For Issues in Science and Technology, the Sloan Foundation's Evan Michelson and Adam Falk argue that, for philanthropy to shape science in the coming decades, it will need to adopt practices "that further the scientific enterprise while simultaneously helping to move society toward greater collective well-being."Read more.
The Science Philanthropy Alliance is honored to welcome the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as its newest member. Since its founding in 2013 with six members, the Alliance has grown to include 34 philanthropic organizations, each with a shared dedication to supporting fundamental science.“The Gates Foundation and the Alliance have long enjoyed a close partnership…
The Science Philanthropy Alliance announced today the addition of Fleming Crim, Ph.D., as a senior science advisor. Crim, who is the John E. Willard and Hilldale Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, previously served as chief operating officer of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Crim joins the Alliance’s four existing senior science advisors,…
As a part of Issues in Science and Technology's series exploring the next 75 years of science policy, Alliance president France Córdova recently shared her view on how philanthropy can "nurture and sustain a scientific infrastructure that is both resilient and flexible."
For the Fall 2021 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Alliance board member Elizabeth Good Christopherson joined other leaders in science philanthropy and communications to outline the need and opportunity for the two fields to cocreate a new era of partnership with communities of color.
For Issues in Science and Technology, Robert Conn, the Alliance's founding board chair and former Kavli Foundation president and CEO, explains why philanthropy gives the American research enterprise a unique advantage. To capitalize on that, though, he argues "it is crucial that we understand and capitalize on philanthropy’s distinctive history, perspectives, and synergies...."
The Science Philanthropy Alliance is honored to welcome its newest member, the Dana Foundation. The private philanthropy is dedicated to advancing neuroscience within society by supporting cross-disciplinary intersections such as neuroscience and ethics, law, policy, humanities, and arts. The foundation joins 32 other Alliance members in their commitment to advancing basic research and supporting the…
The Science Philanthropy Alliance’s board today announced the selection of Dr. France A. Córdova as Alliance president. Dr. Córdova, who begins in the role effective immediately, previously served as a senior science advisor for the Alliance after completing her six-year term as director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2020.“Dr. Córdova’s appointment as…
Decades before the COVID-19 pandemic, discovery science researchers were laying the groundwork for lifesaving breakthroughs now central to the world’s pandemic response. With support from the Kavli Foundation and the Simons Foundation, the Science Philanthropy Alliance enlisted a team of writers to explore these science origin stories in a new series: The COVID-19 Discovery Science Prequels. Each…
Sue Merrilees is a senior advisor at the Science Philanthropy Alliance. This is the third post in a series documenting Ross Brown's philanthropic journey. (Read Part I and Part II.)
In a year full of changes and challenges for the discovery science community, one thing has not shifted: Ross Brown’s determination to advance his philanthropic…