Designing for Strategic Philanthropy

This article introduces "design philanthropy," a new approach where foundations develop and implement their own instructional innovations for education reform. This evolves from venture philanthropy, which focused on broad policy changes. While design philanthropy aims to increase democratic engagement, influence instructional core, and spur innovation, it also presents challenges regarding coherence, scalability, and sustainability in education policymaking, prompting a re-evaluation of philanthropic influence and accountability.