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Jan 2019

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 Priscilla Chan, co-founder of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), about…

Dec 2018

Alliance Blogs Philanthropy Models Science Philanthropy

Leaders in Science Philanthropy Share their Visions [Alliance blog]

Valerie Conn is executive director of the Science Philanthropy AllianceThe leaders of three major U.S. science foundations participated in a panel discussion at a Science Philanthropy Alliance meeting this summer.…

Dec 2018

Gifts to Discovery Science Philanthropy Models Science Philanthropy

CZI Awards Over $51 Million to Fight Neurodegenerative Disorders, Including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s [via chanzuckerberg.com]

The CZI Neurodegeneration Challenge Network brings together experimental scientists from diverse research fields — neuroscience, cell biology, biochemistry, immunology, and genomics — along with computational biologists and physicians, to understand the underlying…

Nov 2018

Gifts to Discovery Science Philanthropy Models Science Philanthropy

Deep Dive: Two of America’s Wealthiest Philanthropists Are Teaming Up to Protect the Oceans [via Inside Philanthropy]

Tate Williams writes about the Bloomberg-OceanX initiative, which will coordinate activities, to some extent, between Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Vibrant Oceans Initiative, and Ray and his son Mark Dalio’s OceanX, an exploration and…

Oct 2018

Philanthropy Models Science Philanthropy

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…

Sep 2018

Alliance Blogs Gifts to Discovery Science Philanthropy Models Science Philanthropy

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…

Aug 2018

Philanthropy Models Science Philanthropy

Laser-Focused: A Foundation’s Effort to Boost Women in Physics [via Inside Philanthropy]

Physics and astronomy are two fields with some of the worst gender imbalances in science. They also happen to be two of the main fields funded by the science program of the…

Jul 2018

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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…

Jun 2018

Philanthropy Models Science Philanthropy

Foundations Play a Supporting Role in discovery science [via Physics Today]

Alliance president Marc Kastner and members The Kavli Foundation, The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Simons Foundation, and Heising-Simons Foundation are included in this story by David Kramer.Philanthropic efforts on behalf…

Jun 2018

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The Sweetest Funding Gig for Biomedical Researchers Just Got Even Sweeter [via Inside Philanthropy]

Inside Philanthropy's Tate Williams writes: "While much research funding comes in the form of tightly defined, incremental project grants, HHMI’s investigators enjoy unrestricted funding for years at a time. The…

A Vision for American Science and Technology (VAST)

Happy Holidays from the Science Philanthropy Alliance

Tom Cech’s The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets

The Science Philanthropy Alliance: A Decade of Success

National Academies Add Philanthropists to Their Long-Standing Brain Trust of Government, University, and Industry Leaders

Science Philanthropy Alliance 2023 Annual Report

In Tribute: Jim Simons

The Dana Foundation—At the Vanguard of Neuroscience & Society

GUIRR Webinar: Including Philanthropy in the Research Funding Conversation

Prebys Foundation Announces $7 Million “Prebys Research Heroes” Program to Improve Medical Research through Diversity

A Vision for American Science and Technology (VAST)

Happy Holidays from the Science Philanthropy Alliance

Tom Cech’s The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets

The Science Philanthropy Alliance: A Decade of Success

National Academies Add Philanthropists to Their Long-Standing Brain Trust of Government, University, and Industry Leaders

Science Philanthropy Alliance 2023 Annual Report

In Tribute: Jim Simons

The Dana Foundation—At the Vanguard of Neuroscience & Society

GUIRR Webinar: Including Philanthropy in the Research Funding Conversation

Prebys Foundation Announces $7 Million “Prebys Research Heroes” Program to Improve Medical Research through Diversity

Philanthropy Models

Priscilla Chan Discusses Science Philanthropy

Leaders in Science Philanthropy Share their Visions [Alliance blog]

CZI Awards Over $51 Million to Fight Neurodegenerative Disorders, Including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s [via chanzuckerberg.com]

Deep Dive: Two of America’s Wealthiest Philanthropists Are Teaming Up to Protect the Oceans [via Inside Philanthropy]

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

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

Laser-Focused: A Foundation’s Effort to Boost Women in Physics [via Inside Philanthropy]

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

Foundations Play a Supporting Role in discovery science [via Physics Today]

The Sweetest Funding Gig for Biomedical Researchers Just Got Even Sweeter [via Inside Philanthropy]

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