The Stimulus and Coming Recession: What Do They Mean for Education Philanthropy?

Resources:

• Responding to COVID-19: What's (not) Happening and How Funders Can Support the Field - Slide deck from Bellwether Education Partners
• COVID-19 Strategic Planning Toolkit for Education & Nonprofit Leaders - Bellwether Education Partners
• Schools should consider keeping kids in the same grade this fall - Washington Post opinion piece by Michael Petrilli, April 6, 2020
• Let’s get ready for stimulus 4.0 - Flypaper article by Paul Herdman, April 2, 2020

The federal government just committed $2.2 trillion to the U.S. economy with implications for the nonprofit sector and education. What is in the stimulus package? What does it mean for the role of philanthropy in the crisis and recovery? How can we begin to plan for the consequences of an economic downturn on schools? Which lessons from the last recession apply? Join the following guests for a live video discussion:

• Andy Rotherham, Bellwether Education Partners
• Julie Mikuta, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
• Mike Petrilli, The Thomas B. Fordham Institute
• Paul Herdman, Rodel