GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT
Investing Early Report
Report Summary
In the summer of 2017, the Burke Foundation initiated a field scan to better understand the role of early childhood development in community resilience and well-being. The scan’s objective was to understand the state of research, practice, and funding around birth-to-five programming in order to inform the Burke Foundation’s new philanthropic strategy.
To execute the scan, a team of researchers, guided by eminent developmental psychologist Dr. Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, studied the literature; interviewed leading academics, funders, practitioners, and staff from community-based organizations; and participated in site visits to see programs in action. The knowledge garnered during this process has been synthesized into this report with recommendations for what the Burke Foundation, and other philanthropic institutions, should consider pursuing both from a programmatic and organizational standpoint.
