We work with people and communities to create enduring solutions for just societies and a healthy, resilient natural world.https://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mv6liwrbre2cWe are increasing our Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering to more than $1 million per Fellow, deepening our investment in the next generation of leaders advancing science, engineering, and mathematics. https://ow.ly/KF1Z50ZM4Wa10 Sep 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6liwrbre2chttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mtz6yrdj7t2xICYMI: Nigel Sizer joined us as our new Global Climate initiative director this summer! 🌎 Nigel brings more than three decades of experience working globally on climate change, tropical forests, food systems, human rights, and sustainable development. 🔗 Learn more: https://ow.ly/MfWz50ZFTGJ26 Aug 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz6yrdj7t2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3msjajaqo2h2vThe Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering provide promising early career scientists, like Nicole Xu, with complete flexibility to pursue new ideas through unrestricted funding. 🔗 https://ow.ly/WlzT50ZxJjh07 Aug 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjajaqo2h2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mpoxl3mhav2mWe are partnering with The Kavli Foundation to invite Letters of Interest for projects that explore and expand ideas about the social compact for science. If you have a project that helps reimagine science's social compact, please submit it by July 22 at 5pm PST. 🔗 https://ow.ly/PSRc50ZjRiq02 Jul 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpoxl3mhav2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mpmdf7wbee27250 years ago, the founders of the United States gave us an aspiration, not a finished product. Today our democracy faces real strain — but also a real opportunity for renewal. 🔗 https://ow.ly/GvL050ZjqxK01 Jul 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmdf7wbee27https://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mp7e5zsxrc2sPackard Fellow Wyatt Shields and his team at University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) are developing microscopic robots that could deliver treatments (like chemotherapy) to targeted sites in our bodies, making them more effective and lowering the risks of side effects. 🔗 https://ow.ly/nbxj50ZhFkB26 Jun 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7e5zsxrc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mp4w36rbsi2pOrganizations like the Center for Internet Security and Election Security Exchange are helping election officials prepare for and respond to physical, cyber, and operational threats. 🔗 https://ow.ly/Fzhf50Zhgv325 Jun 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4w36rbsi2phttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mp272zqd742lFour years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landscape for reproductive health care looks different — and the need for innovation is much greater. 🔗 https://ow.ly/tru650Zgis424 Jun 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp272zqd742lhttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mog4bckwbb2gIn her latest perspective, our VP of Environment and Science, J.R. Littlejohn, makes the case for treating ocean science, stewardship, and long-term investment as essential infrastructure. 🔗 https://ow.ly/UXOP50Zcm3m16 Jun 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog4bckwbb2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mndkqnhqm42jWe are thrilled to welcome Steve Bullock to our Board of Trustees! https://ow.ly/Z4zz50Z6Ur202 Jun 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mndkqnhqm42jhttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mm7s3iwl5w2fAs the U.S. approaches it's 250th Anniversary, Ruth Levine reflects on why this moment calls for us to shift our perspective from nostalgia to imagination — and how philanthropy can help create the conditions for collaboration, experimentation, and long-term thinking. 🔗 https://ow.ly/ISj050Z1JYw19 May 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7s3iwl5w2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mlqvked3gu2fIn 2025, our grantmaking reached leaders and organizations across the United States and around the world working on some of our most complex and urgent challenges. 🔗 Read our full 2025 Impact Report: https://www.packard.org/2025-impact-report/13 May 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqvked3gu2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mlgmjpef5d2kThis Free the Pill Day, we’re celebrating Opill—the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S— and what it represents for expanding access to reproductive health care. 🔗 https://ow.ly/SQCF50YWMCU09 May 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgmjpef5d2khttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mle4ray6yd2bFrom preventing homelessness in California, to a global partnership working to stop tropical deforestation, and more — our grantees show us that even when the path is unclear, people continue to innovate, collaborate, and find solutions to our most complex challenges. https://ow.ly/JP3u50YWCCW08 May 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle4ray6yd2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mim6lpmgbg2pWhat started as a bold idea to address rising birth control costs in the early 2000s quickly expanded into a new kind of pharmaceutical company—one that prioritizes the needs of health clinics and their patients. 