Resources

The international education sector is complex and diverse. Below we have mapped out some of the actors in this ecosystem, including thematic and philanthropic networks, education data and statistics, and several resources that may be useful to your grantmaking. These links are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by the International Education Funders Group of any of the products, services or opinions of the corporation or organization or individual.

• Home learning support for parents and guardians in eight different languages collated by Education Above All.
• Atlassian offers software for educators and teams:
  • Trello Business Class (for educators K-12 and beyond), provided for free over the coming year.
  • Atlassian’s teamwork software can be downloaded free of charge.
• The Interagency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) provides a database of resources to support the provision of education in places affected by COVID-19, with particular focus on distance learning, alternative education, e-learning, and psychosocial support.
• BookSmart gives parents and caregivers access to a library from their mobile phones so they can support their children’s learning while physical schools are out of session.
• Guidance for remote working – personally and professionally:
  • Six tips for managing a team remotely – DevEx
• Coping with self-isolation – As COVID-19 has forced many people to self-isolate, resources abound on coping with the mental health and relationship strain of being house-bound. Here are a few highlights:
  • The Conversation has published top tips from psychologists on taking care of your physical and mental health while in isolation.
  • This NYT opinion piece was some good ideas on how to use technology to keep you from feeling isolated during quarantine.
  • Early learning experts Kathy Hirsh-Rasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff offer eight strategies to help parents balance their daily work and childcare responsibilities in their Parent’s Guide to Surviving COVID-19.
  • The Guardian offers a family lockdown guide: how to emotionally prepare for coronavirus quarantine as well as guidance for self-isolation alone or with roommates.
• This micro-course by the Carey Institute for Global Good supports new online teachers with the design, development, and implementation of an online module, workshop, course or program by introducing instructional processes and strategies for online learning
• Girls Who Code is making CS educational activities available for download free of charge. The organisation will release activities weekly — some online, some offline, of varying levels of difficulty—over the course of the next few months.
• Edward Elgar Publishing is offering free access to a library of resources for teaching in the fields they publish via their Elgaronline platform.

• Firelight Foundation put together a number of suggestions for all donors as to how they can help their grantees in the face of COVID-19 – no matter what they fund.
• Imaginable Futures’ open letter to their partners.
• Joint statement by London Funders on COVID-19.
• Nonprofit AF has published some useful guidelines for foundations and other donors to ensure that support is not jeopardised by COVID-19.
• “Seven Things Philanthropy Can Do” by Lauren Smith, FSG
• The NPC Resource Hub published this coronavirus  guide: “How philanthropists should respond to coronavirus: Consequences, crises and opportunities for charities“

Organisations, tools and resources recommended by members over the years. Please feel free to email us new suggestions.

• Education Equity Research Inititiave – A collaborative partnership that connects organizations and individuals committed to building stronger evidence and knowledge for improving solutions for equity in and through education and how to mainstream equity in your programme.
• Philanthropy University – The initiative by Philanthropy U, Inc. powered by Berkley-Hass, offers a number of free online courses that will allow participants to earn a certificate in social sector leadership from Haas School of Business, Berkeley. The courses are predominantly geared towards NGOs and others in the social change sector who want to grow their capacity in leadership and management.
• Grantcraft – GrantCraft develops and curates resources across different strategies, issues, languages, and formats.
• Geofunders – Since 1997, GEO has provided opportunities for grantmakers to come together to share knowledge and inspire each other to act.
• 360Giving GrantNav – 360Giving supports organisations to publish their grants data in an open, standardised way and helps people to understand and use the data in order to support decision-making and learning across the charitable giving sector.
• Foundation Center / Online Directory – A database of US foundations based on tax information.
• Pro Bono Economics – PBE charity projects help organisations to measure performance, improve their services and better track outcomes. For 2017, PBE will be focusing its work on areas where improved well-being is a central purpose: Education, employment, mental health, and complex needs.
• Bond – Bond is the UK membership body for non-governmental organisations working in international development.
• mySociety Research programme – The mySociety Research team investigates the impact of Civic Technology tools: those they produce themselves, and those from the wider community. As the field matures, it is important to understand whether tools are creating genuinely positive outcomes for as many people as possible. To that end, the Research Team pursues the following lines of enquiry:
  • What is the impact of our tools? Who feels that impact? How beneficial is it?
  • Are we reaching all demographics? If not, what can we change to improve that?
  • What effect does it have when we make small modifications to the way our technology works?
• The Center for Effective Philanthropy – CEP is a non-profit organisation that aims to improve philanthropy through the development of data and insight to enable higher-performing funders.
• Reos Partners – Reos Partners is a consultancy to think through ‘big’ problems.
• Investing in Knowledge Sharing to Advance SDG4 – This report helps you as a grantmaker think through how your program can contribute to building a Global Education Ecosystem of knowledge.
• Explore SEL – The site serves as a navigator for the field of social and emotional learning—providing information and tools that summarize and connect the major frameworks and skills in the field to support transparency and informed decision-making.

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