How The Fund Leverages Capital
The Chicago Public Education Fund is venture capital for public education. Every four years, we raise a series of funds and invest in high-impact programs and outstanding management teams focused on improving the quality and performance of principals and teachers. Our success is rooted in a strict adherence to our venture capital model, investments that meet critical needs of the school system, and a strong alignment across all strategic partners.
How The Fund’s Venture Capital Process Works
The Chicago Public Education Fund applies principles of venture capital to make systemic improvements in education, with a focus on talent and leadership in our schools. Our approach is further defining a burgeoning field of private sector investment in public education, and is being studied by America’s top business schools as a model of innovation in philanthropy. More importantly, the venture capital model enables The Fund to stay focused and get results fast
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Investment Funds and Goals
Consistent with our venture capital model, The Fund raises a series of funds every four years and focuses on a set of clearly defined initiatives. The Fund’s current investment fund, its third and most ambitious fund to date, leverages the strong track record of success in Funds I and II. Fund I established a high bar of quality for leadership, and Fund II embedded high-quality leaders throughout the district. Fund III will elevate the performance of exceptional leadership teams—supporting them and placing them in the schools that need them the most.
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Our People and Partners
The Fund values collaboration. Our Board of Directors and management team regularly build and cultivate strategic relationships in order to leverage dollars, effect policy, and create sustainable, systemic impact. From Chicago Public Schools and Mayor Richard M. Daley to our portfolio program partners and advisory councils, The Fund has created a network of individuals and organizations highly invested in what we do and how well we do it.
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Results The Fund is Achieving