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Fundraising for Basic Scientific Research: In the Trenches with Development and Academic Leaders [Alliance Blog]

Sue Merrilees is an advisor at the Science Philanthropy AllianceRaising money for discovery science from private sources can sometimes feel like a long and hard-fought battle; the set of potential donors is limited, the engagement of potential donors with the institution takes time, and the fruits of basic scientific research are unpredictable. Yet discovery science…
October 16, 20180Comments

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What a Top Science Funder is Learning from Its Deep Dive into a Risky Area

Tate Williams writes about the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's support of quantum materials basic scientific research through its EPiQS initiative....how do you gauge if a program is successful, when its whole point is being comfortable with the unpredictable and long-term process of basic scientific research?   Before the Moore Foundation re-upped its EPiQS initiative, it…
October 15, 20180Comments

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Science Philanthropy Alliance Receives AIRI 2018 Public Service Award

At its annual meeting in Carlsbad, CA, on October 1, 2018, the Association of Independent Research Institutes (AIRI) presented its 2018 Public Service Award to Science Philanthropy Alliance president Marc Kastner and executive director Valerie Conn. "This award is due to the commitment of our board members, staff, consultants, members, and the philanthropists who are…
October 3, 20180Comments

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Behind the Scenes of the Duchossois Family’s $100 Million Gift to the University of Chicago Medicine [Alliance blog]

Valerie Conn is executive director of the Science Philanthropy AllianceA $100 million gift is what’s known in development circles as a “transformative gift” – such a gift is raised by an institution infrequently and can make a huge difference for science at a university. The University of Chicago, where I used to work, recently…
September 19, 20180Comments

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Blavatnik Family Pledges $10 million to Stanford Medicine Graduate Research

The Blavatnik Family Foundation has pledged $10 million to Stanford Medicine.The Blavatnik Family Fellowship Fund at the Stanford University School of Medicine will support PhD fellowships that allow young scientists enrolled in the Stanford Biosciences to pursue investigative directions that inspire their creativity and passion.The fund will support five Blavatnik Fellows a year in perpetuity and builds…
August 10, 20180Comments

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Philanthropy in the War Zone [via the Foundation Center]

Bradford Smith, president of the Foundation Center, blogs about philanthropy in today's balkanized environment. He cites the Science Philanthropy Alliance as an example of an initiative that has transcended divisions. He writes:Inevitably, some foundations...may decide to transcend the turmoil of the moment and focus their investments on the long-term future. We're all familiar with examples…
July 13, 20180Comments

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How Foundations can have an Outsize Impact on Scientific Research [Alliance blog]

Marc Kastner is the president of the Science Philanthropy Alliance. This article first appeared on the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation website.When I was young, becoming an academic scientist was a dependable career choice. With a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago in hand, I joined the faculty of MIT in 1973. I applied…
July 3, 20180Comments

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U.S. Research Institutions Received Over $2.3 Billion in Private Funding for discovery science in 2017 [Alliance News]

U.S. Research Institutions Received Over $2.3 Billion in Private Funding for discovery science in 2017Institutions participating in the survey the past three years show 40% increase in fundingPALO ALTO, CA (June 7, 2017) – Research institutions in the U.S. received more than $2.3 billion for discovery science research in 2017 from foundations, philanthropists,…
June 7, 20180Comments

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