What TFT does

TFT (Teach For Taiwan / 為台灣而教) is a nonprofit foundation incorporated under Taiwan law (財團法人為台灣而教教育基金會), founded in 2013 and affiliated with the international Teach For All network. The organization addresses educational inequality in Taiwan by recruiting cross-sector talent into a two-year fellowship program that places them as full-time teachers in elementary schools located in high-learning-need rural and underserved areas. Over 13 years, TFT has deployed 400+ program members to 94 partner schools across 9 counties, trained 350+ classroom teachers, served 6,900+ children, and built an alumni network of 250+ leaders who continue influencing Taiwan's education ecosystem through formal teaching roles, social enterprises, and policy advocacy.

TFT's product portfolio extends beyond the core fellowship into complementary programs including the Pingtung Education Innovation Hub (Taiwan's first repurposed idle-school education innovation base, established 2022), the Summer Tomorrow School volunteer program, a Rural Teacher Training Master's Program co-developed with the Ministry of Education and National Taipei University of Education, and the annual Feeling Festival (有感節) advocacy event combining music festival, market, exhibition, and cross-sector forums. The organization also operates a course and lecture invitation program for external audiences and an Inside School deep collaboration model for targeted partner school support.

TFT's revenue model is philanthropy-based, funded entirely through individual donations (one-time and monthly 好感人 subscriptions of TWD 500+/month) and corporate/foundation partnerships (with 100+ organizations including Google, Dell, Nike, Ford, Cathay Financial, and 台積電), supplemented by modest professional services revenue from the lecture program at Executive Yuan fee rates. Distribution relies on direct school partnership applications, the official donation platform, social media advocacy (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, podcast), and large-scale public events. The organization holds active public fundraising licenses from Taiwan's Ministry of Health and Welfare and operates under Taiwan Ministry of Education oversight as of 2023.

Name

TFT

Legal name

財團法人為台灣而教教育基金會

Website

https://teach4taiwan.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TFT (Teach For Taiwan) is a Taiwan-based nonprofit that recruits cross-sector talent into a two-year teaching fellowship, placing fellows as full-time elementary school teachers in 94 rural partner schools across 9 counties to address educational inequality, funded through individual and corporate donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Title I & Compensatory Education Programs (EDAJAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Technical & Digital Skills Training (BPACANAB)

Keywords

• Teacher fellowship program
• Educational inequality
• Rural education services
• Nonprofit education foundation
• Talent development program

Headquarters

HQ city

Taipei

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. 個人捐款支持: 透過官方網站捐款系統接受個人單筆或定期定額捐款支持 TFT 計畫，包含信用卡、Line Pay、街口支付、超商繳款、ATM 轉帳、郵政劃撥等多種方式。
2. 企業 / 基金會合作捐款: 與企業或基金會建立合作夥伴關係，透過企業捐贈、公益合作等方式獲得穩定資源支持，累積連結超過 100 間企業與民間單位投入回應教育現場需求。
3. 好感人定期定額捐款專案: 有感節期間推出好感人專案，邀請支持者成為好感人（每月定期定額 500 元以上），支持孩子從家鄉出發站上舞台的學習旅程，包含交通、餐飲、住宿、學習等費用。
4. 課程演講收費: 提供教育不平等認識、现场經驗分享、如何與孩子互動、服務心態建立、教案設計等課程模組，收費標準依行政院講座鐘點費支給表，並提供給學生團體經費有限者彈性調整。

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TFT recruits cross-sector talent into a two-year full-time teaching fellowship, placing fellows in high-need elementary schools across Taiwan. Members receive approximately 500 hours of professional training, on-site supervision, and leadership development. The core service is complemented by specialized pathways (e.g., Rural Teacher Training Master's Program), regional hubs (Pingtung Education Innovation Hub), summer learning programs, and advocacy events (Feeling Festival). TFT partners with schools, government agencies, and corporate sponsors to address educational inequality in Taiwan's underserved communities.

