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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

ICYMI: 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: ow.ly/MfWz50ZFTGJ

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering provide promising early career scientists, like Nicole Xu, with complete flexibility to pursue new ideas through unrestricted funding. 🔗 ow.ly/WlzT50ZxJjh

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

As 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. 🔗 ow.ly/ISj050Z1JYw

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

In 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: www.packard.org/2025-impact-report

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

This 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. 🔗 ow.ly/SQCF50YWMCU

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

What 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. 🔗 ow.ly/xC7o50YCU82

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

eDNA is changing the way we see the ocean by allowing scientist to track species without ever needing to see or catch them. 🐠

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

eDNA is changing the way we see the ocean 🌊 🐳 Learn more about Dr. Ryan Kelly and the eDNA Collaborative's research: www.packard.org/insights/grantee-st…

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

To 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: ow.ly/imKS50Y7LV6

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Our President & CEO Nancy Lindborg reflects on recent events in Minnesota and why protecting civic space matters. ➡️ Read her full reflections: www.packard.org/insights/perspectiv…

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

The dreaded strep throat test could soon be a thing of past thanks to Packard Fellow Ashleigh Theberge and her team at University of Washington. 🍭

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

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. 💌 Sign up today: www.packard.org/stay-connected

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Children 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: ow.ly/295L50XWh1z

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

As we start off 2026, we’re inspired by the leaders and organizations around the world who are committed to advancing a future where people and nature thrive.

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Together we can create a just and equitable world where both people and nature flourish 🌟

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

As we close out the year, we’re grateful for our community who comes together to build a more just and equitable world where people and nature flourish. From all of us at the Packard Foundation, we wish you a holiday season and New Year filled with light and peace. 💛

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Can we say goodbye to the dreaded strep throat swab? Packard Fellow Ashleigh Theberge and her team at the University of Washington are developing an alternative that includes a lollipop designed with tiny channels that collect saliva for at-home testing. Learn more: ow.ly/tZko50XIASI

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Thank you for everything you bring to our shared vision. 💛

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Packard Fellow and Johns Hopkins University scientist Dr. Jasmina Wiemann is working to understand how living organisms respond to planetary change by developing innovative ways to read molecular “memories” preserved in ancient organisms—helping fill some of the blank pages in the history of life.

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Children and Families Program Officer Katie Harkin shares what we learned from listening to parents about the kinds of support that truly make a difference in their daily lives. ➡️ ow.ly/1zSr50XApY1

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

We’re thankful for the leaders, organizations, and communities who work every day to create a more just and equitable world — and for our dedicated staff who partner with them to make meaningful change possible. Together, we’re building a future where people and nature can thrive. 🧡

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

We are thrilled to welcome Christopher Burnett and Sarah Stephens to our Board of Trustees! ➡️ Learn more about them: ow.ly/W26I50XpFt6

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

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. ➡️ ow.ly/aFE150XnsHb

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

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

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

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

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

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!

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

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: www.packard.org/approach

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

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.

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

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. 🌍

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Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

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.

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