Teach For Bulgaria

What Teach For Bulgaria does

Teach For Bulgaria (Zaedno v chas) is a Bulgarian non-profit foundation established in 2010 that develops and supports teachers, school teams, and educational resources to address systemic inequalities in Bulgaria's K–12 education system. The organization operates three core programs: Nov pat v prepodavaneto (a two-year alternative pathway into teaching for motivated professionals from non-education backgrounds), Uchilishta za Primer (a whole-school transformation program covering 158+ schools, 1,700 teachers, and 65,000 students across 27 regions), and Uchim Zaedno (a project-based funding stream for schools). Its proprietary digital platform, Prepodavame.bg, is the largest educational website for teachers in Bulgaria with 41,000+ registered users and 250+ paying school subscriptions, delivering curated lesson plans, video courses, and professional development resources built on WordPress.

The organization's business model is a hybrid non-profit revenue structure: individual and corporate donations (its primary funding source, with regular monthly donations matched by co-founder Bogomil Balkanski), recurring school subscriptions to Prepodavame.bg, international grants from the European Commission (Erasmus+), the Swiss-Bulgarian Cooperation Programme, Open Society Foundations, and Teach For All, plus corporate partnerships (Yettel, Visa) funding specific projects. Core programs are free to participants; paid offerings include the school subscription at 20 BGN/week, individual teacher training at 100 BGN, and school team support at 200 BGN. Go-to-market is community-led, combining direct annual recruitment cycles (an online application, remote interview, and in-person assessment center yielding ~52 new teachers per cohort), school partnership outreach through annual open calls, and self-serve digital access via Prepodavame.bg.

The organization is governed by a 13-member Board of Directors comprising Bulgarian entrepreneurs and business leaders, with a ~50-person staff executing programs, fundraising, partnerships, and technology. Founder Evgenia Peeva-Kirova (Harvard, former McKinsey consultant) established the foundation with financial support from the America for Bulgaria Foundation, a relationship that has persisted for all 15 years. The organization is part of the global Teach For All network operating in 60+ countries and holds an ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification.

Name

Teach For Bulgaria

Legal name

Фондация „Заедно в час"

Website

https://zaednovchas.bg

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Teach For Bulgaria (Zaedno v chas) is a Bulgarian non-profit foundation that trains teachers, transforms school teams, and operates Prepodavame.bg, the largest teacher digital platform in Bulgaria, serving 1,700+ educators and 65,000 students across 27 regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Teacher Training & School Development Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Instructional Coaching & Teacher Professional Learning (School-Embedded) (EDAJAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Teacher Training, Professional Development & Education Leadership (BPADAKAC), Integrated Tutoring + Learning Content Platforms (Curriculum + Tutors) (EDANAGAL), K–12 Instructional Design & Curriculum Development Services (EDAGAKAA)

Keywords

• Teacher training programs
• School transformation services
• Education professional development
• Digital teaching platform
• Educational nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Sofia

HQ country

Bulgaria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual and Corporate Donations: The organization relies on individual donors and corporate partners who make regular or one-time donations. Regular monthly donors' contributions are matched by co-founder Bogomil Balkansksi. Donations constitute the primary funding source.
2. School Subscriptions (Prepodavame.bg): Over 250 schools subscribe to Prepodavame.bg's paid sections, accessing video courses, in-school qualification, ready-made training materials, Canva templates, and other professional development resources. Subscription fee is 20 BGN per week for sharing good practices.
3. European and International Project Grants: The organization participates in and coordinates international projects funded by the European Commission (Erasmus+), Swiss-Bulgarian Cooperation Programme, Open Society Foundations, Teach For All, and others. These project grants fund specific initiatives like NEST, GLAS, digital skills, civic education, and climate education programs.
4. Corporate Partnerships and Sponsorship: Corporate partners such as Yettel, Visa, and others fund specific project activities on the Prepodavame.bg platform and broader organizational initiatives, providing both financial support and in-kind resources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Teach For Bulgaria is a non-profit foundation that recruits and trains motivated professionals to become teachers through its Nov pat v prepodavaneto (New Path in Teaching) program, supports whole-school transformation through Uchilishta za primer (Model Schools), and provides a digital educator platform (Prepodavame.bg) with teaching resources, video courses, and professional development tools. Revenue is generated primarily through donations, grants, and school subscriptions to the digital platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prepodavame.bg: The largest and fastest-growing educational website for teachers, directors, and educational experts in Bulgaria, providing quality resources, teaching materials, video courses, strategies for better teaching, professional groups for experience exchange, and professional development opportunities.

