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 […]
Categories for Science Philanthropy
Science Philanthropy Typically Requires Patience. Now Funders Have to Act Fast [via Inside Philanthropy]
“There has not been a large funding community around infectious diseases, except for the Gates Foundation and Wellcome Trust, maybe […]
How Philanthropists are Tackling COVID-19 [via Barron’s Penta]
The Open Philanthropy Project granted US$17.5 million last year to Sherlock Biosciences, a startup firm in Cambridge, Mass., that’s developing […]
Group run by former Google CEO to hold meeting with VCs, philanthropists about ways to fight coronavirus [via CNBC]
A group founded by the former CEO and executive chairman of Google is huddling with venture capitalists to discuss how […]
HHMI Opens New Program for Medically Trained Scientists [via HHMI]
A new $120 million research program aims to tap scientists’ knowledge of the human body. Today, the Howard Hughes Medical […]
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 […]
Letter from the President [Alliance News]
New president Valerie Conn reports on recent developments at the Alliance. Valerie discusses new additions, strategic planning, and the future of the Alliance. […]
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 […]
A Calling for Moonshot Philanthropy [via The Moonshot Catalog]
Let’s start with some billionaire math. Some 2000 ultra-wealthy households in the United States each hold more than $500 million […]
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 […]
John Templeton Foundation Joins Science Philanthropy Alliance [Alliance News]
The Science Philanthropy Alliance announced that the John Templeton Foundation has joined the Alliance as a benefactor. Founded by the […]
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 […]
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, […]
Caltech Biochemistry, Biophysics Fellowships Honor David Baltimore [via Philanthropy News Digest]
The California Institute of Technology has announced that gifts from the Amgen Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation will […]
Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation Gives $30M to Stem Cell Research Centers at UCLA, UCSF and USC [via UCSF]
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation will be making three gifts totaling $30 million to fund innovative research, faculty recruitment, training, and […]