The David and Lucile Packard Foundation https://www.packard.org/ A Just Society Where People & Planet Flourish Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:39:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.packard.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-packard-foundation-favicon-32x32.png The David and Lucile Packard Foundation https://www.packard.org/ 32 32 What Community-Led Climate Resilience Looks Like in California https://www.packard.org/insights/grantee-story/what-community-led-climate-resilience-looks-like-in-california/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:39:07 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2705175 Climate Resilient Communities, a Packard Foundation grantee partner, works with residents across San Mateo and Santa Clara counties to design community-led climate resilience solutions, from rain gardens to home repairs and air purification, that help families prepare for flooding, extreme heat and wildfire smoke. In a church in East Palo Alto, Kamille Lang asked a … Continued

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]]> Packard Foundation Commits $5 million to South America Fire Fund https://www.packard.org/insights/news/packard-foundation-commits-5-million-to-south-america-fire-fund/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:14:17 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2704906 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is committing $5 million to the new South America Fire Fund (SAFF), a three-year effort aiming to raise $100 million to test what works to reduce destructive fire across critical landscapes in South America. Led by Renaissance Philanthropy and Conservation X Labs, the Fund is anchored by a $30 … Continued

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]]> At the Intersection: A Conversation About the Fundamental Role of Civic Space in Climate Progress https://www.packard.org/insights/news/at-the-intersection-a-conversation-about-the-fundamental-role-of-civic-space-in-climate-progress/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:08:53 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2705028 civic space and climate progress Jamaica Maxwell and Nigel Sizer spend a lot of time thinking about what it takes for progress to take root and endure. Jamaica leads our Civil Society and Leadership initiative, which invests in civil society, the sector of society where individuals, organizations, and movements come together to create positive change, … Continued

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]]> Fòs Feminista is Building the Future of Local Reproductive Health Care https://www.packard.org/insights/grantee-story/fos-feminista-is-building-the-future-of-local-reproductive-health-care/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:59:44 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2704753 Fòs Feminista, a long-standing Packard Foundation grantee, leads a global alliance of local organizations that delivers comprehensive reproductive health care and ensures access to contraceptives for women and young people across Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. Reproductive healthcare looks different depending on where you live. For some people, it means walking into a … Continued

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]]> Four Principles for Sustaining Progress in an Uncertain World https://www.packard.org/insights/perspective/four-principles-for-sustaining-progress-in-an-uncertain-world/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:42:50 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2704816 Every September, I join colleagues in New York, where the UN General Assembly and Climate Week run on two parallel tracks. Too often, so do the conversations. In one room: global cooperation, financing for development, economic growth, humanitarian relief. Down the hall, in the climate rooms: the next COP, climate finance, clean energy, and resilience. … Continued

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]]> Continuing Our Commitment to Locally Led Development https://www.packard.org/insights/news/continuing-our-commitment-to-locally-led-development/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:00:23 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2704798 In 2023, the Packard Foundation joined a global coalition of donors and international development institutions in endorsing a commitment to direct more resources to local organizations.  As part of that effort, we pledged that at least 25% of our funds spent in countries in the Global South would be directed to local organizations and leaders. … Continued

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]]> Packard Foundation Deepens Investment in Early-Career Scientists and Engineers https://www.packard.org/insights/news/packard-foundation-deepens-investment-in-early-career-scientists-and-engineers/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:15:44 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2704648 Funding for the Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering will increase to more than $1 million per Fellow, expanding flexible support for bold, innovative research. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is increasing funding for the Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering, deepening its investment in the next generation of leaders advancing science, engineering, and … Continued

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]]> Ancient Viruses Hidden in Your Genome Could Reshape How We Treat Cancer https://www.packard.org/insights/fellow-story/ancient-viruses-hidden-in-your-genome-could-reshape-how-we-treat-cancer/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:03:20 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2703628 Edward Chuong, a 2020 Packard Fellow at the University of Colorado Boulder, studies how ancient viral sequences embedded in our genome reactivate in cancer—research made possible by the Fellowship’s flexible funding that allowed him to pursue unexpected scientific directions. When Packard Fellow Edward Chuong was starting college, the first-ever sequence of the human genome was released. … Continued

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]]> Clean Energy is Lowering Costs and Strengthening Resilience — Let’s Help it Scale https://www.packard.org/insights/perspective/clean-energy-is-lowering-costs-and-strengthening-resilience/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:57:05 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2704532 When wildfires cause the power to go out in the Bay Area, I head to my parents’ house. Their lights stay on. Because both of my parents have limited mobility, a power outage isn’t just an inconvenience. A dark house can be dangerous to navigate. As outages became more frequent, they installed solar panels and … Continued

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]]> Packard Foundation Directs Emergency Funding to Local Partners Responding to Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo https://www.packard.org/insights/news/packard-foundation-directs-emergency-funding-to-local-partners-responding-to-ebola-outbreak-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:40:07 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2704188 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation provided $700,000 to support local response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). These grants moved quickly to experienced international Ebola outbreak response teams in the DRC and to grantee partners already embedded in affected communities. The Ebola crisis in the DRC and Uganda … Continued

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