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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?
From the Board: Upcoming Membership Dues Adjustment
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2021-22 EdFunders Member Strategy Survey Results
In 2021, Grantmakers for Education engaged in a five-year strategic planning process. As part of these efforts to help the board and staff craft a vision for the organization, we conducted a survey of almost 300 members. These are the survey results.
Grantmakers for Education Strategic Plan
A months-long effort in partnership with members helped us rethink how to best serve the education philanthropy community in light of the evolving field. We're excited to share our new equity-centered mission, vision and strategy, and an energetic presence conveyed through our new branding.
Attainment for All: Postsecondary Pathways - Overcoming the Cumulative Effect of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination Across the Education Continuum
This brief explores the idea of embedding equity across the education continuum to boost postsecondary attainment, identifies barriers to achieving equity, and includes examples of states’ work to ensure equity across the education continuum.
Education Grant Makers Need to Leave Their Covid Comfort Zones and Spend Time in Schools
EdFunders Dr. Celine Coggins: "Without physical proximity to those education philanthropy serves, relationships suffer, and we are less valuable at a time when schools are in greatest need. So, what are the options?"
Centering Ourselves
Centering Ourselves is the first in a series of reports about the leadership impact of Black women in philanthropy. This report also examines the leadership impact of Black women during a national crisis and global pandemic - capturing in real-time, the strategy and insights that have proven necessary to move forward the field, communities, and society writ large.
Student Counts in K-12 Funding Models
This policy brief explores the advantages and challenges of student count policies and provides pertinent considerations for policymakers adapting their policies to recent trends.
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