Collaboration Across the Nation

To reach teachers working in communities across the country, Fund for Teachers partners with local education foundations and philanthropic organizations. Together we market the program, manage and support applicants, conduct selection processes and fund grants.

Perhaps our favorite aspect of these collaborations happens each fall, when many of these like-minded organizations host events at which FFT Fellows showcase fellowships completed that summer.This month, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence and the Public Education Foundation – Chattanooga celebrated Fellows’ accomplishments and the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation and Dalio Education are upcoming.

Here is an example of how Rowena Williams shared her fellowship, which included visiting the family and teachers of current student, Yadira, in her Guatemalan hometown.

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Donor Spotlight: Extra Yard for Teachers

Fund for Teachers does not exist without Friends for Teachers – those of you who contribute financially and donate your time and voices to help us spread the word about our nationally-unique approach to impacting education. On the heels of our hometown of Houston hosting the College Football Championship last month, we are particularly grateful for Extra Yard for Teachers and the College Football Playoffs Foundation.

In addition to sponsoring uplifting events in local schools and collaborating with non-profit education partners in and around the city, Extra Yard for Teachers also donated $100,000 to Fund for Teachers earmarked for fellowships designed by Houston-area teachers. Receiving this gift, as well as this vote of confidence in our approach to investing in teachers, models what is possible through non-profit collaboration and makes the upcoming summer one of new knowledge and insights for Houston educators and, afterwards, their students and school communities.

If you want to learn more about how to support teachers, their students and school communities through Fund for Teachers, contact our development director Stephen Butler.