Despite the Fanfare, Ed Philanthropy’s Investment in Racial Justice Falls Short

Despite the Fanfare, Ed Philanthropy’s Investment in Racial Justice Falls Short

Recent analysis by the Schott Foundation and Candid found that education philanthropy continues to “drastically underfund” K-12 racial justice work, even as a backlash against anti-racist education engulfs schools.

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This Major Anti-Poverty Collaborative is Doubling Down on Support for Early Childhood

This Major Anti-Poverty Collaborative is Doubling Down on Support for Early Childhood

Blue Meridian’s big investment in HealthySteps demonstrates the funding collaborative’s commitment to early childhood and interventions that disrupt the intergenerational cycle of poverty.

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How One Nonprofit Is Pooling Public and Private Funds to Support Students in Rural America

How One Nonprofit Is Pooling Public and Private Funds to Support Students in Rural America

Formerly an initiative of Berea College focused on Appalachian Kentucky, Partners for Rural Impact is now a standalone nonprofit, pulling together federal grants and private funding to improve education in rural areas.

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How One Funder Is Helping Kids in the South Flourish by Starting Early and Close to Home

How One Funder Is Helping Kids in the South Flourish by Starting Early and Close to Home

In an effort to break the cycle of poverty, the Duke Endowment is making an ambitious investment in early childhood and place-based giving, with a focus on Guilford County, North Carolina.

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What We Know About the Ballmers’ Ed Funding: Charters, Community Schools, Early Ed and More

What We Know About the Ballmers’ Ed Funding: Charters, Community Schools, Early Ed and More

The Ballmer Group is a longtime funder of efforts to improve economic mobility, including support for K-12 and early childhood. It’s also been sharing more details about its grantees lately. Here’s what we know.

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Who’s Backing a Campaign to Bring the Internet to Millions of U.S. Households That Still Lack Access?

Who’s Backing a Campaign to Bring the Internet to Millions of U.S. Households That Still Lack Access?

With philanthropic backing, EducationSuperHighway helped get the majority of U.S. classrooms online. Now, it’s working to close the wider broadband gap, with funding from Laurene Powell Jobs, Ken Griffin and others.

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Funders Are Backing a Push to Clear Criminal Records. For Many Involved, It’s Personal

Funders Are Backing a Push to Clear Criminal Records. For Many Involved, It’s Personal

Stigmas around criminal convictions cause lasting personal and financial pain for individuals—and cost the economy billions. Funders are supporting an effort to wipe records clean. Some staff have a personal connection to the cause.

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As a Foundation Winds Down, the Anti-Poverty Funder Collaborative It Launched Takes Flight

As a Foundation Winds Down, the Anti-Poverty Funder Collaborative It Launched Takes Flight

Since its launch in 2016, Blue Meridian Partners has emerged as a powerhouse vehicle for new giving by some of America’s wealthiest philanthropists. Now the collaborative created by the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation is becoming an independent nonprofit.

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