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2026 IgnitED Award Winners
The Grantmakers for Education IgnitED Awards celebrate outstanding leaders who drive bold ideas and innovative thinking in education and philanthropy. Learn more about the 2026 award winners here!
Investing in the Out-of-School Time Workforce: Recommendations for Grantmakers
Member Insights: Education Access Is Under Threat: Philanthropy Can Protect Education for All Children
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How Can Educators Prepare for Teaching Controversial Issues? Cross-National Lessons
A few key strategies related to the selection and framing of issues, pedagogical choices, and classroom atmosphere can pave the way for successfully teaching controversial issues in fraught times. Prepared with the support of the Spencer Foundation
2022 Annual Conference Session Proposal Submission Guide
Grantmakers for Education invites members to propose learning sessions for our 26th annual conference — Igniting Hope in a Time of Recovery.
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?"
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