Products and services

• Uchilishta za primer (Model Schools) Program Whole-school transformation program that supports school directors and leadership teams across Bulgaria to build sustainable management structures, adopt new teaching methods, and place the student at the center of the learning process. The only program of its kind in Bulgaria.
• Nov pat v prepodavaneto (New Path in Teaching) Program Alternative two-year pathway into teaching for motivated professionals and career changers from diverse backgrounds. Participants receive practical training, mentor support, and access to a peer community, and are placed in partner schools across 7 Bulgarian regions. Approximately 550 participants graduated 2011–2024, with ~60% still teaching.
• Prepodavame.bg Digital Platform Online educational platform providing contemporary teaching resources, developed lessons, video courses, teaching strategies, professional groups for peer exchange, and a school subscription model offering paid video courses, in-school qualification, ready-made trainings, Canva templates, worksheets, posters, webinar archives, and access to a private Facebook group. Over 41,000 registered users and 250+ school subscriptions.
• Uchim Zaedno (Learn Together) Program Project-based funding and program through which schools apply for resources to implement educational initiatives, supported by Teach For Bulgaria and partner organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students of Nov pat v prepodavaneto teachers show significantly better results on external assessments in Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and English
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Ministry of Education and Science (MON) - BulgariacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2021Key national partner for international projects including NEST (Novice Educator Support and Training) and NEWTT (New Way for New Talents in Teaching). MON collaborates on policy development and co-develops teacher training approaches. Project NEST is coordinated by Teach For Bulgaria with MON and Syndicate 'Education' as Bulgarian partners.
• Teach For AllcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network of organizations recruiting motivated professionals to teach in schools with challenges. Teach For Bulgaria was established based on Teach For All's expertise and methodologies, adapted for the Bulgarian context. The network enables cross-border learning and collaborative international projects. Bulgaria is part of a 60+ country network.
• Syndicate 'Education' at CT 'Podkrepa' (KT Podkrepa)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrade union partner in the NEST project, collaborating on mentor training for beginning teachers. Represents teachers' interests in policy discussions.
• Plovdiv University 'Paisii Hilendarski'secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for the NEWTT project and for providing pedagogical qualification to Nov pat v prepodavaneto participants who lack teaching credentials. Partner university for teacher certification.
• New Bulgarian UniversitysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for the FIERST project (From Innovation in Inclusive Education to Real Application), working with Teach For Bulgaria and MON to create professional learning communities.
• Veliko Tarnovo University 'St. Cyril and Methodius'secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in the NEST project; Prof. Lyubomira Popova from the Faculty of Pedagogy serves as a NEST trainer in Bulgaria.
• University of Duisburg-Essen, GermanysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal evaluator of the NEST project, measuring knowledge, skills, and attitudes of beginning teachers with mentors vs. a control group without mentors.
• Office for Climate Education / UNESCOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSource of adapted climate education materials for the Bulgarian context. Teach For Bulgaria adapted materials under Office for Climate Education, UNESCO umbrella, for Bulgarian teachers.
• Sofia Platform, Amalipe, Voti, Novaya ZaryaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners in the GLAS project consortium alongside Teach For Bulgaria and Prepodavame.bg. Each partner brings specific expertise in civic education and community engagement.
• AEJ-Bulgaria (Association of European Journalists)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for the Teen Network for Fact-Checking project, collaborating on dissemination of media literacy results.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Teach First (UK): Pioneer Teach For All network organization offering a leadership development pathway into teaching in disadvantaged schools, plus whole-school transformation and a professional community — the founding template Teach For Bulgaria adapted.
• Teach For Romania: Closest direct regional peer; sister Teach For All network organization operating in Romania with a near-identical model combining teacher recruitment/alternative pathway, school partnerships, and digital content for teachers.
• Teach For America: Original Teach For All network member; large-scale U.S. alternative teacher pathway organization placing non-traditional candidates into low-income schools with ongoing training and alumni leadership pipeline.

Regional players

• Trust for Social Achievement Foundation (Bulgaria): Bulgarian foundation funding education quality, Roma inclusion, and youth development; a regional peer operating comparable school- and community-based programs in the same Bulgarian civic-education ecosystem.
• Amalipe Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance: Bulgarian NGO working on Roma educational inclusion, civic education, and school-community programs; a GLAS project consortium partner to Teach For Bulgaria and a comparable Bulgarian civil-society education actor.
• Step by Step Foundation (Bulgaria): Bulgaria-based education NGO focused on early-childhood and inclusive education reform, teacher professional development, and school-community partnerships — a regional peer operating in the same Bulgarian K–12 transformation space.

Others

• Teach For All: Global network of independent organizations (60+ countries) recruiting leaders into teaching and education; Teach For Bulgaria is a member network organization, sharing methodology, funding access, and cross-border learning.
• America for Bulgaria Foundation: Anchor funder and founding partner of Teach For Bulgaria; broader U.S.-style foundation deploying multi-year programmatic grants to Bulgarian NGOs in education, civic engagement, and economic opportunity.
• Khan Academy Bulgaria: Free, online educational content platform serving Bulgarian teachers and students; an adjacent digital learning resource that overlaps with Prepodavame.bg's teacher resource and video-course offering.
• Open Society Institute - Sofia: Major Bulgarian funder and independent evaluator of Teach For Bulgaria programs; an adjacent ecosystem participant funding education reform, inclusion, and civic initiatives across Bulgaria.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/teachforbulgaria
• Facebookfacebook.com/teachforbulgaria
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teachforbulgaria
• Instagraminstagram.com/teachforbulgaria

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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