Articles & Interviews

The 2017 EFC’s Annual General Assembly and Conference focuses on the theme “Courage to re-embrace solidarity in Europe – Can philanthropy take the lead?” It is held in Warsaw, Poland, from May 31 to June 2.

The 2017 Jacobs Foundation Conference focuses on the most relevant current and future research questions in the field of education pertaining to increasing cultural and linguistic heterogeneity. It is held at Marbach Castle at Lake Constance, Germany, from May 17 to May 19.

The 2017 Philanthropy Report which the Economist conducted in cooperation with BNP Paribas features among other leaders in social impact investment, Lavinia Jacobs, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Jacobs Foundation with a conversation on traditional values, and social impact investment with a new approach.

Great honor for Toni Antonucci and Janet Currie. The scientists will receive an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, as part of the University’s Dies academicus festivities on April 28-29, 2017.

In the presence of Pierre Dillenbourg, President of the Swiss EdTech Collider, Lavinia Jacobs, Chair of the Board of Trustees, and further representatives, the opening ceremony of the Swiss EdTech Collider is held today.

Amanda Eller is one of the fall 2016 Jacobs fellows who entered the Entrepreneurship Career Program at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. She came with the goal of exploring impact investing. In this article she lays out how and why foundations should engage more in impact investing.

The importance of social and emotional education has gained recognition over the past few years and is now commonly included in the curriculum. Technology can play a major role in supporting this kind of education to promote social and emotional health. We worked with kids to see what kinds of technologies they would want.

Farmers in Côte d’Ivoire often live below the poverty line and are hardly able to save money. Elizabeth is 31 years old and has 5 children. She took out a loan of 72 USD and is planning to buy cocoa seedlings to plant 1ha of cocoa farm with it. The loan was provided by the Village Savings and Loans project.

The Jacobs Foundation’s 2016 Annual Report details our success in promoting the education and development of children and youth over the past year.