Product overview

TFT (為台灣而教 / Teach For Taiwan) is a nonprofit organization addressing educational inequality in Taiwan through a portfolio of interconnected programs. The core offering is the two-year TFT Fellowship Program, which recruits and trains cross-sector talent to serve as full-time teachers in high-need primary schools. This core program is supported by specialized pathways such as the Rural Teacher Training Master's Program (in partnership with National Taipei University of Education) for formal certification. TFT operates the Pingtung Education Innovation Hub as a regional talent development center and runs the Summer Tomorrow School for ongoing student support during breaks. The organization conducts annual advocacy through the "有感節 (Feeling Festival)" — a multi-format event combining a music festival, market, exhibition, and cross-sector forums — and engages schools through the Partner School Program and Inside School deep collaboration projects. Supplementary offerings include a course and lecture invitation program, volunteer programs, and a donation platform for public support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TFT 計畫 (TFT Program): A two-year fellowship program that recruits cross-sector talent to serve as full-time teachers in Taiwan's high-needs elementary schools, working with local school and community partners.
• 有感節 (Feeling Festival)
• 屏東教育創新基地 (Pingtung Education Innovation Hub)

Products and services

• TFT Fellowship Program (TFT 計畫) A two-year full-time teaching fellowship that recruits cross-sector talent to serve as teachers in high-learning-need primary schools across Taiwan, paired with approximately 500 hours of professional training, on-site supervision, and leadership development. Open to individuals from diverse professional backgrounds willing to commit to a two-year fellowship.
• Pingtung Education Innovation Hub (屏東教育創新基地) Taiwan's first school-to-school spatial transformation, converting an idle campus building in Checheng Township into a regional hub for education talent development, digital education resource introduction, and local co-learning. Serves as a regional center for teacher empowerment in Pingtung County.
• Summer Tomorrow School (夏季明日學校) A six-week summer program in Pingtung where university students, trained by TFT, lead elementary students in leadership, character, digital, and cultural learning to prevent academic regression during long breaks. Targets children in TFT partner schools.
• Feeling Festival (有感節) An annual flagship advocacy event series combining music festival, market fair, exhibition, and cross-sector forums to raise public awareness of educational inequality. Features student performances, corporate partnerships, and community engagement across Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung.
• Expertise Pathway / Rural Teacher Training Master's Program (專長學程 / 偏鄉師培碩士專班) A pathway co-developed with the National Taipei University of Education and the Ministry of Education, helping TFT alumni and cross-sector talent obtain formal teaching credentials and continue contributing to the education system. Over 40 alumni have enrolled in the Rural Teacher Training Master's Program.
• Cross-Sector Forum (跨界對談) Dialogue events held across multiple cities (Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung) featuring speakers from education, policy, business, and social innovation to discuss teacher retention, youth careers, and education system reform.
• Partner School Program (成為 TFT 合作學校) A program enabling TFT to collaborate with schools in high-need areas; schools apply voluntarily and TFT provides teaching talent, training support, and supervision to jointly cultivate teachers for rural education.
• Donation System (捐款支持) A comprehensive donation platform offering monthly recurring donations and one-time contributions via credit card, LINE Pay, Jkopay, convenience store payments, and bank transfer, with full financial transparency reporting. Donations are tax-deductible.
• Course & Lecture Invitation Program (課程與演講邀約) Modular educational content offerings covering topics including understanding educational inequality, field experience sharing, teaching practice, team building, and curriculum design, available for schools, enterprises, and student groups. Pricing follows Executive Yuan lecturer fee schedule.
• Inside School Deep Collaboration (Inside School 深度合作) A deep cooperation project with partner schools (starting with Danlu Elementary School in Pingtung) that provides professional counseling support and teacher capacity building based on specific school needs, strengthening in-school support systems.
• Volunteer Programs (暑期 / 年度志工計畫) Volunteer opportunities including the Summer Tomorrow School camp volunteer program and semester-based annual volunteers, allowing supporters to participate in TFT's education work directly.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% 以上孩子具備基本學力，孩子自我效能感顯著提升
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered 核心 and 重要.

