Through meaningful thought partnership, responsive support, and adaptable approaches, The Center for Children, Families, and Workforce Development helps our partners develop internal capacity so they can effectively and sustainably achieve their goals.

Interested in learning more about how the Center can provide capacity building to you and your partners? Email Mary Collins.

Early Childhood Coalitions

The Center provides wrap-around capacity development services to Early Childhood Coalitions (ECCs) throughout Montana. Through meaningful thought partnership and adaptable support, the Center empowers ECCs, both individually and collectively, to affect significant and sustainable improvements to Montana’s early childhood system. The Center's robust array of services helps our partners maximize their available resources and develop skills and strategies. The Center co-facilitates the Montana Early Childhood Coalition (MTECC) in partnership with Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, and Zero to Five Montana. It provides ECCs with support in the following areas:

• Program Sustainability  
• Data-Driven Decision Making  
• Outreach and Marketing  
• Revenue and Resource Maximization  
• Policy Leadership 

Evaluation: Track process and outcome measures related to the five categories of capacity development support.  

Capacity Building Services

• Program Sustainability: Provide thought partnership to support programmatic decision-making with sustainability in mind.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Assess capacity to collect, utilize, and/or present relevant data.
• Outreach and Marketing: Create and/or consult on marketing materials and provide coaching on how to use traditional and digital marketing tools for the most significant impact.
• Revenue and Resource Maximization: Provide grant writing assistance, including identifying available funding opportunities, education, drafting, reviewing, and editing.
• Policy Leadership: Develop or provide consultation on internal policies to support functioning, such as board development, hiring practices, or 501c3 status.