SciLine, a service from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, provides journalists with high-quality scientific expertise and context—on demand and on deadline. As SciLine Director Rick Weiss wrote in an an October 27, 2017, editorial in Science, “… in the fight against misinformation, fact…

Fund for Shared Insight is a collaborative effort among the Rita Allen Foundation and other foundations to bring greater responsiveness and effectiveness to philanthropy. Launched in 2014 as a three-year, $20 million initiative by eight core funders, Shared Insight now includes 39 funders supporting 70 nonprofit organizations. Its…

Americans have an overwhelmingly positive view of science, yet remain ambivalent toward government’s leading role in driving scientific advancement. According to a recent benchmark study conducted by ScienceCounts, a nonprofit focused on enhancing public support for federally funded science, only one in four Americans recognize that government’s…

The third Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium on the Science of Science Communication, supported in part by the Rita Allen Foundation, built on the consensus study report Communicating Science Effectively: A Research Agenda as a framework for advancing both research and practice in science communication.

Media Impact Funders (MIF) is a network of philanthropists and foundations that fund public-interest media and technology projects, including documentary films, investigative reporting and social media campaigns. Through programs and communications, MIF enables funders to collaborate and increase the effectiveness of their work. Amid a rapidly changing media…