Grant Seeking for Early Care and Education Organizations: Where to Find Funding for Your Non-Profit Program, by Kiersten Marek

This session is sponsored by MyChild Daily Reports, Hot Topics for ECE Administrators Series.

With projections of federal funding shortfalls, and national trends in funding that follow other educational sectors, finding grant funding has become an art and a science. It requires that grant seekers stay on top of the latest trends and abreast of the current interests of funding organizations that are likely to be interested in your programs.

Early learning has always been challenging. The amount of funding available to early childhood organizations pales in comparison to funding available to elementary and secondary philanthropic funding in the U.S. — roughly 10% of foundation funding. But that's likely to change, and here's why: It's becoming increasingly well-known that early education plays a significant part in academic success. Just last year, President Barack Obama stressed this role of early education in school success in his State of the Union address, and many nonprofits are working to bridge the funding gap between public funding and what it takes to offer high-quality early learning programs. .

This webinar will survey the dynamic and changing landscape of funding for early childhood education. We will talk about:

• Trends and tips,

• Where to find private and federal funding

• How to find local support,

• Resources and tools to help you identify the right potential funders,

• Which funder collaboratives you can use to leverage your organization.

Join us to explore the options open to your organization.

All sessions are 1.5 hours long, and include a brief announcement from our sponsor. 2:oo PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time. Can’t participate in our webinars at the appointed time? Never fear! All of the webinars are recorded. To view the recording, simply register now and you will receive an email with a link to the recording when it is ready to be viewed. You can still download the certificate by watching the recording to the end when the certificate link is announced and displayed on the screen. *Please be advised that you will only be eligible for the great door prizes if you participate in the live session.

You may also be interested in joining Kiersten Marek, Wednesday, November 4th at 10am-11:30am PST for her webinar on,

Impact Giving to Support Women and Girls of Color.  Click here to learn more information.”

See the schedule of upcoming webinars.