The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The MasterCard Foundation, Douglas B. Marshall Jr. Family Foundation and an anonymous donor will provide up to $5 million for efforts to increase the participation, quality, and relevance of secondary education and support innovative initiatives that provide learning opportunities and life and livelihood skills in developing countries.
The collaborating organizations will jointly select projects focused on pilot interventions that offer innovative solutions to improve learning and access to education.
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William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.”