In times of uncertainty, we need sound decisions and to rise to the challenge we require philanthropy’s help. We can lead and shape the nation with evidence at the scale our times demand with your support.
The more volatile, uncertain and polarised the world becomes, the more we need robust evidence-based institutions to inform our decisions. Amidst the rise of fake news and misinformation, reliable and independent sources of knowledge are increasingly rare.
When governments, business leaders and the Australian public ask where they can turn for reliable, evidence-based advice, the answers are fewer and farther between.
Facts always matter, and now more than ever.
For 70 years, the Australian Academy of Science has championed science for the benefit of all and delivered sought-after scientific advice that informs Australia’s domestic policy and contributes to global science.
We have the brightest minds – more than 600 Fellows – and capacity to convene leading experts from all scientific fields to provide advice that informs government policy, aids decision making across industry and guides parliamentary and public debate – yet our ability to perform at the scale Australia needs is being held back. In times of uncertainty, we need sound decisions and to rise to the challenge we require philanthropy’s help.
In these times of uncertainty, there is a critical role for philanthropy in building on the Academy’s enviable record in shaping Australian science and bringing science to the service of Australia and its people.
Philanthropic investment is crucial to enhancing the Academy's capabilities and maintaining our independence.
We are seeking a significant partnership with philanthropy to join Australia’s leading scientists, science-policy experts and science communicators in a project of national importance.
Our plan is ambitious in both scale and investment, because of its nation building significance and its impact.
Investment in the Academy’s future will require visionaries who are committed to a legacy-defining gift for science in Australia.
An investment in the Academy allows us to do what we do best, at the scale needed to deliver science for the benefit of Australia and its people.
For more information please contact:
Kate Groves, Head of Philanthropy
(02) 6201 9460
philanthropy@science.org.au
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