2012 VECF Strategic Plan.

2. What
is
the
best
purpose
for
VECF?
What
outcomes
do
we
an9cipate
and
want?
How
can
these
best
be
achieved,
measured
and
communicated?
What
is
our
rela9onship
with
Smart
Beginnings
coali9ons?
What
value
does
VECF
bring
for
coali9ons
at
various
stages?
How
do
we
want
coali9ons
to
view
VECF?
What
is
our
formula
for
grantmaking
and
technical
assistance?
What
should
the
next
phase
of
VECF’s
evolu9on
look
like?
What
do
we
want
to
be
when
we
grow
up?

3. Every
Virginia
child
is
prepared
for
school,
laying
the
founda9on
for
workforce
and
life
success.

4. Virginia
Early
Childhood
Founda9on
is
the
non-­‐par9san
steward
and
capacity-­‐
builder
for
advancing
school
readiness
the
Commonwealth.
in

5. STRATEGIES
Focus
Partnerships
Results

6. VECF
will
spearhead
Virginia’s
roadmap
to
school
readiness
to
§
inform
policy
and
budget
decisions,
§
provide
research-­‐based
exper9se,
and
§
nurture
innova9on

7. VECF
will
develop
&
promote
a
business
plan
for
school
readiness.
VECF
will
regularly
assert
and
rank
priori9es
for
investment.
VECF
will
engage
state
advocates
to
be
informed
by
their
experiences
yet
preserve
objec9ve
perspec9ve
for
the
vision.

8. VECF
will
drive
research
and
resources
to
help
local
coali9ons
implement
evidence-­‐based
prac9ces,
uniform
data
collec9on,
and
evalua9on.
VECF
will
convene
a
research/academic
advisory
team.
VECF
will
conduct/sponsor
research
as
needed
and
report
findings.

9. VECF
will
serve
as
venture
capitalist
for
EC,
using
local
coali9ons
as
incubators
of
innova9on.

10. VECF
will
forge
public
and
private
partnerships
that:
§
build
capacity
for
increasing
school
readiness
at
the
state
and
local
levels
§
harness
best
prac9ces
§
maximize
resources
and
gain
efficiencies
§
secure
outcomes-­‐driven
investments.

13. VECF
will
invest
in,
support
and
cul9vate
statewide
partnership
of
coali9ons
focused
on
innova9on,
efficiencies,
and
results.
VECF
will
provide
financial
resources,
technical
assistance,
and
peer
learning
to
build
community
capacity
for
promo9ng
school
readiness.
VECF
will
cul9vate
new
private
investors
and
leverage
public
investments.

14. VECF
will
build
support
for
early
childhood
investment
by
using
poli9cal
assets
strategically
to
accomplish
specific
goals.
Grassroots
Strategy
Grasstops
Strategy
Coordinate
SB
network’s
cul9va9on
Cul9vate
rela9onships
with
of
legislators:
elected
officials:
-­‐
show
beacons
of
hope
-­‐
Governor
and
administra9on
-­‐
expand
base
of
business
officials
champions
-­‐
Key
Legisla9ve
CommiTee
members
and
staff
-­‐
unify
consistent
message
-­‐
Gubernatorial
candidates
-­‐
translate
messages
for
different
audiences

15. VECF
will
§
set
clear
and
consistent
performance
measures
for
school
readiness,
§
document
gains
and
efficiencies,
§
regularly
report
results
and
priori9ze
recommenda9ons
based
on
rigorous
evalua9on.

16. VECF
will
iden9fy
and
track
school
readiness
indicators
at
the
child,
family,
school
and
community
levels.
VECF
will
create
consistent
measure
of
kindergarten
readiness
statewide.

17. VECF
will
conduct
cost
benefit
studies
as
relevant.
VECF
will
document
outcomes,
improvements
and
efficiencies
created
through
SB
work.

18. VECF
will
produce
community
“snapshots”
to
highlight
school
readiness
indicators,
community
context,
and
Smart
Beginnings
efforts.
VECF
will
submit
annual
outcomes
report
to
Governor,
General
Assembly.
VECF
will
convene
annual
mee9ngs
of
Smart
Beginnings
network.

19. §
Vibrant
alliance/partnership
§
Coali9on
centered
model
§
Sustainable
regional
clusters
§
Innova9on
driver
§
Results
focused
§
Uniform
outcome
and
data
collec9on
§
Collabora9ve
resource
development
for
public
and
private
investment
§
Robust,
targeted
technical
assistance
and
peer-­‐learning
§
Consistent,
uniform
messaging
for
SB
network

20. Improving
outcomes
for
children
by
advancing
and
measuring
school
readiness
in
Virginia.