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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 it can support innovation. And often, it can fund where others can’t.

The International Education Funders Group (IEFG) is the largest global network of philanthropic actors funding education. We are all passionately engaged in
local, national and international grant-making within diverse organisations, with differing priorities and individual strategies but a shared belief in the power of education and a shared drive to improve the performance of education systems worldwide.

Visit us: https://iefg.org/
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Podcasting since 2024 • 16 episodes

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Latest Episodes

IEFG BIG Series: Stand by for Action - How your funding can make a difference

How can education philanthropy make a real difference? Throughout this series, we have examined strategic approaches and critical entry points for education philanthropy to effectively engage in climate education. From identifying leverag...

August 11, 2025 • Season 2 • Episode 6 • 49:09

IEFG BIG Series: The places you will go - Working together across portfolios

How often do you engage with colleagues across different portfolios? Have you ever considered how your Education and Climate portfolios could collaborate to generate shared impact? Many don’t, but this episode invites you to start that conversa...

August 04, 2025 • Season 2 • Episode 5 • 37:11

IEFG BIG Series: Education x Climate = Philanthropy²

How can education and climate funders collaborate more strategically, sharing insights, evidence, and approaches, to deepen understanding and strengthen the critical connections between climate change and education?In this episode of the...

July 28, 2025 • Season 2 • Episode 4 • 1:04:32

IEFG BIG Series: Supporting the front line - Teachers vs the climate crisis

Welcome to the third episode of the IEFG Brains in Gear series. Inspired by the IEFG Together convening in Singapore last April under the theme "The Future of Teachers and the Teaching Profession," this episode explores education philanthropy's...

July 21, 2025 • Season 2 • Episode 3 • 47:58

IEFG BIG Series: Climate-proofing Education Philanthropy

Welcome to the IEFG Brains in Gear Series. In this inaugural episode exploring education philanthropy and the climate crisis, we ask ourselves what we can do regarding the "climate-proofing of education philanthropy." In this episod...

July 14, 2025 • Season 2 • Episode 2 • 1:02:35