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Archive: Philanthropy
New Report Examines Diversity and Funding in the Tech Nonprofit Sector
Fast Forward launches the first report analyzing the correlation between diversity and funding in the tech nonprofit sector…
Lasker Foundation President Joins Board of Science Philanthropy Alliance
Claire Pomeroy, President of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, joins the board of the Science Philanthropy Alliance…
Webinar: Elevating the Public’s Understanding of Science Through Popular Culture
March 28 discussion will explore ways for funders to advance public engagement with science and evidence…
New Jersey Association for Women in Science Features Q&A with Rita Allen Foundation President Elizabeth Good Christopherson
NJ Association for Women in Science highlights Elizabeth Christopherson’s perspectives on mentoring and leadership…
Civic Science
A collection of resources on science and civic life, featuring a new perspective piece in the Stanford Social Innovation Review on opportunities for philanthropy…
Science Philanthropy Alliance Announces New Board Members
Rita Allen and Heising-Simons Foundations join board of Science Philanthropy Alliance…
Civic Science
The Rita Allen Foundation’s evolving collection of research, resources and perspectives on the intersection of science and civic life
Fund for Shared Insight Welcomes 47 New Nonprofits to Listen for Good Initiative
Fund for Shared Insight welcomes 47 new nonprofits to Listen for Good, advancing the use of feedback in the social sector.
Learning Together at the Edge of the Future
If ever we need to be reminded of the interconnection between public knowledge, civil society and science, we can look back some 200 years to the works of the Prussian philosopher, linguist and educational leader Wilhelm von Humboldt. Humboldt argued that education must be considered in the context of society,…