We are thrilled to announce the 2024 #PackardFellows for Science and Engineering! 👏 Join us in celebrating this year’s 20 innovative early-career scientists and engineers who will each receive $875,000 in unrestricted funding over five years to pursue their research. From advances in detecting and treating serious diseases, to understanding how species react to changing climates, to energy-efficient electronics, these Fellows are pushing the boundaries of innovation and discovery and leaving a lasting and positive impact on our world. Meet the 2024 Packard Fellows ⬇️ packard.org/2024fellows
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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We work with people & communities to create enduring solutions for just societies & a healthy, resilient natural world.
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The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a family foundation guided by the enduring business philosophy and personal values of Lucile and David, who helped found one of the world's leading technology companies. Building on the legacy of our founders, we believe that talented and committed people, with appropriate resources and support, can drive meaningful innovation and create lasting change. We work with people and communities to create enduring solutions for just societies and a healthy, resilient natural world. Learn more at www.packard.org.
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Katie Harkin, MPA highlights five lessons we learned over the past 10 years of our investment in Starting Smart and Strong! Check them out below ⬇️
I’m pleased to share a blog that highlights five lessons learned over the past 10 years of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation’s investment in Starting Smart and Strong. These lessons reflect what we’ve learned from our attempts to share power and co-create with three communities working to build strong early learning systems. We made some mistakes along the way and learned a lot in the process. Our hope in sharing these lessons is that they can inform and inspire other funders and grantees to embrace these strategies in their own social change work. Many thanks to Northern California Grantmakers for providing a platform to share what we’ve learned. I’m including a preview of the lessons below and a link to the blog in the comments. For those with experience co-creating or working to share and shift power in philanthropy, what additional lessons would to add to this list? 1️⃣ Be patient. It takes time to build trust. 2️⃣ Put all of your cards on the table. 3️⃣ It will get messy, and that’s the point. 4️⃣ Let the community lead. 5️⃣ Practice! Embracing power sharing leads to more, and more effective, power sharing.
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Thomas Hutchcroft's lab at Caltech is working to develop theories of critical phenomena in three dimensions 📝 #PackardFellows
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Celebrating a decade of impact! 🎉 Ten years ago, the Packard Foundation launched the Starting Smart and Strong initiative to support early childhood development in Oakland, Fresno, and the Franklin-McKinley School District in East San Jose. We sat down with Katie Harkin, MPA, Associate Program Officer at the Foundation, along with Clare Nolan, Co-Executive Director of Engage R+D, and Pilar Mendoza, Managing Director, from Engage R+D to hear about what they learned, how their approach evolved, and what other funders and evaluators might learn from Starting Smart and Strong. ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/g27QAWrA
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Every young child should be able to grow up healthy and ready for kindergarten. Over the past 10 years, we invested in Starting Smart and Strong to develop and test innovations to support parents, caregivers, and educators to ensure that this is true for every young child living in Fresno, Oakland, and East San Jose. Learn more about building stronger early learning systems: https://lnkd.in/gqUsXkDW
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Have you heard!? We announced our 2024 #PackardFellows for Science and Engineering last week! This year’s class of Fellows are pushing the boundaries of science and innovation in their fields of study, from advances in detecting and treating serious diseases, to understanding how species react to changing climates, to energy-efficient electronics. Meet the 2024 Packard Fellows ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gpfF9zzC
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We are thrilled to celebrate the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s 40 years of wonder! 🌊 🦦 🦑 Anyone who has wandered by the glowing exhibits of mesmerizing jellyfish or seen children press their noses to the glass of the iconic Kelp Forest exhibit can understand why the Monterey Bay Aquarium is beloved by children and adults alike worldwide. Beyond offering extraordinary experiences that inspire awe and wonder, the Aquarium is also a renowned leader in science education and a global voice for marine science and public policy. Everything they do works in concert to protect the future of our ocean. Learn how the Monterey Bay Aquarium is shaping the future of ocean conservation. ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gAtXGX9R
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Benjamin is investigating the “escalator to extinction” that climate change has set in motion. His lab at Georgia Institute of Technology is working to devise strategies to apply a brake to this escalator and conserve as much of our natural heritage as possible. #PackardFellows #FellowsFriday
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Exciting news! Renowned deep-sea polar biologist Antje Boetius has just been named the new President and CEO of MBARI! 🌊 Antje's experience leading global marine research collaborations and conducting groundbreaking research on deep-sea ecosystems will enhance MBARI's efforts to push the boundaries of ocean science and exploration. Dive into the full announcement. ➡ https://lnkd.in/ge-2FMQU
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Today, NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration announced the designation of the #ChumashSanctuary -- the first-ever Tribally nominated national marine sanctuary in the US! 🌊👏💙 For decades, Violet Sage Walker and the Northern Chumash Tribal Council have been working to protect the cultural resources and diversity of wildlife in this region off the Central Coast of California, now the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. Today, on #IndigenousePeoplesDay, Julie Packard, Nancy Lindborg, Meg Caldwell, and Heather Ludemann were thrilled to celebrate this designation. It's an important step towards ensuring that the cultural and ecological resources of the central CA coast are effectively safeguarded through Tribal collaborative co-stewardship. ➡️ Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eZ5Q66Vv
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