The David and Lucile Packard Foundation re-launched the Ocean section of Packard.org to reflect our new 15-year ocean grantmaking framework. The new framework will continue to advance our vision of a future where the biodiversity, resilience and abundance of ocean life in coastal and marine ecosystems is rebounding and increasing benefits for human well-being.
Carol S. Larson
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The Packard Foundation strives to build respectful and effective relationships with our grantees. Our grantees are the experts, promoting change across our areas of longstanding commitment and passion. In an effort to continually improve these partnerships, we ask for our grantees’ feedback on the Foundation and our grantmaking processes so we can improve the way … Continued
In California, the passage of Health for All Kids has made it possible for children across the state to access coverage regardless of immigration status. Immigrants from Japan, Masako and her husband Dan came to the United States seeking a better life for them and their young son, Aaron. Aaron is a shy, bright young … Continued
Through passage of programs like Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), advocates are making it possible for families to achieve financial security without sacrificing essential health coverage. Twelve-year-old Torian doesn’t like to sit still. His severe asthma keeps him from playing sports, so he is usually found zooming around on his hoverboard. His … Continued
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation started here, in Silicon Valley, 53 years ago, and we remain committed to giving locally, nationally, and globally. But today, our local partners are pointing out growing disparities in our community, unprecedented needs and nonprofit organizations’ efforts to meet these needs. The Foundation commissioned The Giving Code to learn … Continued
Today, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation named 18 of the nation’s most innovative early-career scientists and engineers as recipients of the 2016 Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering. Each Fellow will receive a grant of $875,000 over five years to pursue their research. “David Packard loved science and engineering – and scientists and engineers. … Continued
Since 1997, when Congress created the bipartisan Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), America has made remarkable gains for children. As states established new CHIP programs to complement Medicaid, the uninsured rate among children began to drop, and it’s since fallen to record lows. In 2016, 95 percent of children in the U.S. are insured, due … Continued
Communications can support grantmaking in many different ways, and foundations vary widely in how they use communications to advance their work. How loud a voice should foundations have? How should they use it? The David and Lucile Packard Foundation wanted to know what its grantees had to say about this, and partnered with the Aspen … Continued
Walk through the doors of an Oakland Public Library, and you might not find your stereotypical library setting. The rooms aren’t quiet and hushed. Instead, they are bursting with energy. Visit the system’s Elmhurst or Melrose branch on a Wednesday or Thursday morning and you’ll be greeted by a diverse group of toddlers and their … Continued
The “river walk” has been a piece of Guadalupe River Park Conservancy’s (GRPC) science-based nature education program for more than 10 years. If you strolled along San Jose’s Guadalupe River, you were likely to see young children knee-deep in the water. Wearing waders, the kids were absorbed in their task, searching for fish, amphibians, and … Continued