When Scientists Become Philanthropists: Jim Simons and Frances Hellman [Alliance blog post]
Scientists who become philanthropists are especially attuned to the needs of basic science. At a recent UC Berkeley-Science Philanthropy Alliance […]
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TED Announces the 2019 Audacious Projects [via AudaciousProject.org]
The Audacious Project, TED’s philanthropic collaborative dedicated to bold, actionable ideas, announced the 2019 Audacious projects. The Science Philanthropy Alliance […]
A Rising Tide: Funding Ocean Science [Alliance blog post]
Sue Merrilees is an advisor at the Science Philanthropy Alliance Over the last two years, we at the Science Philanthropy […]
Lyda Hill Philanthropies: Where Science is the Answer [Alliance blog post]
In 2010, Texas entrepreneur Lyda Hill signed the newly created Giving Pledge, announcing her plan to donate the entirety of […]
Accelerating Progress in Autism Research: The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI)
Learn how Jim and Marilyn Simons, co-founders of the Simons Foundation, made a significant impact on autism research through their […]
Priscilla Chan Discusses Science Philanthropy
At a recent Science Philanthropy Alliance member meeting, Harvey Fineberg, president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, spoke with […]
Philanthropy: A Critical Player in Supporting Scientific Research [Alliance blog]
Marc Kastner is president of the Science Philanthropy Alliance As former dean of science at MIT and now as president […]
Leaders in Science Philanthropy Share their Visions [Alliance blog]
Valerie Conn is executive director of the Science Philanthropy Alliance The leaders of three major U.S. science foundations participated in […]
Fundraising for Basic Scientific Research: In the Trenches with Development and Academic Leaders [Alliance Blog]
Sue Merrilees is an advisor at the Science Philanthropy Alliance Raising money for basic science from private sources can sometimes […]
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 Alliance A $100 million gift is what’s known in development circles […]
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 […]
How Philanthropy Jump-Started TESS, NASA’s New Exoplanet Research Mission [Alliance blog]
Marc Kastner is president of the Science Philanthropy Alliance. He was the dean of science at the Massachusetts Institute of […]
Talking in Texas about Science Philanthropy: How to Give [Alliance blog]
Sue Merrilees is an advisor with the Science Philanthropy Alliance. This is the second of a two-part blog in which […]
Talking in Texas about Science Philanthropy: Why Philanthropists Care about Basic Science [Alliance blog]
Sue Merrilees is an advisor with the Science Philanthropy Alliance. This is the first of a two-part blog in which […]
UK Philanthropists’ Views on Supporting Science Research [Alliance blog]
Valerie Conn is executive director of the Science Philanthropy Alliance London was cold and blustery on March 7, but on […]