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We work with people and communities to create enduring solutions for just societies and a healthy, resilient natural world.
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Together we can build a world where families and communities have the power to shape their lives, societies are more just and inclusive, and all of nature is sustained by a healthy ocean and climate.
We are thrilled to welcome Christopher Burnett and Sarah Stephens to our Board of Trustees!
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November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
We are thrilled to welcome Christopher Burnett and Sarah Stephens to our Board of Trustees!
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Thirty years into global climate talks, progress is possible—but only with long-term commitment. Our President and CEO Nancy Lindborg reflects on what it will take to turn climate commitments into lasting progress.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Thirty years into global climate talks, progress is possible—but only with long-term commitment. Our President and CEO Nancy Lindborg reflects on what it will take to turn climate commitments into lasting progress.
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We believe science is a public good that strengthens our society—and we're excited to see that vision reflected in Forbes’ feature on our 2025 #PackardFellows for Science and Engineering.
Check out the full article to learn more. ⬇️
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Check out the full article to learn more. ⬇️
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Packard Foundation Announces 20 Science & Engineering Fellows For 2025
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has named the 2025 Packard Fellows for Science & Engineering. Fellows each receive $875,000 over five years for their research.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We believe science is a public good that strengthens our society—and we're excited to see that vision reflected in Forbes’ feature on our 2025 #PackardFellows for Science and Engineering.
Check out the full article to learn more. ⬇️
https://ow.ly/NMIa50XgCFf
Check out the full article to learn more. ⬇️
https://ow.ly/NMIa50XgCFf
ICYMI: We announced our 2025 #PackardFellows for Science and Engineering last week! 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.
Meet the 2025 Packard Fellows ⬇
www.packard.org/2025fellows
Meet the 2025 Packard Fellows ⬇
www.packard.org/2025fellows
October 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
ICYMI: We announced our 2025 #PackardFellows for Science and Engineering last week! 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.
Meet the 2025 Packard Fellows ⬇
www.packard.org/2025fellows
Meet the 2025 Packard Fellows ⬇
www.packard.org/2025fellows
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Congratulations to @jameststroud.bsky.social on being named a 2025 #PackardFellow by @packardfdn.bsky.social.
Stroud will receive $875,000 over 5 years to fund his pioneering research in evolutionary biology — studying 1,000 backpack-wearing lizards in South Florida.
Read more: bit.ly/3KNrVU5
Stroud will receive $875,000 over 5 years to fund his pioneering research in evolutionary biology — studying 1,000 backpack-wearing lizards in South Florida.
Read more: bit.ly/3KNrVU5
October 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Congratulations to @jameststroud.bsky.social on being named a 2025 #PackardFellow by @packardfdn.bsky.social.
Stroud will receive $875,000 over 5 years to fund his pioneering research in evolutionary biology — studying 1,000 backpack-wearing lizards in South Florida.
Read more: bit.ly/3KNrVU5
Stroud will receive $875,000 over 5 years to fund his pioneering research in evolutionary biology — studying 1,000 backpack-wearing lizards in South Florida.
Read more: bit.ly/3KNrVU5
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I’m ✨ super excited and grateful ✨to announce that I'm part of the 2025 class of #PackardFellows (www.packard.org/2025fellows). The @packardfdn.bsky.social and this fellowship will allow me to explore exciting research directions towards culturally responsible and safe AI 🌍🌈
October 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I’m ✨ super excited and grateful ✨to announce that I'm part of the 2025 class of #PackardFellows (www.packard.org/2025fellows). The @packardfdn.bsky.social and this fellowship will allow me to explore exciting research directions towards culturally responsible and safe AI 🌍🌈
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I’m thrilled to be a part of the 2025 class of #PackardFellows and I look forward to all the exciting & actionable discoveries at the interface of evolutionary biology, ecology, the geosciences, and chemistry that this award enables!
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www.packard.org/2025fellows
@jhuartssciences.bsky.social
www.packard.org/2025fellows
October 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I’m thrilled to be a part of the 2025 class of #PackardFellows and I look forward to all the exciting & actionable discoveries at the interface of evolutionary biology, ecology, the geosciences, and chemistry that this award enables!
