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Talking About Early Childhood Development
This toolkit, created by FrameWorks Institute, contains communications resources based on the scientific story of child development.
Youth Philanthropy & Next Gen
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Zero to Three
Zero to Three provides information and resources on the development of infants and toddlers, including state fact sheets.
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ReadyNation
ReadyNation has a collection of advocacy tools focusing on the economic case for investing in early childhood, as well as research on the economic benefits of early childhood investments.
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Markers that Matter: Success Indicators in Early Learning and Education
This report distills a set of 48 early childhood indicators that reflect healthy development of young children. The report also highlights 10 emerging themes, areas that are not sufficiently addressed by existing indicators and where further inquiry is needed.
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Next Gen Donors: Shaping the Future of Philanthropy
GrantCraft partnered with 21/64 and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University in an analysis of their new research on next generation donors.
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Three Core Concepts in Early Development
This three-part video series depicts what science tells us about early childhood development and how early experiences are built into our bodies and brains for better or for worse.
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Civil Rights Data Collection
The Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), formerly the Elementary and Secondary School Survey, has collected data on key education and civil rights issues in our nation’s public schools since 1968. The 2011-2012 CRDC collection includes data from every public school in the nation. Access information at the school and district level.
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Generations of Generosity
This brochure will explain why grantmaking within communities of color is important, how racial, ethnic and tribal philanthropists structure their giving, and how you can support these donors.
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Early Signals on Mobile Philanthropy
A joint study by Convio, Edge Research and Sea Change Strategies analyzing mobile trends and adoption rates across Gen Y, Gen X, Baby Boomers and Mature donors.
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Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters
This report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation calls for a renewed emphasis on reading success by outlining the challenges, issuing recommendations and providing state-level data to help stakeholders rally around this critical call to action.