Who We Are
Mission & Vision
Modeled on the success of its founding network Education Funder Strategy Group, The Philanthropic Collaborative for Education strengthens, convenes, and catalyzes networks of philanthropy to advance equitable and just policies and practices so that every learner can achieve, thrive, and succeed in a globally diverse society.
Our vision is to unify philanthropy, educators, policymakers, and communities to ensure the promise of an excellent and equitable education for all learners.
Our Leadership
Linda Darling-Hammond
Board Member
Just policies and systems
An aspirational vision towards a fair and just society generating equitable policy outcomes
An aspirational vision towards a fair and just society generating equitable policy outcomes
Learner-centered solutions
Focusing on student, family and educator needs, experiences, and identities
Focusing on student, family and educator needs, experiences, and identities
Inclusion
Internal, external and impacted groups and individuals have a voice and power to define problems and impact solutions
Internal, external and impacted groups and individuals have a voice and power to define problems and impact solutions
Collaborative action and learning
Working together to learn and achieve in an inclusive, trusting environment to achieve more together than individually
Working together to learn and achieve in an inclusive, trusting environment to achieve more together than individually
Narrative change
Deeply listening to and sharing lived experiences and stories to make sense of the world, lift up individuals and communities, and counter erasure
Deeply listening to and sharing lived experiences and stories to make sense of the world, lift up individuals and communities, and counter erasure
Transparency and trust
Communicating clearly and often, particularly about how decisions are made and by whom to increase visibility of work and break down silos; building trust through transparency
Communicating clearly and often, particularly about how decisions are made and by whom to increase visibility of work and break down silos; building trust through transparency
Data and evidence
Data disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender identity, income, and other lines of difference whenever possible to inform our work
Data disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender identity, income, and other lines of difference whenever possible to inform our work