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Alliance for Early Success

Every child. Every state.

Washington, DC   |  https://earlysuccess.org/

Mission

To create a powerful community of diverse early childhood policy allies that informs, accelerates, and amplifies their effectiveness in achieving state actions necessary for each and every young child to thrive.

Ruling year info

2008

Executive Director

Helene Stebbins

Main address

PO Box 53036

Washington, DC 20009 USA

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EIN

26-2797011

NTEE code info

Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (W05)

IRS filing requirement

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Early Childhood Policy Advocacy Support

In its 15-year history, the Alliance has become the trusted, 50-state resource on early childhood advocacy and policy expertise for state-level advocates. In order to maximize the impact of these allies in their home states (where local voices are often more powerful than outside influencers), we provide connections, expertise, technical assistance, and targeted investments.

Population(s) Served
Infants and toddlers
Children
Parents
Activists

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Percentage of states reporting a policy advance in Maternal/Child Health.

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Early Childhood Policy Advocacy Support

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Percentage of states reporting that practitioners are involved in state policy advocacy to a large or very large extent.

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Early Childhood Policy Advocacy Support

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Percentage of states reporting an increase in state funding for family economic security programs.

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Early Childhood Policy Advocacy Support

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

In 2022, these policy advances resulted in more than $4.7 billion for families with children.

Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

The Alliance for Early Success' vision is a nation in which every child in every state has what they need in the early years to reach their full potential for a lifetime. We pursue this vision through support of state-level early childhood policy advocacy.

The Alliance's primary goals are:

The creation of a powerful, diverse, and durable constituency for early childhood issues in all 50 states and the District of Columbia

The accelerated expansion of equitable, pro-child/pro-family state government policies and investments.

The Alliance for Early Success has three central strategies for achieving these goals:

Accelerating Advocacy Effectiveness - In all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the Alliance provides numerous resources to state-level policy advocates, including staff consultation, funding, third-party technical assistance and research, and peer-to-peer exchange opportunities.

Elevating Antiracist Priorities - The Alliance supports states' efforts to eliminate racial disparities in early childhood outcomes through thought partnership, resources, and grants focused on equitable policy and practices.

Expanding State Advocacy Communities - Through catalyzing coalitions, as well as through, granting and support of traditionally marginalized advocacy voices, the Alliance is expanding the constituency for early childhood policy at the state level.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Alliance for Early Success

Board of directors
as of 09/04/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Michael Laracy

Carl Ballton

Mark Rodgers

Michael C. Laracy

C. Lynn McNair

Patricia Kempthorne

Nisha G. Patel

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 4/11/2022
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Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 12/03/2021

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.