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Giving Smarter Guides
Our guides highlight promising research efforts while identifying critical funding gaps that need to be filled to advance innovations. These reports are developed with input from expert-led scientific advisory boards who are on the front lines.
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Childhood Brain Cancer: A Giving Smarter Guide

This report identifies the primary scientific and infrastructure needs, highlighting opportunities for philanthropists to stimulate neglected areas regarding funding and research.

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Featured Reports

Childhood Brain Cancer: A Giving Smarter Guide
September 6, 2023
Childhood Brain Cancer: A Giving Smarter Guide

Caitlyn Barrett, PhD, Cara Altimus, PhD
Neurotechnology: A Giving Smarter Guide
December 9, 2021
Neurotechnology: A Giving Smarter Guide

Cara Altimus, PhD, Elena Helmers-Wegman, Sylvie Raver, PhD
Sarcoidosis: A Giving Smarter Guide
October 4, 2021
Sarcoidosis: A Giving Smarter Guide

Infrastructure, Readiness, and Resilience: A Long-Term, Biomedical Systems-Based Response to COVID-19
February 22, 2021
Infrastructure, Readiness, and Resilience: A Long-Term, Biomedical Systems-Based Response to COVID-19

Elena Helmers-Wegman, Erin Ross, Cara Altimus, PhD
Giving Smarter Guide: Lipedema
February 9, 2021
Giving Smarter Guide: Lipedema

Erik Lontok
Giving Smarter: Philanthropic Opportunities to Advance Bipolar Disorder Research
February 4, 2021
Giving Smarter: Philanthropic Opportunities to Advance Bipolar Disorder Research

Daniel Pham, PhD, Cara Altimus, PhD
The Value of Building an Interdisciplinary Scientific Workforce — A Call to Philanthropy
January 7, 2021
The Value of Building an Interdisciplinary Scientific Workforce — A Call to Philanthropy

Cara Altimus, PhD, E'Lissa Flores, PhD, Daniel Pham, PhD, Hilary McConnaughey Page
A Turning Point for Planetary Health
August 26, 2020
A Turning Point for Planetary Health

Philanthropic Action for America’s Mental Health System
August 26, 2020
Philanthropic Action for America’s Mental Health System

Sylvie Raver, PhD, Cara Altimus, PhD
Philanthropic Opportunities for Well-Being in Higher Education
August 26, 2020
Philanthropic Opportunities for Well-Being in Higher Education

Glorimar Aragon, Mali Locke
A New Imperative for Private Research Funders
August 26, 2020
A New Imperative for Private Research Funders

Cara Altimus, PhD, Quinton Banks, PhD, Sylvie Raver, PhD
Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Giving Smarter Guide to Accelerating Research Progress
June 11, 2019
Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Giving Smarter Guide to Accelerating Research Progress

Alzheimer's Disease: A Giving Smarter Guide to Accelerate Development of New Therapies
June 11, 2019
Alzheimer's Disease: A Giving Smarter Guide to Accelerate Development of New Therapies

Misophonia - A Giving Smarter Guide
April 2, 2019
Misophonia - A Giving Smarter Guide

Cara Altimus, PhD, James A. Randall
Next Generation Prevention - A Giving Smarter Guide
April 2, 2019
Next Generation Prevention - A Giving Smarter Guide

James A. Randall, Cara Altimus, PhD
Alzheimer's Disease - A Giving Smarter Guide
September 27, 2018
Alzheimer's Disease - A Giving Smarter Guide

Epilepsy - A Giving Smarter Guide
October 9, 2016
Epilepsy - A Giving Smarter Guide

Bladder Cancer - A Giving Smarter Guide
October 6, 2016
Bladder Cancer - A Giving Smarter Guide

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - A Giving Smarter Guide
June 13, 2016
Inflammatory Bowel Disease - A Giving Smarter Guide

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 - A Giving Smarter Guide
June 2, 2016
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 - A Giving Smarter Guide

Small Cell Lung Cancer - A Giving Smarter Guide
March 23, 2016
Small Cell Lung Cancer - A Giving Smarter Guide

Parkinson's Disease - A Giving Smarter Guide
March 23, 2016
Parkinson's Disease - A Giving Smarter Guide

Colorectal Cancer - A Giving Smarter Guide
March 23, 2016
Colorectal Cancer - A Giving Smarter Guide

Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia - A Giving Smarter Guide
March 23, 2016
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia - A Giving Smarter Guide

Giving Smarter in the Age of COVID-19

This series of Giving Smarter Guides explain how effective philanthropy can help us rebuild in the wake of COVID-19.

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