Tanoto Foundation and Global School Leaders are working together to establish the Indonesian principal leadership academy program, Inspirasi. In its pilot year commencing in July 2019, Inspirasi will enroll 50 school principals and their vice principals from 25 primary schools and madrasah in Karawang, West Java. Inspirasi targets the improvement of school principal leadership practices through field-and-forum training approach targeting instructional leadership, supervision and guidance for teachers, strategic planning, and learning outcome driven initiatives.

Tanoto Foundation  with APC initiated the publication of the Education Giving Guide for Indonesia in 2017. This guide has been developed based on a study supported by McKinsey & Company and AlphaBeta under the title of Productive Livelihood Catalysis: Educational Intervention Guidelines Through the Accelerated Track for Large-Scale and Maximum Impact. This report analyses Indonesia’s education landscape, and identifies opportunities for philanthropists to focus their efforts and bring about change for the better.

In order for education philanthropy to have an impact on better education changes in preparing the nation’s productive young generation, there are four areas that need to be focused on. These areas are teacher quality, teacher leadership and school governance, vocational education, as well as early childhood education and development.

According to this book, there are also 10 recommended initiatives that educational philanthropists may undertake to help complete the four focuses of education issues. In regard teacher quality, they can hold champion teacher program, use technology in teacher learning rooms, and activate teacher mentoring forum. A pilot school program, a principal academy, and an Indonesian teacher award program may also be undertaken in an effort to improve school leadership and governance.

Tanoto Foundation is a member of Filantropi Indonesia, an association of Indonesia-based philanthropists and CSOs committed to sustainable development. Tanoto Foundation actively participates in the networking and sharing events, as well as the annual philanthropy festivals. Tanoto Foundation participated at Filantropi Indonesia’s Festival (FiFest) 2016 and FiFest 2018.  At the 2018 FiFest Tanoto Foundation has been appointed as the leader of the Education Cluster. In August 2018, Tanoto Foundation provided Grant to Filantropi Indonesia for the development and initial activities of the education cluster for 1 year.