Mini Grant Webinar

Early Childhood Colorado

Partnership

Early Childhood

Colorado

Partnership

@ecpartnership

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Objectives

Provide an overview of the Partnership

Share overview of the mini-grant

opportunity

3Provide examples activities for funding

Intro – The Partnership

A network of partners from

state and local agencies,

nonprofits, local early

childhood councils,

foundations and

universities committed to

ensuring the vision of the

Early Childhood Colorado

Framework is effectively

implemented in Colorado. Overview

The Movement has Begun!

2015 Action Map

The movement has begun!

• Speaking with one voice on behalf of children

and families

• Eliminating duplication – no more ECCP

Happenings newsletter

• Sharing what’s new, resources, events and

meetings, and taking action for kids

• If you’re on the ECCP email list, you’ll receive

this email the first Thursday of each month!

The movement has begun!

The Raising of America• Partners have now hosted over 100 screenings

and events across the state

• Work is continuing as Rocky Mountain PBS airs

the full documentary this month

• See interviews with local experts

accompanying each episode:

http://www.rmpbs.org/earlylearning/

• Action Team is meeting to identify ways to

continue the momentum and take action

The movement has begun!

ECCP Website Launch• The new ECCP website houses all Partnership

resources and tools

• www.earlychildhoodcoloradopartnership.org

The movement has begun!

Shared Messaging for Early Childhood

Development and Toxic Stress

• Pooling resources from multiple partners to create

shared message bank ALL early childhood partners

can use

• Fall 2015 – steering committee supported

development of messages

• December Frames Training supported partners in

framing messaging to maximize communication

• 2016: Phase 2 – supporting partners with training

and technical assistance

ECCP 2016 Priorities

Opportunities for Action

• Clarity on goals

• More definition of roles and responsibilities

• Transparent decision-making processes

• Sharing efforts and accomplishments outside the Partnership

• Partnership sustainability in the future

Specific Strategies

• More outreach to parents, families and

teachers

• Alternative webinar platforms or features

• Regional meetings throughout the state

• Provide action items for partners to

undertake

• Create/revise new member orientation

process

Working together to ensure all Colorado children are healthy, valued and thriving

2016 Priority Action Teams

2016 Mini-Grant Opportunity

Overview

Early Childhood

Systems Connect

Early Childhood

Messaging

Data Policy

Aligning and

connecting across

Colorado early

childhood systems

efforts

Implementing

shared messages in

Colorado focusing

on early childhood

development,

mitigating toxic

stress and

promoting resilience

Developing and

supporting data

which can inform

efforts to strengthen

systems for children

and families

Developing and

advancing a policy

agenda including the

importance of the

early years,

adversity and toxic

stress, and family-

friendly policies

The 2016 mini-grant opportunity will award up to $1,000 to

qualified organizations whose work in Colorado aligns

with the Early Childhood Colorado Partnership’s 2016

priority areas (as indicated in the table below):

Possible Approaches

The Raising of America or

Paper Tigers Screenings

Examples of possible

approaches or efforts

Hosting a business or community

forum

Developing approaches to

advancing policy/advocacy efforts in your

community

Community conversations about family-

friendly policies in the

workplace

Utilizing the Shared

Message Bank (website, print materials, etc.)

Integrating data-driven

tools like Results-Based Accountability

into efforts

Funding

• In April 2016 individual mini-grants of up to $1,000 each

(for a combined total of $15,000 awarded to all

recipients)

• All program activities are expected to occur in 2016

and future year funding is not anticipated at this time.

Community Learning Collaborative

• All mini-grantees will be required to

participate in the Community

Learning Collaborative, designed to

bring grantees with common priority

areas identified together to share

learnings and best practices, along

with areas of potential alignment.

• This Collaborative will include a bi-

monthly 1-2 hour webinar

connection, along with any desired

communication in between.

Application Requirements

• Summary Page

• Narrative

• Budget

• Brief report (at conclusion)

• Commitment to the Partnership

• Participation in Connect the Dots

• Participation in Community Learning Collaborative

• Deadline to apply: Applications are due by 5:00 p.m.

MDT on Wednesday, March 16, 2016.

Timeline for Mini-Grants

Feb. 22, 2016

•Mini-grant kickoff

March 16, 2016

•Proposals due

April 4, 2016

•Awardees announced

April 4-October 31,

2016

•Project executed

Nov. 1, 2016

•Post-event report due

Award Selection Criteria

The review team will ensure statewide and cross-sector

inclusiveness of awardees, and the following criteria

will be used to select awardees:

• Completeness of application

• Degree to which the proposal clarifies its alignment

with at least one of the Early Childhood Colorado

Partnership’s four priority areas

• Degree to which the proposal describes how the

event or activity will build on currently existing

organization and community work

• Clarity of the project’s purpose and intended

outcome(s)

• Clarity regarding how the requested mini-grant will

be utilized

Q&A

Contact: earlychildhood@civiccanopy.org

www.earlychildhoodcoloradopartnership.org

Early Childhood

Colorado

Partnership

@ecpartnership