Leaders and Champions: The Role of Funders in Strategic Public FinancingThe majority of funding for children’s programs and services in our country comes from public dollars, by a long shot. If we want to scale the programs and services that all children need over time, we need to think of them as a public good, sustained by public investments. This opens philanthropy up to focus strategic investments in things like innovation, evaluation, and capacity building rather than paying for direct services year after year. Download PDF Filed under:Infants and Toddlers, Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Youth, Young Adults, Funders, Publication, Strategic Public FinancingMore Resources Video Getting to the Source of State Dedicated Funding for Kids Learn how state dedicated funds can provide sustainable support for child and youth programs outside of the K-12 school day, and hear from advocates about how they successfully secured such funding in their states. Publication State Strategies for Sustained Investment in Kids: A Landscape of Dedicated Funding Learn how states have successfully created dedicated funding streams for children and youth and the strategies that advocates, policymakers, and community leaders can use to identify viable revenue options. Updates and Events Interview August 13, 2025 Funders Can Lean Into New Roles To Unlock Public Funding for Kids Interview July 30, 2025 Buell Foundation Shares Real-Time Lessons on Public Funding for Early Childhood Interview July 16, 2025 Building a Plan for Sustainable Funding for Kids—and Their Families—in Dayton, OH Close Share it! Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Click to copy URL Link Copied!
Video Getting to the Source of State Dedicated Funding for Kids Learn how state dedicated funds can provide sustainable support for child and youth programs outside of the K-12 school day, and hear from advocates about how they successfully secured such funding in their states.
Publication State Strategies for Sustained Investment in Kids: A Landscape of Dedicated Funding Learn how states have successfully created dedicated funding streams for children and youth and the strategies that advocates, policymakers, and community leaders can use to identify viable revenue options.
Interview July 30, 2025 Buell Foundation Shares Real-Time Lessons on Public Funding for Early Childhood
Interview July 16, 2025 Building a Plan for Sustainable Funding for Kids—and Their Families—in Dayton, OH