PURPOSE OF THE NAECTE FOUNDATION

The NAECTE Foundation is a 501(c) tax-exempt organization that raises funds for the benefit of early childhood teacher educators and the children and communities they serve.  The goals of the NAECTE Foundation are:

• Advocacy of NAECTE goals;
• Promotion and support of research projects related to Early Childhood Teacher Education; and
• Provision of scholarships for early childhood teacher education students.

FOUNDATION AWARDS

One of the goals of the NAECTE Foundation is to promote and support research projects related to early childhood teacher education.  Through NAECTE conferences and publications, many NAECTE members have developed their capacities as researchers. As an extra incentive and added recognition, the NAECTE Foundation offers a monetary award to encourage early childhood teacher educators to conduct research that will have relevance for policy and advocacy in the area of early childhood teacher education.

The Foundation is accepting proposals for research on early childhood teacher education. Application deadline for these awards is June 1. To view application procedures and scoring rubric, click here.

Past recipients of the NAECTE Foundation Research Award are:

Cynthia Paris of the University of Delaware received the first research award in December of 2005.

Muriel Rand of New Jersey City University received the second research award in 2007.

Susan Recchia of Teachers College, Columbia University, received the third award in 2008.

Kathryn Castle of Oklahoma State University received the fourth award in 2009.

MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE NAECTE FOUNDATION

You can participate in improving the field of early childhood teacher education by contributing to the NAECTE Foundation. You may designate your contribution to any of the Foundation's three goals.  If you wish to use your contribution to mark a special event or to commemorate the memory of a loved one, the Foundation will send an acknowledgment to the designated recipient indicating your contribution on her or his behalf. All contributions are tax-deductible.  To learn more about the various ways to make your planned gift, visit NAECTEF's Estate and Gift Planning Guide.

Please consider giving as little as $10 or becoming a member of the Circles of Giving. (Click here for a list of Friends of the Foundation whose cumulative contributions make them members of the Circles of Giving.) To contribute to the Foundation, please complete the form on the Foundation Brochure and send to:

NAECTE Foundation
c/o Dr. Frances Rust, Treasurer
96 Round Hill Drive, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510

Or, complete the Online Donation Form and make your contribution using PayPal.

HISTORY OF THE NAECTE FOUNDATION

After much discussion among former NAECTE presidents, the NAECTE Foundation was formed in 1998. Four former presidents Doris Bergen, Doris P. Fromberg, Sara W. Lundsteen, and Janet B. Taylor signed the Articles of Incorporation. Working together, the group of past presidents then began the work of collecting donations in order to implement the goals of the Foundation. To view the Bylaws of the NAECTE Foundation, click here.