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Member Insights: Education Access Is Under Threat: Philanthropy Can Protect Education for All Children
Many of us in education philanthropy chose this field because we believe in the power of education to enable all children to thrive and reach their full potential. Today, that core value is threatened by attacks that would roll back civil rights in education and exclude certain groups of children from schooling. We are facing a fundamental question: Is education for everyone, or only for some?
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The Funder’s Palette: A Spectrum of Approaches for Systems Change
Foundations across the sector are embracing a broader vision of what it means to create change. As philanthropy evolves, so does the role foundations play, moving beyond traditional grantmaking to influence the systems that shape communities.
Trust in Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Public trust is the currency of the nonprofit sector. Without the public’s trust, everything nonprofits and philanthropies do to advance their missions becomes harder, if not impossible.
Coming Through in a Crisis: Child Care Organizers Find New Ways Forward
In 2025, child care organizers faced mounting challenges. Homes and child care programs were caught up in climate disasters. Immigrant communities faced new attacks. Safety-net supports eroded. Through it all, Raising Child Care Fund (RCCF) grantee partners strengthened relationships, mobilized mutual aid, defended public investments, and created opportunities for parents, providers, and early educators to organize and act together.
Turning Classroom Observations into Coaching for Infant-Toddler Educators
Improving the quality of infant-toddler education.
An evidence-based observational measure helps programs assess and strengthen caregiver-child interactions for children from birth to age 3.
Economic Vitality and Education in the South, Part II: Projections for a Post-Pandemic South
The Southern Education Foundation has released Economic Vitality and Education in the South, Part II: Projections for a Post-Pandemic South (EVES II). The report examines what may become a defining line in American education: the COVID-19 pandemic and the era that followed.
Unlocking Opportunity: Progress on Moving More Students Toward Good Jobs
Released in partnership with the Community College Research Center (CCRC), Unlocking Opportunity: Progress on Moving More Students Toward Good Jobs highlights early outcomes from the first 10 colleges in the Unlocking Opportunity network. The report demonstrates that community colleges can rapidly increase enrollment in high-value workforce and transfer pathways while reducing enrollment in or improving programs with weaker labor market and bachelor's degree outcomes.
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