Understanding Strategic Public FinancingStrategic public financing is a process that allows states and communities to assign a cost to their goals and policy priorities for children and youth and, ultimately, to identify ways to cover those costs. It often builds on existing strategic plans by addressing the following three questions:Current investment: How much funding supports our goals right now?True cost: How much will it cost to fully fund our goalsNew funding: How do we fill the gap between current funding and needed funding?State and community leaders then can use fiscal maps, cost models, and revenue generation research and analysis as tools to answer these questions. Download PDF Filed under:Infants and Toddlers, Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Youth, Young Adults, Advocates/Intermediaries, Funders, Leaders of Native Nations, Policymakers/Agency Leaders, Publication, Strategic Public FinancingMore Resources Video Funders Can Lean Into New Roles To Unlock Public Funding for Kids In this video interview, Nicole Eovino Diebold explains how the C.E. and S. Foundation brought together key leaders from philanthropy and advocacy to create a coordinated approach to funding programs for children and youth in Kentucky. Video Buell Foundation Shares Real-Time Lessons on Public Funding for Early Childhood Watch our interview with Jason Callegari from Buell Foundation about supporting infusions of new revenue into Colorado's early childhood system to make high-quality child care accessible to all families across the state. 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 Funders Can Lean Into New Roles To Unlock Public Funding for Kids In this video interview, Nicole Eovino Diebold explains how the C.E. and S. Foundation brought together key leaders from philanthropy and advocacy to create a coordinated approach to funding programs for children and youth in Kentucky.
Video Buell Foundation Shares Real-Time Lessons on Public Funding for Early Childhood Watch our interview with Jason Callegari from Buell Foundation about supporting infusions of new revenue into Colorado's early childhood system to make high-quality child care accessible to all families across the state.
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