PHILANTHROPY IN ADVOCACY
The New Mexico Early Childhood Funders Group has come together to coordinate grantmaking and mobilize trustees around advocacy with the goal of improving public policy that addresses home visiting. Our efforts include:
The New Mexico Early Childhood Funders Group has come together to coordinate grantmaking and mobilize trustees around advocacy with the goal of improving public policy that addresses home visiting. Our efforts include:
- Statewide meetings to determine common early childhood priorities among foundations.
- Educating policymakers about the benefits and accountability of high quality home visiting services and a series of “Building the Bench” events leading to the creation of a bi-partisan “Early Childhood Caucus” with 20 members.
- Joint funding of credible advocacy partners, including, active-duty police officers and sheriffs, retired United States admirals and generals, and pediatricians.
- Social and print media, including opinion pieces authored by foundation trustees and unusual advocates in the state’s most important newspapers.
- Joint training for grantees as well as the usual advocacy messengers to coordinate messaging during the legislative session.
2019-2020 Advocacy Grantees
Council for Strong America
Fathers New Mexico
Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
Save the Children Advocacy Network
Accomplishments:
Passage of HB 83, creating the Early Education and Care Fund.
Council for Strong America
Fathers New Mexico
Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
Save the Children Advocacy Network
Accomplishments:
Passage of HB 83, creating the Early Education and Care Fund.
2018-2019 Advocacy Grantees
Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
Pegasus Legal Services/ Mother Tongue Project
Save the Children Action Network
Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce
Council for a Strong America
Accomplishments:
Enactment of Senate Bill 22, creating the Early Childhood Education and Care Department
Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
Pegasus Legal Services/ Mother Tongue Project
Save the Children Action Network
Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce
Council for a Strong America
Accomplishments:
Enactment of Senate Bill 22, creating the Early Childhood Education and Care Department
2017-2018 Advocacy Grantees
Community Wellness Council - Valencia County
Council for Strong America
Pegasus Legal Services for Children
Community Wellness Council - Valencia County
Council for Strong America
Pegasus Legal Services for Children
2016-17 Advocacy Grantees
Community Wellness Council - Valencia County
Council for Strong America
Envision
New Mexico Pediatric Society
Pegasus Legal Services for Children
Accomplishments
Our advocacy funding pool grew to $30,000 in 2016-17. At the end of the session, the state leveraged federal funds by authorizing the use of Medicaid to pay for home visiting, a potential $2.60 in federal Medicaid money for every state dollar.
Community Wellness Council - Valencia County
Council for Strong America
Envision
New Mexico Pediatric Society
Pegasus Legal Services for Children
Accomplishments
Our advocacy funding pool grew to $30,000 in 2016-17. At the end of the session, the state leveraged federal funds by authorizing the use of Medicaid to pay for home visiting, a potential $2.60 in federal Medicaid money for every state dollar.
2015-16 Advocacy Grantees
Council for a Strong America
Interfaith Coalition for Public Education
New Mexico Pediatric Society
Pegasus Legal Services for Children
Generation Justice
Council for a Strong America
Interfaith Coalition for Public Education
New Mexico Pediatric Society
Pegasus Legal Services for Children
Generation Justice
2016 Accomplishments - The Year So Far
With just $25,000 in advocacy grants invested in four “unusual messengers” to promote home visiting, we saw nearly $1.8 million in new money for high-quality home visiting services. While we do not take full credit for this funding expansion, legislators indicate our efforts influenced budget debates.
With just $25,000 in advocacy grants invested in four “unusual messengers” to promote home visiting, we saw nearly $1.8 million in new money for high-quality home visiting services. While we do not take full credit for this funding expansion, legislators indicate our efforts influenced budget debates.
