Coming together for education: Imaginable Futures announced as the first Education House Institutional Partner

NEW YORK, 23 September 2026 — At Education House @ UNGA 81 on 22 September at 25 Broadway in New York, Imaginable Futures was announced as Education House’s first Institutional Partner, committing to growing Education House’s impact over the coming year, including editions in Davos, Oxford and New York.

“No one organization can create meaningful change alone, which is why spaces like Education House matter—bringing people together across organizations, geographies, and perspectives to learn from one another and imagine what’s possible. As funders, we have an important role to play in creating and supporting these opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange. We’re proud to invest in Education House and invite others to come alongside us in building a stronger, more connected global education community.” 

Erin Simmons, Chief Operating Officer, Imaginable Futures

Amy Klement (left), CEO and Board Member, Imaginable Futures, with Erin Simmons, Chief Operating Officer, Imaginable Futures.

Coming together to advance sustainable development through education

Imaginable Futures is joining Education House at a time of growing momentum to place education at the heart of global conversations on our collective future. Education House was established from a conviction that education must be central to addressing the defining challenges of our time, yet is too often absent from the forums where global priorities and investments are shaped.

The global community’s response to Education House has been encouraging, reflecting a growing appetite for conversations about the role of education in advancing sustainable development. At Education House @ UNGA 81, 800 participants joined more than 30 sessions led by over 100 organizations, collectively making the case for education as vital for the 2030 sustainable development agenda and beyond.

"HundrED, Salzburg Global and Teach for All started Education House just over a year ago as a space that could build relationships, trust and collaboration across institutions—and help turn dialogue into collective action. This support from Imaginable Futures is fantastic and will help us continue to develop Education House."

Dominic Regester, Director of Education, Salzburg Global

"Education needs to be at the heart of the world’s most important conversations. By bringing people together across countries, sectors and perspectives, Education House creates opportunities for us to learn from one another and work collectively so that children are equipped to shape a better future."

Wendy Kopp, CEO and Co-Founder, Teach For All

Looking ahead to Davos 2027

"Education House started in New York last year to create a space for collaborative action. This year, more than 3,000 people have registered. With Imaginable Futures’ support, we are now taking Education House to Davos and Oxford in 2027, keeping education at the centre of global conversations and inviting others to join us."

Lasse Leponiemi, Chair, HundrED Foundation

The next gathering, Education House @ Davos, will take place on Tuesday, 19 January 2027 at Hotel Schatzalp, alongside the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. It will bring together leaders from education and beyond to exchange learning, forge new connections and explore how education can contribute to addressing the world’s most pressing challenges. The Davos edition will focus on how education is preparing students for the workforce.

Imaginable Futures’ support will help Education House strengthen its programming, welcome a wider range of voices and sustain collaboration across its gatherings. 

Education House welcomes funders, education organizations, networks and other partners interested in contributing resources, ideas, expertise or convening power. Together, we can give education a stronger presence in the world’s most consequential conversations and help turn shared learning into collective action.

To explore opportunities to collaborate on Education House editions globally, please contact matt.gillespie@teachforall.org in the first instance.

About Education House

Education House is a collaborative platform convened by HundrED, Salzburg Global and Teach For All to advance sustainable development through education. Held alongside major global gatherings, it brings together diverse leaders and organizations to exchange learning, build relationships and catalyse collective action.

About Imaginable Futures

Driven by a vision where learning sparks opportunity and every learner can thrive and shape their own futures, Imaginable Futures supports organizations that build and strengthen equity in education. 

We believe lasting change is driven by collaboration. That’s why we partner with communities, organizations, and peer funders across Brazil, Kenya and the United States to disrupt patterns of inequity and catalyze meaningful change for all learners. 

As a venture of The Omidyar Group, we have invested over $360 million in more than 265 partners who are the visionaries, connectors and advocates transforming imagined futures into shared realities.

Learn more at imaginablefutures.com