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Grantmakers for Education, 2018
Generally speaking, black, Latino and Native American learners continue to face a variety of barriers to opportunity that result in severe disparities in academic achievement and educational outcomes. The persistence of these inequities has prompted some funders to step back, reflect and ask themselves what else they need to be doing to remove…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Philanthropic Foundations, Change Agents, Race
Grantmakers for Education, 2011
The Grantmakers for Education (GFE) Institute attracted more than 60 grantmakers from national, corporate, community and family foundations, with interests in systems and programs from early learning through postsecondary completion. And while attendees arrived with diverse experiences and expertise in grantmaking to support policy change, they…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Program Implementation, Best Practices
Mackinnon, Anne – Grantmakers for Education, 2009
"No education grantmaker can afford to ignore public policy. Local, state and federal policies shape the context in which we work by establishing education standards, allocating resources and setting priorities for people working in education." So begins the report on Grantmakers for Educations' 2005 Grantmakers Institute, Foundation…
Descriptors: Faculty, Educational Change, Public Policy, Global Approach
Grantmakers for Education, 2008
In today's climate of accountability, many grantmakers struggle to determine the impact of the activities they support. This report seeks to summarize and make available much of the information from a special member briefing Grantmakers for Education organized to help funders--especially those from foundations with modest budgets--confront this…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Philanthropic Foundations, Grants, Private Financial Support
Mackinnon, Anne – Grantmakers for Education, 2007
A key part of Grantmakers for Education's program portfolio to improve education philanthropy, the biannual Education Grantmakers Institute provides an especially unique and effective venue for strengthening the skills and knowledge of grantmakers. Held at a leading academic institution, the Institute includes noted scholars and researchers…
Descriptors: Leadership Effectiveness, Instructional Leadership, Private Financial Support, Grants
Grantmakers for Education, 2004
For much of the past 20 years, philanthropists have invested significant time, money and knowledge into the important task of improving the nation's education system. Collectively, their efforts have targeted all aspects of the system--from helping teachers upgrade their skills and knowledge to creating better curricula and classroom tools, from…
Descriptors: Evidence, Educational Change, Private Financial Support, Change Agents