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Partnership for America’s Economic Success
Who we are: Coalition of business, economists, donors, policy leaders and advocates – you
Mission: Mobilize business leaders to improve tomorrow’s economy through smart policy investments in young children today
Managed by the Pew Center on the States
Advisory Board of 23 leaders
Funded by Robert Dugger, George Gund Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Ohio Children’s Foundation, Pew, Scholastic, Inc.
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The George Gund Foundation
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Since we last met…
New research• Economic impacts of housing, food insecurity, child health,
asthma, birth outcomes, lead poisoning, and parenting programs• Innovative financing strategies • Size of the infant/toddler/preschool sector – almost 3% of GDP
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New tools • Effective communication tools• Business case for early childhood investment• Cost of Disinvestment – short-term benefits• Op-eds, media pieces• Speakers’ bureau• Summit organizing materials• Partnership Principles for State and Federal Resource Allocation
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New events • 2009 Telluride Economic Summit on Early Childhood Investment• Training for staff of business coalitions• Support for 24 state business leader summits• Bimonthly PAES/Invest in Kids Working Group calls on research
and politics
Growing list of partners• National Association of Manufacturers• US Chamber of Commerce• Center for Energy Workforce Development• Society for Human Resource Management• Kiwanis International
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Partnership Presence in the U.S.
Intensive Partnership State
Business Leader Summit
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Bottom line impact: Business leaders are advocating for proven investments in young children
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• Annual economic summit, presentations to 25 business groups, 20 op-ed and LTEs, meetings with gubernatorial candidates, many direct contacts with policy makers
• Endorsed Gov. Riley’s pre-k and child health screening proposals, participated in video “Pre-K Matters,” put EC on the agenda of the “Innovative Alabama Governments Summit”
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What’s Next?
• Intensive support to 7-10 states to build permanent business coalitions – so far:
Alabama, Kentucky, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont
• Support to additional states to help business champions take action
• New research• Expanding business organization network• Your ideas welcome
Contact: Sara Watson, Director, Partnership for America’s Economic Success, [email protected]
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