new networks: the power of women’s funds for two-generation change july 10, 2014
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New Networks: The Power of Women’s Funds For Two-Generation Change
July 10, 2014
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A shared vision for women’s philanthropy
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Why a two-generation approach?
In the U.S. today, nearly 45 percent of children live in low-income families. The long-term economic prosperity of our country is at risk when children, parents, and families, resilient in spite of great odds, struggle to achieve educational and economic success.
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Two-generation core components
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Why is education at the core?
Return on investment in education for children AND their parents is high
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How do relationships fit into two-gen?
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social capital
• Career coaches, cohort models, and case managers
• Family, friends, and neighbors
• Community and faith-based organizations
• School and workplace contacts
• Leadership and empowerment programs
• Family engagement
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Healthy children = Healthy adults
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Randa, R. F. & Felitti, V. J. The Adverse Child Experiences Study. Retrieved from http://acestudy.org
early
death
disease, disability,
& social problems
adoption of health-risk
behaviors
social, emotional, & cognitive
impairment
adverse childhood experiences
Conception
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Death
Childhood Trauma has Long-Term Effects
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What supports help stabilize families?
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economic supports
• Housing
• Transportation
• Financial education and asset building
• Tax credits
• Student financial aid
• Food assistance
The largest philanthropic network in the world dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls
Through more than 165 women’s funds and foundations in over 30 countries, we support and champion a vision that a better world for women and girls is a better world for all.
Who we are: Women’s Funding Network
WFN & Two Generation Approach
Partnership for Women’s Prosperity
• Six women’s funds and foundations, with Women’s Funding Network connecting them and sharing knowledge and practices for replication across our Network
• Creating sustainable change in a multifaceted way:– How do we dismantle poverty?– What do good jobs look like for women?– How do we support individual women, while recognizing the systemic
barriers affecting their path to economic security?
• New strategies, a learning community, and $2.6 million in grantmaking combined to reach 13,000 women
COLLABORATION INSTITUTEHow it Works: We Connect the Dots
The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham provides the time and resources for agencies to collaborate and create solutions that never before existed.
TeamsFormed
Organizations from a variety of sectors
begin working together.
PlansFormalized
Teams receive targeted consulting
from experts.
FundingAwarded
Selected teams move women out of
poverty.
CarefulReview
Each proposal is thoroughly
researched to ensure quantifiable success.
A TWO-GENERATION MODELPharmacy Technician Training Program (Pell City, Alabama)
Head StartChildcare and Early
Education
Alabama Career CenterSocial Capital
(Career Coaching)
Pell City United Methodist
Economic Supports (Food Assistance)
Higher Wage
Jobs for Women
Jefferson State Community College
Post-Secondary Skills Training
Mississippi has:• A health problem
• An education problem• An economic problem
Two generation programs are the common sense answer to all three.
Memphis Two–Generation Solutions
• Urban Strategies Memphis HOPE®• Access to Early Childhood Education and Development by Engaging
Parents as Ambassadors and Advocates• Supporting Education and Workforce Training for Women and Youth
Development through Public Private Partnerships
Family Success
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tavi
ous,
Ro
bin,
Rob
ert,
Mic
helle
Yolo
nda
Leadership Academy
Technology and
Employment
Assets for Independence
RISE financial literacy
Literacy Council
Adult GED Program
Bridges Out of
Poverty
Intentional Integration through Parent Involvement and Family Supports
Solutions in Action: The McGee Family’s Trajectory To Success
Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis
Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis
Early Childhood Education Innovation Pilot Program (ECEIP)
ECEIPAmbassadors
Program
AmbassadorLeaders
RecruitmentOrientation
Training
Mentoring and Home Visits
Nurse-Family Partnership @
Le Bonheur
Ambassador Partners
Parent InterviewPre-Assessment
Early Success Coalition Network
Urban Child InstituteResearch
Goals• Expand Memphis HOPE’s two-generation approach to providing wraparound social services to
include 3 years of annual evaluation measuring program effectiveness and collective partnership impact outcomes.
• Establish a public-private Innovation and Collaboration Training Institute designed to build a systemic and collective approach to address issues and barriers to improve women’s economic security.
Blueprint for Prosperity
Innovation Zone
Women and Families Economic Security Opportunities
Parent Ambassadors
Expanding public-private partnerships with businesses
Eliminate poverty by 5% over 5 years in Shelby County’s poorest zip code, 38126
Train parent Ambassadors to advocate for Early Childhood Education among other parents in their community
Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis
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Women’s Funds as Laboratories for National Change
In Minnesota, a landmark “Women’s Economic Security Act” was passed in May 2014. The Act was spearheaded by the Women’s Fund of Minnesota, led by Lee Roper-Batker. WFM acted as a bipartisan advocate and messenger in moving the legislation through the state legislature.
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Creating tools with, and for, the field
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