The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has been operating for more than 45 years now, working with partners worldwide to improve lives of families, children, and communities, as well as restoring and protecting the planet.
They follow the core values of integrity, respect, leadership, commitment, and critical thinking.
The values of the foundation reflect the personal vale of Lucile and David Packard. Today, their children and grandchildren are now guiding the foundation.
This topic, “People on the Move” will be the theme of this year's Global Philanthropy Forum, April 4-6, in Redwood City, CA. Among the...more
The role of women in philanthropy is rising in other ways, too. ... that we haven't included any women whose philanthropic activities are mainly...more
Successes of Philanthropy will serve as an online catalog of philanthropic wins — something its creators believe Washington power brokers need...more
The Partners hope to establish a new “Meridian” — a point of reference — for what strategic philanthropic investment can achieve by...more
They delivered their message in the chronicle of philanthropy (read the Op-Ed here) in what amounts to a philanthropic call to arms when it comes...more
Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however, cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.