HHMI-Feature-Image-2.jpgHoward Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), whose goal is to support “people, not projects,” and it has yielded some dramatic results. Headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD, HMMI has more than 3,000 employees across the US – most of whom are scientists...
By Kevin Mercer “It was clear we needed to do it,” said Lorraine Johnson, the Chief Executive Officer of LymeDisease.org, “and it was clear we were the organization to do it.” The year was 2015. The task: to create a thriving patient registry within LymeDisease.org, a...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Becky Chapman Weaver When we think of medical research and breakthroughs, most envision white coats, laboratories and hospitals. That’s only part of the picture. There are many unseen partners who enable scientists to...
By Haily Jones Sometimes, we let money or rejection interfere and keep us from achieving our goals, but in the nonprofit world, these things can’t hold you back. The worry of funding for your organization should not stop you from doing everything you can to achieve...
By Krystin Gollihue Metastatic breast cancer, more commonly known as stage 4 breast cancer, is often the “elephant in the pink room” says Sonya Negley, Executive Director of METAvivor, an organization dedicated to funding research on stage 4 metastatic breast cancer....
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By John L. Lehr, President & CEO of the Parkinson’s Foundation Ensuring that two merged organizations become more than “one plus one equals two” and achieve their joint mission is anything but easy. The successful merger...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Nancy M. Sanford For more than a decade, the Lung Cancer Research Foundation and Free to Breathe have been working tirelessly in the fight against lung cancer, the number one cause of cancer death worldwide. Though operating in...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Bradd Pavur Sometimes the greatest scientific innovations aren’t the result of a new finding in a lab, but rather, the very way the research itself is directed – or not directed. That’s the radical philosophy embraced by the...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Christina Kalberg One out of every hundred Americans has type 1 diabetes (T1D). Millions of children and adults struggle with this autoimmune disease. Yet, funding has decreased for research to prevent, cure, and better manage...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Martin Grable Life-saving blood is an essential community resource. Contrary to what many people may think, blood products are used more frequently in the treatment of cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses like...
