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/approach.
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Philanthropic Fundraising Services
Los Altos, CA 45,032 followers
We work with people & communities to create enduring solutions for just societies & a healthy, resilient natural world.
About us
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a family foundation guided by the enduring business philosophy and personal values of Lucile and David, who helped found one of the world's leading technology companies. Building on the legacy of our founders, we believe that talented and committed people, with appropriate resources and support, can drive meaningful innovation and create lasting change. We work with people and communities to create enduring solutions for just societies and a healthy, resilient natural world. Learn more at www.packard.org.
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http://www.packard.org
External link for The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
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- Philanthropic Fundraising Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Los Altos, CA
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1964
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343 Second Street
Los Altos, CA 94022, US
Employees at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
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Quality, affordable child care gives working parents the freedom to shape their lives in the way that’s best for them and their families. Our workforce needs innovative and sustainable solutions to strengthen local child care systems and increase access to high-quality, affordable child care for all. As part of the Investing in America Child Care Partnership, the SEMI Foundation and Policy Equity Group are launching a groundbreaking initiative to address child care gaps in the #semiconductor industry. Learn more ⬇️
NEWS: Empowering the Semiconductor Workforce with Child Care Solutions! Read more here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ge_sf_Fk The SEMI Foundation and Policy Equity Group are launching a groundbreaking initiative to address child care gaps in the #semiconductor industry, backed by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. This collaboration focuses on creating solutions that meet the requirements of the #CHIPSAct, supporting working parents, and ensuring a diverse talent pipeline. By strengthening local systems in Arizona, Ohio, and Michigan, we aim to empower the workforce and bridge the talent gap. #Future #SEMIFoundation #WorkforceDevelopment #Childcare #DEIB #AZ #OH #MI Shari Liss
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How do Earth's landscapes change over time? #PackardFellow and geomorphologist Rachel Glade is looking for the answers! 🌎 #FellowsFriday
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Happy birthday, Lucile! 🎂 ❤️ Lucile Packard revolutionized hospital care for mothers and children. Today, Stanford Children's Health | Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford is a state-of-the-art, internationally recognized pediatric and obstetric hospital and a nurturing, supportive place for children and their families. See how her vision has impacted the community ⬇️
For Lucile Packard’s birthday, we asked our community how Stanford Children's Health | Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford has impacted their life. Here are some of their answers. ❤️ We are continuing Lucile’s vision on a mission to unlock philanthropy to transform health for all kids and moms, in Northern California and around the world. We are champions for children—driving extraordinary care for families today while fueling research, discovery, and change in our health care systems for a better tomorrow. Today we celebrate the woman who started it all. Cheers to you, Lu! 🎂
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The Commonwealth Fund's new State Scorecard on Women’s Health and Reproductive Care examines women’s health care in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Their findings underscore the inseparable link between maternal and reproductive health and how we must recognize that both are essential to women’s health and well-being. Learn more ⬇️
A new Commonwealth Fund scorecard comparing state health system performance on women’s health and reproductive care reveals significant disparities across the U.S. In particular, researchers, Sara Collins, David Radley, Shreya Roy, PhD, Laurie Zephyrin, and Arnav Shah, find wide gaps between geographic regions and between racial and ethnic groups in deaths among women of reproductive age and in access to essential health services. The 2024 State Scorecard on Women’s Health and Reproductive Care is the Fund’s first comprehensive examination of women’s health care in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, based on the latest available data. Among the key findings: 📉 States with abortion restrictions have fewer maternity care providers. 📈 Rates of maternal deaths are highest in the Mississippi Delta region, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. 📊 Regional disparities in deaths of women of reproductive age are pronounced, with the highest death rates seen in the Southeast. The report raises concerns over the state of women’s health care and the ripple effects of the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Its findings suggest that disparities could widen, with impacts experienced most acutely by women of color and women with low income who live in states that have restricted access to comprehensive reproductive care.
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Meet #PackardFellow Yuzhang Li! He is a chemical engineer at UCLA working on sustainability research that will provide the fundamental scientific insights to help develop better batteries, fuel cells, and super capacitors that will power an electrified future. 🔋 💡 #FellowsFriday
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Then ➡️ now In 1987, David and Lucile Packard donate over $40 million and personal leadership to design, build, and open the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Today, Stanford Children's Health | Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford remains one of our institutional commitments and is a state-of-the-art, internationally recognized pediatric and obstetric hospital and a nurturing, supportive place for children and their families. #Packard60 Learn more about the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at https://lnkd.in/g2HCTSt
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In reflection on his Packard Fellowship, Dr. Moungi Bawendi says he wouldn’t have done anything differently. He shares that he leaned on an indelible piece of advice he received from his post-doctoral advisor and Nobel Prize co-recipient, Louis E. Brus. “He said, ‘if you’re gonna burn, burn brightly,’ so I just took that money and I spent it,” Bawendi said. Learn more about how his investment paid off and led to a Nobel Prize ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gPDduEzZ
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Have you ever been on the couch wanting a tasty drink but can't get up? Lerrel Pinto has a robot for that! 🤖 Lerrel is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at New York University and a 2023 #PackardFellow. His lab builds general-purpose robots that can help us with our chores and assist us when we are older. Learn more about Lerrel and the other 2023 Packard Fellows pursuing groundbreaking research. #FellowsFriday https://lnkd.in/gQTvJgjw