PART I: UNDERSTANDING EDUCATION PHILANTRHOPY 1. Education Philanthropy in Germany and the US; Ekkehard Thümler, Nicole Bögelein and Annelie Beller 2. School Reform and Philanthropy: Theory and Literature; Ekkehard Thümler PART II: THE CASE STUDIES 3. Jacobs Summer Camp and DeutschSommer. Making a Difference with Summer Camp Programmes; Annelie Beller 4. The Chance. A Systemic Approach to Integrate Adolescents Into the Job Market; Steffen Bethmann 5. SEIS. The Role of the Bertelsmann Foundation as a Think Tank Taking Action; Gunnar Glänzel 6. Semi-Autonomous School. Bertelsmann Foundation and the Largest School Development Project in German History; Gunnar Glänzel 7. Success for All. The Impact of Research-Proven Cooperative Learning Strategies; Andreas Schröer 8. Teach for America. How a Teacher Corps Changes Schools and Community; Andreas Schröer 9. Assessing the Impact of Educational Programmes. An Evaluation of Research Validity; Anke Heyder PART III: ANALYSIS 10. Philanthropic Impact and Effectiveness in Education; Ekkehard Thümler, Nicole Bögelein and Annelie Beller 11. Islands of Success Revisited: Which Role for Philanthropy?; Ekkehard Thümler