The David & Elaine Potter Foundation
The David & Elaine Potter Foundation is a charitable grant-giving foundation, which aims to encourage a stronger and fairer society. The foundation supports charities in the UK and abroad and has...
View ArticleStandard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered views education as one of the best interventions to enable economic opportunity, so young people can make meaningful contributions to their families, communities, and economies. Its...
View ArticleTrue North
True North works toward providing Early Childhood Development support to children aged between 0 and 5 years from underprivileged backgrounds in Cape Town, South Africa. Currently concentrating on the...
View ArticleInvesting in Education: Lessons from the Global Business Community
For the full report, click here.As world leaders prepare to approve the 2030 development agenda for education, the international education community is increasingly recognizing the central role the...
View ArticleHarnessing Social Impact Investing
This post was originally published on the Huffington PostFor many, Latin America is associated with a laundry list of negatives: drugs, corruption, gang violence and transnational crime. However, our...
View ArticleUno A La Vez
Uno A La Vez, in collaboration with SOS Children's Villages, aims to build a sustainable life-plan for institutionalized, vulnerable, and at-risk children and youth in poor communities. This program...
View ArticleUnidad Academica Campesina - Carmen Pampa
The Unidad Academica Campesina - Carmen Pampa is a Catholic University in Bolivia that offers accredited undergraduate degrees (BA/BS) to the rural poor. Founded in 1993 near the town of Coroico in the...
View ArticleCarmen Pampa Fund
Funder Type: Private FoundationThematic interests: Skills for WorkPriority areas of innovation: FinancingEducation level of supported projects: Bachelor or equivalentTypes of supported activities:...
View ArticleNew Paper Explores What It Will Cost To Provide Free Secondary Education For...
The international community has made a commitment to every boy and girl across the world. Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) calls for access to early childhood education and the...
View ArticlePencils of Promise
Established in 2008, Pencils of Promise (PoP) has been providing opportunities for quality education to pre-primary and primary students in developing countries by building schools and providing...
View ArticleNon-Traditional Financing for Education
Aid to education is declining, and aid to basic education fell by 20% from 2009 to 2012 (Steer, 2014). Public spending on education is falling short, with only 25% of countries spending the recommended...
View ArticleNon-Traditional Financing for Education Extended Executive Summary
Aid to education is declining, and aid to basic education declined by 20% between 2009 and 2012 (Steer, 2014). Public spending on education is falling short, with only 25% of countries spending the...
View ArticleWaterloo Foundation
The Waterloo Foundation is a family foundation with a significant focus on international development and environmental causes. Their international development work is focused primarily on education...
View ArticleDoes Paying Service Providers for Performance Improve Education Outcomes?
As a global community, we are still grappling with how best to drive improvements in education outcomes. Despite the substantial progress made over the past decade, the Sustainable Development Goals...
View ArticleSustainable Investments in Students, Parents and Educational Institutions in...
This project provides loans and financial training to low-cost post-basic private schools, low income parents and their children. At the school level, there is training for the Head Teachers in...
View ArticleUNICEF Is Investing $9 Million In Open Source Tech Solutions For Children
This post was originally published on the Huffington Post Impact Blog UNICEF wants to support innovative programs in a way that goes beyond large grants to nonprofits. This week, it launched an...
View ArticleBuilding a Market for Global Education – Results-Based Funding as a Catalyst...
This post was originally published on R4D's Unlocking Solutions Blog.Governments and donors spend billions on education in low and middle income countries each year but the link between this spending...
View ArticleUsing Innovative Finance to Reach Out-of-School Children
The global number of children and young adolescents not enrolled in school has stagnated for nearly a decade.The 124 million out-of-school children can only be reached with targeted interventions that...
View ArticleInnovator Interview with Educate!
The Global Innovation Fund, supported by DFID-UK, USAID, the Omidyar Network, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and the Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade in Australia, has...
View ArticleFunding education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Can the momentum be maintained...
This post originally appeared on the GEM Report World Education BlogThis blog, by Birger Fredriksen, a leading expert on the development of education in developing countries at the Results for...
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