• 均一教育平台核心Strategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016與均一教育平台共同成立「Education CoLab 教育創新合作社」，匯集人才與科技、場域等資源協力促進教育均等。透過與均一教育平台合作，TFT 在屏南地區推動跨校教師研習，影響屏南半島近 50% 國小及教師增能學習。
• 誠致教育基金會核心Strategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016與均一教育平台、誠致教育基金會共同成立「Education CoLab 教育創新合作社」，協力促進教育均等。誠致基金會主持雲林拯民國小轉型為 KIST 公辦民營學校後，TFT 校友與計畫成員加入扭轉危機為創新轉機。
• 教育部核心Strategic or Co-development Partner與教育部、國立臺北教育大學教育系合作「偏鄉地區國民小學師資培育實驗計畫」，加速導流跨領域人才以正式教師身份持續投入教育工作。
• 國立臺北教育大學教育系核心Strategic or Co-development Partner與教育部、國立臺北教育大學教育系合作偏鄉師培碩士專班，共同培育和導流跨領域人才。已有 40+ 校友就讀偏鄉師培碩士專班。
• 屏東縣政府核心Strategic or Co-development Partner與屏東縣政府、國家發展委員會合作，活化車城鄉閒置校舍，創立「屏東教育創新基地」，打造縣內首座教育創新基地，匯聚恆春半島教育創新能量。
• 國家發展委員會核心Strategic or Co-development Partner參與國發會相關政策規劃，共同推動教育創新與地方創生，與屏東縣府合作活化閒置校舍為教育創新基地。
• 友達永續基金會重要GTM or Marketing Partner友達永續基金會支持 TFT 執行「校園永續素養培育計畫」，補助 TFT 合作學校孩子進行海洋走讀等多元學習體驗。
• 中研院社會所重要Strategic or Co-development Partner參與中研院社會所「COVID-19 對台灣社會之影響」研究，協助蒐集現場教師在疫情間的觀察與經驗，作為相關政策的實證參考。
• 台南東北扶輪社重要GTM or Marketing Partner台南東北扶輪社在 TFT 合作學校進行圖書設備捐贈揭牌儀式，學生進行義賣活動籌措學習經費。
• 林業生基金會重要Strategic or Co-development Partner林業生基金會為雲林光榮國小公辦民營的承接單位，第四屆 TFT 校友蔡名封擔任教育組組長，與 TFT 校友協力推動學校發展。
• Hahow 好學校重要GTM or Marketing Partner2025 有感節與 Hahow 合作，活動期間在 Hahow 平台學習輸入折扣碼可享 85 折起優惠，Hahow 將每筆訂單 5% 回饋給 TFT。
• RE-THINK 重新思考重要Strategic or Co-development PartnerTFT 合作學校申請 RE-THINK 的回收大百科課程，讓孩子們更了解垃圾污染對海洋的威脅，進行環境教育。
• 海漂實驗室重要Strategic or Co-development PartnerTFT 合作學校與海漂實驗室合作，帶孩子進行淨灘活動，並利用海洋廢物製作藝術品進行環境教育。
• 教育部青年署重要Strategic or Co-development Partner協辦教育部青年署「青年好政 Let's Talk」公民審議系列活動，提升青年對台灣教育不平等議題的認識與討論。
• Teach For All 國際網絡核心Strategic or Co-development PartnerTFT 為 Teach For All 國際網絡成員，近四成校友透過此網絡實證有效的關鍵途徑持續投入教育領域。開放 Teach For All 的課程、Master Class 等線上資源平台供團隊申請。

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Teach For Malaysia: Sister organization in Malaysia using the same fellowship model. Recruits cross-sector talent to teach in underserved Malaysian schools. Operates with a similar regional and underserved-population focus to TFT.
• Teach For Korea: Sister organization in Korea using the same Teach For All fellowship model to address educational inequality. Comparable scale, recruitment model, and operational approach to TFT.
• Teach First: The UK's version of the Teach For All fellowship model, recruiting cross-sector talent to teach in low-income communities. Operates as an education charity with a similar training-and-deployment approach to TFT, serving as a direct peer in a different developed-market context.
• Teach For Japan: Sister organization in Japan using the same Teach For All fellowship model. Recruits cross-sector talent to teach in underserved Japanese schools. Comparable in mission, fellowship structure, and developed-Asian-market context.
• Teach For America: The original Teach For All network member that pioneered the cross-sector talent-to-teacher fellowship model. Recruits recent graduates and professionals to teach for 2 years in underserved US schools, making it the closest structural and operational peer to TFT.
• Teach For Thailand: Sister organization in Thailand using the same Teach For All fellowship model. Recruits cross-sector talent to address educational inequality in underserved Thai schools, with comparable scale and rural focus.
• Teach For Hong Kong: Sister organization in Hong Kong using the same Teach For All fellowship model to address educational inequality. Recruits cross-sector talent to teach in underserved Hong Kong schools, with similar scale, mission, and operational structure to TFT.

Regional players

• 博幼社會福利基金會 (Boya Social Welfare Foundation): Taiwan-based nonprofit providing after-school tutoring and educational support to disadvantaged children in rural and indigenous communities. Similar geographic focus to TFT but uses direct tutoring delivery rather than teacher fellowship placement.

Broad incumbents

• 均一教育平台 (Junyi Academy): Taiwan-based education equity nonprofit providing free digital learning resources and supplementary education to underserved students. Operates a complementary mission to TFT in Taiwan but uses digital-platform delivery rather than teacher placement.
• Teach For All: The global network of which TFT is a member organization. Provides the playbook, international resources, master classes, and cross-country peer learning for 50+ partner organizations. TFT is one affiliate within this broader umbrella, comparable on mission but broader in scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/teach4taiwan
• Instagraminstagram.com/teachfortaiwan
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teach-for-taiwan

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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