@jhuartssciences.bsky.social
www.packard.org/2025fellows
@jhuartssciences.bsky.social
www.packard.org/2025fellows
We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering — 20 innovative early-career scientists who will each receive $875,000 over five years to pursue their research.
Meet the 2025 Packard Fellows ⬇
www.packard.org/2025fellows
Meet the 2025 Packard Fellows ⬇
www.packard.org/2025fellows
October 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering — 20 innovative early-career scientists who will each receive $875,000 over five years to pursue their research.
Meet the 2025 Packard Fellows ⬇
www.packard.org/2025fellows
Meet the 2025 Packard Fellows ⬇
www.packard.org/2025fellows
Mark your calendars! 📆 #PackardFellows
October 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Mark your calendars! 📆 #PackardFellows
The 2025 PackardFellows Meeting at the Monterey Bay Aquarium showcased Fellows driving scientific breakthroughs, forging cross-disciplinary collaborations, and celebrating the science that shapes our world every day. 🐳 🔭
Look out for the newest class of Packard Fellows on October 15!
Look out for the newest class of Packard Fellows on October 15!
October 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The 2025 PackardFellows Meeting at the Monterey Bay Aquarium showcased Fellows driving scientific breakthroughs, forging cross-disciplinary collaborations, and celebrating the science that shapes our world every day. 🐳 🔭
Look out for the newest class of Packard Fellows on October 15!
Look out for the newest class of Packard Fellows on October 15!
For more than six decades, our values have grounded our commitment to working alongside leaders and organizations to create enduring solutions for just societies and a healthy, resilient natural world.
➡️ Learn more about our approach: https://www.packard.org/approach/
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October 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
For more than six decades, our values have grounded our commitment to working alongside leaders and organizations to create enduring solutions for just societies and a healthy, resilient natural world.
➡️ Learn more about our approach: https://www.packard.org/approach/
➡️ Learn more about our approach: https://www.packard.org/approach/
Since 2020, @sccgov.bsky.social’s prevention efforts—including the Homelessness Prevention System—have helped 33,000 people stay in their homes, with more than 90% remaining housed two years later.
Learn more about Destination: Home's collaborative approach: www.packard.org/insights/gra...
Learn more about Destination: Home's collaborative approach: www.packard.org/insights/gra...
A Collaborative Approach to Stop Homelessness Before It Starts • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
For many families, having a home isn’t just about having a safe place to sleep. A stable home provides stability, builds community, and sets them up for the future. But too often, families in our comm...
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September 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Since 2020, @sccgov.bsky.social’s prevention efforts—including the Homelessness Prevention System—have helped 33,000 people stay in their homes, with more than 90% remaining housed two years later.
Learn more about Destination: Home's collaborative approach: www.packard.org/insights/gra...
Learn more about Destination: Home's collaborative approach: www.packard.org/insights/gra...
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Sally M. Benson to our Board of Trustees! Her leadership and global perspective will an invaluable as we pursue a more just and sustainable future.
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The Packard Foundation Welcomes Dr. Sally M. Benson to Its Board of Trustees • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sally M. Benson to its Board of Trustees. Dr. Benson is a distinguished scientist, educator, and policy leader whose career spans more than four decades at the forefront of energy innovation and climate solutions. Her expertise bridges the worlds of science, … Continued
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August 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Sally M. Benson to our Board of Trustees! Her leadership and global perspective will an invaluable as we pursue a more just and sustainable future.
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August 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Stay 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.
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We partnered with Hovland Consulting and field experts to create tools that help conservation leaders and funders focus their efforts where they can make the biggest impact.
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Protecting Shorebirds, Strengthening Coasts • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Shorebird populations are declining around the world. These birds—and the coastal communities that rely on the same ecosystems—face growing threats from habitat loss, climate change, and development. ...
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August 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We partnered with Hovland Consulting and field experts to create tools that help conservation leaders and funders focus their efforts where they can make the biggest impact.
➡️ Explore the resources: www.packard.org/insights/pub...
➡️ Explore the resources: www.packard.org/insights/pub...
Together we can build a world where families and communities have the power to shape their lives, societies are more just and inclusive, and all of nature is sustained by a healthy ocean and climate.
July 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Together we can build a world where families and communities have the power to shape their lives, societies are more just and inclusive, and all of nature is sustained by a healthy ocean and climate.