🔗 https://ow.ly/xC7o50YCU8203 Apr 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mim6lpmgbg2phttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mihi5xop422gWe are pleased to announce the recipients of the Packard Fellows Emergency Relief Fund, a $3.3M rapid-response initiative created to preserve the postdoctoral workforce by providing short-term support for Fellows that faced federal funding disruptions or cancellations. https://ow.ly/O1Iv50YBZvC https://ow.ly/C9UY50YBZtJ01 Apr 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihi5xop422ghttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mhycii5ryk2nRoots Community Health and BANANAS are combining health care and child care services into a single, coordinated home-visiting program for families. 🔗 https://ow.ly/PNmN50YznOJ26 Mar 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhycii5ryk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mhvw5vq4pe22When birth control prices became inaccessible, a group of leaders founded their own new kind of pharma company — that prioritized the needs of public health clinics and their patients. ➡️ https://www.packard.org/insights/grantee-story/how-one-bold-idea-for-birth-control-became-a-national-lifeline/ https://ow.ly/8Jwr50YyUeV25 Mar 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvw5vq4pe22https://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mhqqw3z6k42hMBARI scientists have set out to map how warming temperatures are affecting the groundwater and gases moving beneath the seafloor. These hidden systems help shape the sea floor and support the stability of marine life. 🔗Learn more: https://ow.ly/fQEa50YxMq823 Mar 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqqw3z6k42hhttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mhdvmuxruk2qeDNA is changing the way we see the ocean by allowing scientist to track species without ever needing to see or catch them. 🐠18 Mar 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdvmuxruk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mgs6skialf2mJoin us in welcoming Courtney Chandler as our new Chief Operating Officer! 🎉 Courtney's leadership will be instrumental as we work together to build a just and equitable world where people and nature flourish. 🔗 Learn more: https://ow.ly/bg8f50YsoOc11 Mar 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgs6skialf2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mgdmd5756c2qeDNA allows scientist to track what lives in our oceans faster and more comprehensively than ever before. 🌊 🐠 🔗 Learn more: https://www.packard.org/insights/grantee-story/edna-is-changing-the-way-we-see-the-ocean/05 Mar 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdmd5756c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mf3cvcvrgj2qeDNA is changing the way we see the ocean 🌊 🐳 Learn more about Dr. Ryan Kelly and the eDNA Collaborative's research: https://www.packard.org/insights/grantee-story/edna-is-changing-the-way-we-see-the-ocean/17 Feb 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3cvcvrgj2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mejmmpkh5z24We’re partnering with Monterey Bay Economic Partnership as they work to expand housing options, reduce barriers that slow development, and help move thousands of affordable homes through local approvals so families can put down roots in the communities they call home. ➡️ https://ow.ly/BcCx50YcrRu10 Feb 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejmmpkh5z24https://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mdvirl65272iTo help families across Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties find high-quality homes they can afford, we are supporting the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership with a grant to expand housing options and remove barriers that slow development of new homes. Learn more: https://ow.ly/imKS50Y7LV602 Feb 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvirl65272ihttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mdjf4wc7hp2cOur President & CEO Nancy Lindborg reflects on recent events in Minnesota and why protecting civic space matters. ➡️ Read her full reflections: https://www.packard.org/insights/perspective/why-democracy-depends-on-all-of-us/28 Jan 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjf4wc7hp2chttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mckoqnatif2lThe dreaded strep throat test could soon be a thing of past thanks to Packard Fellow Ashleigh Theberge and her team at University of Washington. 🍭16 Jan 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckoqnatif2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mciergyvot2fStay connected with us! Our newsletter brings you closer to the leaders, communities, and bold ideas creating enduring solutions for people and nature. Delivered straight to your inbox, it’s a window into the change we can make—together. 💌 Sign up today: https://www.packard.org/stay-connected/15 Jan 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mciergyvot2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/packardfdn.bsky.social/post/3mcfpae3ubx2rChildren and Families Program Officer Katie Harkin reflects on what we’re learning from parents and why listening to families and collaborating across child care, health services, and community programs is essential to creating care that works in real life. ➡️ Learn more: https://ow.ly/295L50XWh1z14 Jan 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:eprhch4uccb2gt42dcw6kfmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfpae3ubx2r