscored the Need for Early Childhood Education – Are Funders Seeing More Support? can be found here.