Protecting tropical forests is key to slowing the climate crisis, and it starts by supporting the people who have cared for these ecosystems for generations.
J.R. Littlejohn shares why investing in Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities is a proven climate solution ⬇️
J.R. Littlejohn shares why investing in Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities is a proven climate solution ⬇️
A Proven Climate Solution: Tropical Forests and the Communities Who Protect Them • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Conversations about tropical forest protection often start far from the places where the work is rooted. But everything shifts when you sit with Indigenous community leaders who’ve been caring for the...
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July 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Protecting tropical forests is key to slowing the climate crisis, and it starts by supporting the people who have cared for these ecosystems for generations.
J.R. Littlejohn shares why investing in Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities is a proven climate solution ⬇️
J.R. Littlejohn shares why investing in Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities is a proven climate solution ⬇️
Big news from Northern California! 🌲🐟 Earlier this year, the Yurok Tribe secured the largest land back transfer in California history as the final section of more than 47,000 acres (about the size of Washington D.C.) was formally returned to their stewardship.
Yurok Tribe Secures Largest Land Back Transfer in California History • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Flowing through Oregon and into Northern California, the lower Klamath River region is an iconic landscape home to old-growth forests and sacred Yurok Tribal sites. The river’s cold-water tributaries ...
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July 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Big news from Northern California! 🌲🐟 Earlier this year, the Yurok Tribe secured the largest land back transfer in California history as the final section of more than 47,000 acres (about the size of Washington D.C.) was formally returned to their stewardship.
Our work is rooted in partnership with communities that rely most on a healthy ocean—working together to restore marine biodiversity, strengthen sustainable fisheries, and unlock ocean-based climate solutions.
Here are 5 things you should know about our ocean strategy ⬇️
Here are 5 things you should know about our ocean strategy ⬇️
5 Things You Should Know About Our Ocean Strategy • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
This World Ocean Day, we’re celebrating the ocean’s incredible capacity to produce half of the Earth’s oxygen, support a wide variety of marine life, help regulate our climate, and provide food and jo...
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June 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Our work is rooted in partnership with communities that rely most on a healthy ocean—working together to restore marine biodiversity, strengthen sustainable fisheries, and unlock ocean-based climate solutions.
Here are 5 things you should know about our ocean strategy ⬇️
Here are 5 things you should know about our ocean strategy ⬇️
This #EarthDay we are celebrating the leaders and organizations who are working to build a world where nature is sustained by a healthy ocean and climate. Together we can build a healthy, resilient natural world. 🌍
April 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This #EarthDay we are celebrating the leaders and organizations who are working to build a world where nature is sustained by a healthy ocean and climate. Together we can build a healthy, resilient natural world. 🌍
Marine Prosperity Areas (MPpAs) are a new approach to marine conservation that balances ecological restoration with human well-being. By working together, we can protect and restore our oceans for both people and nature—now and for future generations. 🌊💙
Learn more: www.packard.org/insights/gra...
Learn more: www.packard.org/insights/gra...
Reimagining Marine Conservation with Coastal Communities at the Helm • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Ocean ecosystems are remarkably resilient. When coastal communities invest in restoring and protecting marine areas, they experience more sustainable fisheries, stronger local economies, and reliable ...
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March 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Marine Prosperity Areas (MPpAs) are a new approach to marine conservation that balances ecological restoration with human well-being. By working together, we can protect and restore our oceans for both people and nature—now and for future generations. 🌊💙
Learn more: www.packard.org/insights/gra...
Learn more: www.packard.org/insights/gra...
🎉 Join us in welcoming Jennifer ”J.R.” Littlejohn as our new Vice President of Environment and Science!
Packard Foundation Names Jennifer R. Littlejohn as Vice President, Environment and Science • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation today announced the selection of Jennifer “J.R.” Littlejohn as the Foundation’s new Vice President of Environment and Science. In her new role, Littlejohn will ...
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February 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🎉 Join us in welcoming Jennifer ”J.R.” Littlejohn as our new Vice President of Environment and Science!
We work with people and communities to create enduring solutions for just societies and a healthy, resilient natural world. Learn more about our work at packard.org.
February 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
We work with people and communities to create enduring solutions for just societies and a healthy, resilient natural world. Learn more about our work at packard.org.