The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is pleased to announce the promotion of Jamaica Maxwell to director of Organizational Effectiveness. Maxwell assumes the role as long-time Foundation leader, Linda Baker, announced her departure to explore new opportunities outside the Foundation. Maxwell has been with the Packard Foundation since 2013, serving as both program officer and … Continued
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has named Dr. Katherine Wheatle as the inaugural Director of its Justice and Equity Grantmaking. She will take on her new role in mid-January. Wheatle brings to the foundation deep experience as a racial equity policy scholar working in philanthropy. Most recently she served as Strategy Officer for Federal … Continued
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As 2021 draws to a close, Cambridge Dictionary has revealed its word of the year: perseverance. Defined as “continued effort to do or achieve something, even when it’s difficult or takes a long time,” the word aptly captures the year. The global pandemic continues against a backdrop of widespread inequity and injustice. Devastating climate impacts … Continued
The welcome news in 2021 of viable vaccines to prevent COVID-19 also underscored the deep inequities in our global health security system, as richer countries hoarded vaccines, while people in poorer countries were unable to access either vaccines or health care. As the COVID-19 pandemic escalated globally, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation allocated more … Continued
Northern California harbors some of the most extreme economic inequality in the nation. In 2016, Open Impact’s report “The Giving Code: Silicon Valley Nonprofits and Philanthropy” highlighted a mismatch between the region’s astounding wealth and resourcing of community-based organizations which struggled to meet the most basic needs of lower income folks: safe and stable shelter, … Continued
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From the time we wake up in the morning to when we go to sleep at night, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM, has changed the way we live our lives and helped us better understand the world around us. From studying infant brains, to protecting websites from spam and abuse, regenerating human tissue, to better understanding evolution, STEM and its products impact … Continued
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Raising a family in the United States has perhaps never been more challenging than it is today, particularly in the aftermath of the pandemic. Child care has become more expensive and more difficult for working parents to secure. The costs for food, housing, clothing, school supplies, and utilities have skyrocketed as the economy shifts and … Continued
Over the next two weeks, world leaders are meeting in Glasgow, Scotland for the 26th annual UN Climate Conference (COP26). Against a backdrop of intensifying climate impacts — such as stronger and increasingly-common hurricanes and wildfires, rising sea levels, and melting glaciers — COP26 is a make-or-break moment for climate action after the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change described the climate … Continued
Today, the Packard Foundation joined a first-of-its-kind alliance of more than 20 philanthropies that are collectively committing more than $223 million to drastically reduce methane emissions globally. The commitments were made in support of diplomatic efforts led by the United States and the European Union’s Global Methane Pledge to reduce methane emissions 30% by 2030. … Continued
October 14, 2021 (Los Altos, CA) – Today, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced the 2021 class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering. This year’s class features 20 innovative early-career scientists and engineers, who will each receive $875,000 over five years to pursue their research. The Packard Fellowships in Science and Engineering are … Continued
