EVENTS & PROGRAMS
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We believe exposure to innovation, collaboration with peers, and constructive debate propel us personally and in our grantmaking. To achieve this, our thought-provoking and constructive events address major shifts impacting the fields of education and philanthropy right now.
Upcoming Events
Teachers Like Us: Strategies for Increasing Educator Diversity
A diverse teaching force, research makes clear, benefits all students—improving attitudes about race and young people’s sense of self-efficacy. Yet while students of color comprise more than 50 percent of public school enrollment nationally, nearly 80 percent of teachers are White. In many states, most students attend schools and districts that do not employ a single teacher of color. Why...
Out-of-School Time Bimonthly Funder Meetup: April 2023
Join the EdFunders Out-of-School Time Impact Group for an ongoing conversation with Grantmakers for Education members who fund or are interested in funding the out-of-school time sector. April 4: evaluating impact in the OST/youth development space.
Early Childhood Facilities Design and Financing
Funders are invited to join the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative for a discussion with Jonathan Hui, The Kresge Foundation, and Kirby Burkholder, IFF a lead partner in utilizing best practices in facility design to create safe and inspiring early childhood facilities in Detroit. We will discuss key considerations for aligning early childhood programs and facilities quality, and what's different and...
Early Childhood in the Era of Climate Change
Join ECFC, Health and Environment Funders Network, and Children, Youth and Family Funders Roundtable to learn more about the crossroads of climate change and early childhood development, ways early childhood-focused philanthropies can engage with the climate to further their missions, and how a climate frame can open up early childhood to a powerful new set of investments.
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EVENT ARCHIVE
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Our full archive of past events gives you the opportunity to revisit two years’ worth of annual conferences and programs. With so much information preserved on file, you can access the exclusive and exact information you need, any time you need it.
