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.
New & Emerging EdFunders Fellowship
The New & Emerging EdFunders Fellowship is a cohort-based learning experience for education funders in their first one to three years who want to build strategic clarity, strengthen their practice and make grants with greater confidence. Applications are closed.
Graduate Education After Grad PLUS
This event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) examines the major higher education policy shift brought on by the elimination of the Grad PLUS loan program under the 2025 Working Families Tax Cuts Act. The session will discuss how students, universities, states, and private credit markets are adapting to the new financing environment for graduate and professional education.
Out-of-School Time Funder Meetup: September 2026
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. September 1: funder drop-in for connection and updates.
Education Policy Debate: We Should Close the US Department of Education
Hosted by the American Enterprise Institute, this debate addresses executive branch actions aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education and reallocating federal programs such as special education, student loans, and workforce development to other cabinet agencies. Experts debate the motion, "We should close the US Department of Education," weighing arguments over state autonomy and reduced federal bureaucracy against risks...
Grantmakers for Education offers our programs, convenings and other events as a member benefit. At our discretion, we may open some offerings to broader participation. Please see each event’s description to determine your eligibility to attend. We review all registration submissions, weighing carefully the eligibility of program participants not currently in our membership.
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EVENT ARCHIVE
Never a one and done here.
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.
