Alliance President Congratulates Dr. Edna Adan Ismail on winning 2023 Templeton Prize
“On behalf of the Science Philanthropy Alliance, I congratulate Dr. Edna Adan Ismail on winning the 2023 Templeton Prize. This […]
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More than the Sum of its Parts: The Many Benefits of Public-Private Partnerships
Emblazoned across a wall at one Alliance member’s headquarters is the African proverb, “If you want to go fast, go […]
Introducing the COVID-19 Basic Science Prequels
Decades before the COVID-19 pandemic, basic science researchers were laying the groundwork for lifesaving breakthroughs now central to the world’s pandemic […]
Journey of a Philanthropist, Part III
Sue Merrilees is a senior advisor at the Science Philanthropy Alliance. This is the third post in a series documenting Ross […]
How Covid-19 Has Driven Philanthropists to Change Lanes [Valerie Conn blog]
Science philanthropy is like a road trip. You pick a lane of scientific endeavor that you are passionate about—it could […]
Promoting Diversity in Science [Alliance blog]
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski’s career as a champion for diversity in mathematics, engineering, and science began in one of the least […]
WHY BASIC SCIENCE? [Alliance News]
Dear members and friends of the Science Philanthropy Alliance, Science has never been more important than it is right now during the […]
Anticipating the Future of Science: A Look Back and a Look Ahead [via UCSD Research Affairs]
The University of California San Diego recently hosted a day-long symposium celebrating the philanthropic funding of early-career faculty in their […]
Freedom, Creativity, and Innovation: The Packard Fellowship Case Study
Learn how David Packard, co-founder of the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, launched the Packard Fellowship program. Download the Packard Fellowship case […]
Journey of a Philanthropist, Part II
Sue Merrilees is a senior advisor at the Science Philanthropy Alliance. This is the second post in an ongoing blog […]
Journey of a Philanthropist, Part I
Sue Merrilees is a senior advisor at the Science Philanthropy Alliance. This is the first post in an ongoing blog […]
The Brinson Foundation, Ross M. Brown Family Foundation, and Sergey Brin Family Foundation Join the Science Philanthropy Alliance [Alliance News]
The Science Philanthropy Alliance announced that three foundations have joined the Alliance, supporting its mission to increase private funding for […]
Working with Science Foundations [Alliance blog post]
Valerie Conn is executive director of the Science Philanthropy Alliance When I talk to scientists, university leaders, and development officers, […]
When Curiosity Leads to Transformative Basic Science Discoveries [Alliance blog post]
On a clear February day in San Francisco, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Science Philanthropy Alliance cohosted an […]
Models for Basic Science Philanthropy [Alliance blog post]
There are as many ways to do science philanthropy as there are science philanthropists. At a recent Science Philanthropy Alliance […]