Sue Merrilees is an advisor at the Science Philanthropy AllianceRaising money for discovery science from private sources can sometimes feel like a long and hard-fought battle; the set of potential…
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…
At its annual meeting in Carlsbad, CA, on October 1, 2018, the Association of Independent Research Institutes (AIRI) presented its 2018 Public Service Award to Science Philanthropy Alliance president Marc…
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…
Paul Brest and Hal Harvey write about the second edition of their book, Money Well Spent.They note that a successful strategic philanthropy strategy must have five elements:Clearly defined goals
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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…
The Blavatnik Family Foundation has pledged $10 million to Stanford Medicine.The Blavatnik Family Fellowship Fund at the Stanford University School of Medicine will support PhD fellowships that allow young scientists…
Bradford Smith, president of the Foundation Center, blogs about philanthropy in today's balkanized environment. He cites the Science Philanthropy Alliance as an example of an initiative that has transcended divisions.…
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…
U.S. Research Institutions Received Over $2.3 Billion in Private Funding for discovery science in 2017Institutions participating in the survey the past three years show 40% increase in fundingPALO…