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Biokind Analytics expanded to University of Virginia, where the local chapter is thriving with 21 members and three nonprofit projects led by Sophie Reale (‘24) and Celia Dolan (‘24). Read about our UVA teams for the fall 2023 semester below! #biokind #nonprofit #data

Recently listened to a podcast from The Pew Charitable Trusts, highlighting how important it is for scientists to communicate their research effectively to the public. In today's world, where opinions can be pretty divided, building trust in science is more important than ever. Pew Research Center findings shed light on how public views are always changing. Check it out! From Lab to Life: Trust in Science

Our article on carbon neutrality in the building sector has just been published. Take a look if you are interested:

Join me today, Thursday, May 16th, 2:00-2:30 p.m. ET for From Overlooked to Essential: The Crucial Role of Mid-Level Donors in Advancement. Registration link: https://lnkd.in/dY_bWmCD From significant gifts that fund transformative projects to grassroots contributions that show widespread support, every donor matters. However, it's easy to overlook a vital segment of your supporter base: the mid-level donor. This donor group consists of your institution’s most loyal, reliable, and core members. As advancement teams grapple to find more revenue and support, it’s time to laser in your focus on this segment of donors.

⭐ Meet our lead researcher (Racing for MNDi), Dr Ianthe Pitout, who has been awarded a significant grant, the “Peter Stearne Familial MND Research Grant”, to propel MND research to the next stage! 🚀 Thanks to this grant, critical investigation can continue to demonstrate the assumption of preventing neuro degeneration, and extending life. This crucial work entitled “Developing a New Drug Candidate for C9orf72 linked MND” is being undertaken at Murdoch University under the care of Dr Pitout, and is important for proving its long-term effectiveness. 🔬 Three generations of my family have been impacted by C9orf72 over nearly four decades, so I deeply understand the urgency of finding an effective treatment as soon as possible. These grants offer an opportunity to bring us closer to life-changing breakthroughs, giving hope to people living with MND and their families—and to those who are pre-symptomatic gene carriers. Every step forward brings us closer to giving them the precious gift of more time. Thank you MND Australia for offering these extremely valuable grants, which will help us supercharge the search for a cure. We can't do this alone, but together we can aim for a future free from MND, sooner! 💜 #ResearchMatters #MNDAwareness #ScienceForHope #NewHorizons #mnd #als #racingforacure #mndi #togetherwecan

What are the most common barriers to giving and what are the actionable strategies you can use to overcome them? NCFP Network Partners, join this Partner Program Series session to hear from the authors of NCFP’s forthcoming Psychological Barriers to Giving report. During this virtual gathering of regional associations of grantmakers, consultants, and advisors who support family philanthropies, attendees will learn more about the report which explores the behavioral science behind the ten most common barriers to giving—such as too many choices, fear of uncomfortable family dynamics, and lack of urgency—and provides effective and actionable ways for donors to overcome those barriers. NCFP Network partners can sign up here ➡ https://lnkd.in/eiFbpujf Featuring Betsy Erickson, Piyush Tantia, and Nick Tedesco.

Where did the Mac Tel Project come from, and what are its latest contributions to finding a treatment for Mac Tel 2? Lihteh Wu, MD, joins Clinical Minute: Retina host María Berrocal, MD, to discuss his recent Founders Lecture at the Pan American Vitreoretinal Society, which detailed the origins of the Mac Tel Project, reviewed how the organization's philanthropic contributions have fueled relevant research, and envisioned what a world with a Mac Tel 2 treatment could look like: https://bit.ly/4fIyjXz

Auburn University’s College of Education recently received an $850,000 philanthropic grant from the Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) Foundation to support a research team led by Evelyn Hunter, PhD focusing on health disparities in rural communities. Read more about the impact of this gift — the first grant Auburn University has received from the BMS Foundation — through the link in the comments. #AuburnCollegeofEducation #Research #RealWorldResearch

Alvin and Heidi Toffler studied and wrote about virtually every facet of modern society. The Karen Toffler Charitable Trust continues their legacy by focusing on early-stage research, high-impact ideas, and cross-disciplinary problem-solving to push the future of humanity in a brighter, more hopeful direction. Learn more about our mission here: #TofflerTrust #MedicalResearch

I cannot be the only one who has signed up for a virtual event and found the content to be the same, uninspiring tips for nonprofits. 😑 I am incredibly excited at the invitation to be part of this discussion because I can promise the conversation is vastly different than what is typically presented as "inspiration and innovation" for nonprofits. If you truly want to see and hear about ways to think about the nonprofit supporter experience and how it will be changing over the next 3, 5 and 10 years, please join us! ✅