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2026 IgnitED Award Winners

The Grantmakers for Education IgnitED Awards celebrate outstanding leaders who drive bold ideas and innovative thinking in education and philanthropy. Learn more about the 2026 award winners here!

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Principles of Grantmaking for Education Equity and Justice

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Making the Whole Visible: A Multidimensional Approach to Strategic Collaboration in Education Philanthropy

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October 2026

Making the Whole Visible: A Multidimensional Approach to Strategic Collaboration in Education Philanthropy

The Grantmakers for Education 2026 case study invites the education philanthropy community to take a multidimensional view of its work and explore how strategic collaboration can create the necessary conditions for scaling impact. It explores the work of New Profit — a venture philanthropy organization — and its focus on strategic collaborations.

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October 2026

Principles of Grantmaking for Education Equity and Justice

Grantmakers for Education has prepared the Principles of Grantmaking for Education Equity and Justice to affirm a set of attitudes, beliefs and practices that, when carefully considered and conscientiously applied, can support education philanthropy in realizing its core purpose: to nourish human potential and improve the human condition. Providing both inspiration, sensibility and guidance, these principles offer an approach to grantmaking that can productively foster education equity and justice.

Grantmakers for Education
October 2026

2026 IgnitED Award Winners

The Grantmakers for Education IgnitED Awards celebrate outstanding leaders who drive bold ideas and innovative thinking in education and philanthropy. Learn more about the 2026 award winners here!

Grantmakers for Education
October 2026

Press Release: Grantmakers for Education Announces 2026 IgnitED Award Winners

For Immediate Release, October 14, 2026 - Annual awards recognize education philanthropy leaders and partnerships expanding opportunity and driving meaningful change for learners.

Grantmakers for Education
October 2026

Closing the Capacity Gap

This study aims to create a shared evidence base to help nonprofits, funders, intermediaries and others make better decisions about how organizational capacity is recognized, resourced and strengthened. 

Catalyst Exchange
October 2026

Investing in the Out-of-School Time Workforce: Recommendations for Grantmakers

This report outlines the challenges facing the out-of-school time workforce, highlights solutions and provides recommendations for philanthropy. Funders and field leaders are invited to engage with the research, recommendations and a workforce solutions database. 

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