Resources

Trust in Nonprofits and Philanthropy

Public trust is the currency of the nonprofit sector. Without the public’s trust, everything nonprofits and philanthropies do to advance their missions becomes harder, if not impossible.

Coming Through in a Crisis: Child Care Organizers Find New Ways Forward

In 2025, child care organizers faced mounting challenges. Homes and child care programs were caught up in climate disasters. Immigrant communities faced new attacks. Safety-net supports eroded. Through it all, Raising Child Care Fund (RCCF) grantee partners strengthened relationships, mobilized mutual aid, defended public investments, and created opportunities for parents, providers, and early educators to organize and act together.

Turning Classroom Observations into Coaching for Infant-Toddler Educators

Improving the quality of infant-toddler education.

An evidence-based observational measure helps programs assess and strengthen caregiver-child interactions for children from birth to age 3.

Economic Vitality and Education in the South, Part II: Projections for a Post-Pandemic South

The Southern Education Foundation has released Economic Vitality and Education in the South, Part II: Projections for a Post-Pandemic South (EVES II). The report examines what may become a defining line in American education: the COVID-19 pandemic and the era that followed.

Unlocking Opportunity: Progress on Moving More Students Toward Good Jobs

Released in partnership with the Community College Research Center (CCRC), Unlocking Opportunity: Progress on Moving More Students Toward Good Jobs highlights early outcomes from the first 10 colleges in the Unlocking Opportunity network. The report demonstrates that community colleges can rapidly increase enrollment in high-value workforce and transfer pathways while reducing enrollment in or improving programs with weaker labor market and bachelor's degree outcomes.

Roadmaps to Power

This month, CJSF is proud to release Roadmaps to Power — a report years in the making, produced in partnership with Nellie Mae Education Foundation and the USC Equity Research Institute. Download your copy of Roadmaps to Power, CJSF’s new research report on how community organizers are building co-governing power, strengthening community safety nets, and transforming public education systems.