97BN is the IEFG Community’s dedicated cross-media platform. It is designed to identify trends in education philanthropy and amplify collective expertise, insights, and best practices in global education funding through a mix of blog posts, initiatives, and the IEFG podcast.*
*According to UNESCO (2023), the annual financing gap in education funding from 2023 to 2030 in low—and lower-middle-income countries is estimated at USD 97 billion. Philanthropy is an important force in the global education sector. It can be a disruptor to the structures and silos of the global education community, with different ideas, perspectives and networks. It can build bridges and support innovation. And often, it can fund where others can’t.
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Perfectionism, Silos, and Fear: Lessons from the Intersection of Climate-Education Philanthropy
With her IEFG Fellowship coming to a close, Yasmein Abdelghany reflects on her experiences working with education funders over the past nine months. This year, I embarked on a unique and thought-provoking [...]
Why we co-hosted the IEFG BIG Series on Climate and Education
A blog post by Sopie and Nick Marple, co-founders of Gower Street. Gower Street is a UK-based family foundation which has supported education work, primarily in Ghana, since 2007. After a decade [...]
Equity, Evidence and Empowerment for EdTech
Three women. Three organisations. One mission: to ensure EdTech solves the world’s most pressing education challenges. Edtech is, unfortunately, dominated by more hype than evidence. Asyia Kazmi, OBE (Global Education Policy Lead [...]
From Egosystem to Ecosystem: Collaboration Within Education Philanthropy
I’ve been thinking a lot about collaboration… I joined the International Education Funders Group (IEFG) Secretariat in November 2023 with the mandate to support members in their desire to work better together. [...]