The Global Business Coalition for Education (GBC-Education) was founded to bring the business community together to end the global education crisis. GBC-Education seeks to increase investments in education from the private sector. In 2019, GBC-Education began developing a suite of resources and services to support partners in its network in making…

In response to COVID-19 many companies, particularly technology companies, voluntarily attended to the strained education sector by donating or temporarily discounting their core products, generating public support and gratitude. This type of philanthropic corporate action demonstrates an expansive and perhaps increasing function in the…

This paper addresses the ways through which new philanthropy in education is being enacted in Portugal, focusing on one of its significant imaginaries: social inclusion. We analyse EPIS (Entrepreneurs for Social Inclusion), a top association dedicated to corporate philanthropy with a growing presence in the education system. Drawing on Popkewitz's…

This article explores the impact of market-driven corporate philanthropy on educational institutions and their social actors, with a focus on how ideas of English and women's empowerment become institutionally entrenched with subject-making processes in the context of higher education in Bangladesh. While questions about how late capitalism as a…

As part of their commitment in the 2022 School Resource Management Strategy to research good practice and share findings with the sector, the Department for Education (DfE) commissioned CooperGibson Research (CGR) and St. Mary's University, to conduct qualitative research exploring school and trust business practices. The research aimed to better…

The 'googlization' of education is emblematic of the growing power of private tech companies in schools across the globe, challenging education as a public good. While critical scholarship has started unpacking the ideological, pedagogical and economical logics underpinning Google's digital infrastructure in schools, we have little insight into…

Globally, the education sector is the second largest recipient of private philanthropic giving after health. However, the education initiatives of European philanthropic organizations, unlike those of US-based entities, have not been scrutinized in the academic literature. In addition, philanthropic institutions' increasing use of…

Customer Service is important for a myriad of reasons, such as retaining customers, building customer loyalty, getting customer referrals, improving employee happiness, and remaining competitive. However, as a company grows, the focus may be on sales and production, with customer service efficiency and effectiveness being seen as an overhead…