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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.
Investing in the Teacher Pipeline: How Philanthropy Can Address the Teacher Shortage
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR), with support from the William Penn Foundation, invites you to the capstone session of our special four-part series, The Teacher Pipeline: Creating Enduring Pathways into Teaching. Grounded in CGLR’s big bet that professionalizing and strengthening the teacher workforce is essential for disrupting the generational cycle of poverty, this funder-to-funder conversation examines how philanthropy can...
Building Power for What Comes Next: Lessons from Grassroots Child Care Organizing Across the States
Join the Raising Child Care Fund (RCCF) for a conversation with grassroots leaders from across the country who are organizing, building power, and advancing child care and social justice in their communities in challenging times. Drawing from RCCF's upcoming Impact Report, this webinar will explore how grassroots organizations build trust and relationships with people in communities so they can unite...
2026 National Forum on Education Policy
At a pivotal moment in education policy, the Education Commission of the States was created to ensure that states could work together, sharing evidence, exchanging ideas and addressing complex challenges without sacrificing state leadership, diversity or judgement. That vision, established through the Compact for Education back in 1965, continues to be the north star for ECS’ work today. The 2026...
2026 Philanthropy Infrastructure Conference
Building Bold Philanthropy Infrastructure Together United Philanthropy Forum is proud to announce a bold evolution of its signature annual convening: the 2026 Philanthropy Infrastructure Conference, a national gathering designed to connect, inform, and strengthen the full ecosystem of philanthropy-infrastructure organizations and their aligned partners. Philanthropy’s infrastructure organizations are the sector’s connective tissue, holding networks, knowledge, and shared values in place....
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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