Changing the

Early Childhood

Landscape in

Vermont:

Philanthropy’s

Role and Impact

Kim Keiser, VT

Director, Turrell Fund

and

Julie Cadwallader Staub

Grant Director, Early Learning Challenge

Goals for the Session

Goal 1— Share how philanthropy has & is impacting the early childhood system in VT

Goal 2— Discuss necessary components for effectively engaging philanthropy

Goal 3—Provide examples of effective early childhood public/private partnerships in other states

Session Overview

8:30 – 8:40 Introductions

8:40 – 9:00 Vermont’s Early Childhood & Philanthropy Story

9:00 – 9:15 Effective Strategies to Engage Philanthropists--brainstorm

9:15 – 9:30 Examples from Beyond VT

9:30 – 10:15 Small Group Discussions—your own experiences

10:15 – 10:30 Report Out & Wrap Up

Vermont’s Early Childhood

Story (8:40 - 9:00)

Independent Foundation Support for Early Childhood Programs

Coordination and Collaboration between Foundations

Coalition of Foundations, Moving toward System & Individual Program Funding

Shared Funding for Strategic Initiatives

Public/Private Partnership

Strategies to Engage

Philanthropists (9:00 – 9:15)

Brainstorm of strategies

Examples From Beyond VT

(9:15 – 9:30)

Washington, Thrive Washington

Michigan, Early Childhood Investment Corporation

Virginia, Smart Beginnings

Nebraska, Early Childhood Education Endowment

Oklahoma, Tulsa Educare

North Carolina, N.C. Early Childhood Foundation

Small group discussion (9:30 –

10:15)

Break into groups

Discuss the following questions:

How is philanthropy involved in early

childhood in your state?

What impact is it having? Positive and

negative?

Lesson learned? Recommendations?

Report Out (9:45 – 10:00)

Insights and Any A-Ha moments in Your

Group

Recommendations or Next Steps You

May Pursue

Questions & Final Thoughts?

Kim Keiser, VT Director, Turrell

Fund

keiserkim@gmail.com

802 496 4844

Julie Cadwallader Staub

Grant Director, Early Learning

Challenge

Julie.cadwallader-

staub@state.vt.us

802 734 7540