Across the U.S., access to high-quality youth programs and services is inadequate and inequitable. Changing this reality will require sustained public investment from federal, state and local sources - especially as COVID relief funds dwindle and communities face the impending fiscal cliff. Because private dollars are comparatively small to the total public dollars flowing toward children's services, some of the most impactful investments foundations can make are those that help organizations advocate for, access and use public dollars. In this session, Children's Funding Project will share tools and strategies for engaging in strategic public financing - a process for adding a price tag to community-wide goals and identifying ways to cover the costs. Participants will hear directly from funders across the Northwest who have helped their communities tap into long-term and sustained public funding for kids.

Join this session if you are interested in Moving Resources and Public Policy.