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New Data on Racial Justice Grants Should Alarm—and Motivate—Education Philanthropy

This piece by Nicole Rodriguez Leach and John H. Jackson discusses how after myriad funder press releases and pledges, both racial equity and racial justice grantmaking dropped significantly between 2018 and 2021.

Stanford Social Innovation Review

When schools tap parental love

A survey last year by Grantmakers for Education found that 60% of education funders support efforts to help families become more involved in their children’s education.

The Christian Science Monitor

What Is Going on in Education Philanthropy? Cutbacks and Shifting Strategies Disrupt the Field

This is the first in a two-part series about a wave of disruption and uncertainty in the world of education philanthropy.

Inside Philanthropy

January 2024

LEAD Impact Group 2024 Summer Fellowship Program Application Open

Apply by March 15 to join the Summer Fellowship Program, designed just for EdFunders members. An educational research fellow will work with you to answer a research question that will shed light on an issue of importance to you.

Grantmakers for Education
  • April
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    Creating Playful Learning Cities: A Philadelphia Study Tour

    Join Grantmakers for Education, William Penn Foundation, and The Grable Foundation in Philadelphia on April 9-10, 2024, for a study tour to learn about playful learning: the science, the outcomes, and the promise it holds for advancing children’s learning and development.

March 28, 2024

How Funders Are Responding to Education Politicization: Lessons from the Harwood Approach

Join us for a discussion about how three very different communities each produced a shared education equity agenda at the height of the education culture wars.

April 4, 2024

Walking the Talk: How Foundations Can Use New Data to Better Fund Racial Equity and Justice

Join us for a frank and honest discussion about new data on racial justice funding, and learn action steps we all can take to respond to this historic moment by making transformative investments.