Articles & Interviews

We warmly welcome and congratulate our six new Social Entrepreneur Coalition members from the University of Pennsylvania: Aqeela Allahyari; Sidra Alvi; Psacoya Guinn; Neha Gupta; Heidi Mitchell; and Natalia Rodriguez.

In the second of our Conversations series, we talk to Cathrin Jerie about building diverse communities across a range of programs at the Jacobs Foundation.

We are calling for Jacobs Research Fellowship 2024-2026 cohort applications. Scholars working to understand and embrace variability in learning, human learning, or scaling up effective education policies and practices are encouraged to apply. Apply now to be a Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow 2024-2026.

Welcome to the first in a new series of conversations with Jacobs Foundation team members (and partners), reflecting on our learning journey on the path to impact.

Today we talk to Audrey Pessot about the Jacobs Foundation’s impact investment journey in Côte d’Ivoire, where the Jacobs Foundation has worked since 2015.

Co-CEO Fabio Segura advocates a systematic approach to tackle education reform is urgent and essential.

Co-CEO Simon Sommer reflects on the importance of the education philanthropy community speaking with one voice at the recent Transforming Education Summit.

Applications are now open for one of five Jacobs Foundation scholarships in Innovative Finance in Education.

FIRST-EVER GLOBAL STUDY ON LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS SHOWS LACK OF ACTION BEYOND THE CLASSROOM TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE’S LEARNING AND WELLBEING Zurich, October 17, 2022: Economist Impact’s Learning Ecosystems Framework, commissioned by the Jacobs Foundation and launched today, offers a tool to understand the enabling factors of effective learning ecosystems that can provide opportunities to benefit […]