The Wyss Foundation is excited to announce the 2023 cohort of Wyss Fellows. The Wyss Fellows Program supports the training and development of future conservation leaders through a two-year fellowship at sponsoring organizations. Fellows gain experience in all aspects of conservation advocacy and attend annual week-long training programs.
Read MoreJake Barker, Zane Weinberger, and Sarah Baer have been named the 2023 Wyss Scholars at Yale University. The prestigious scholarship program is sponsored by the Wyss Foundation and supports the graduate-level education of a new generation of leaders in U.S. land conservation.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation is pleased to announce a $1,000,000 grant to support Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families. The Center conducts research and offers solutions to reduce inequities and improve the health of America’s children and families, particularly those with low and moderate incomes.
Read MoreNative Americans in Philanthropy and Biodiversity Funders Group, in partnership with fifteen funders including the Wyss Foundation, announced a $102.5 million pledge over the next five years to support Tribal-led conservation work.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation is excited to announce a CHF (Swiss Franc) 108,000,000 grant to support the Wyss Zurich Translational Center, a leading innovation hub in Switzerland translating research into clinical use and market solutions.
Read MoreA key facet of the Wyss Fellows Program is an annual training where Fellows have the opportunity to develop applicable skills and learn about each other’s work. The most recent training focused on communications and was held in October 2022 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Read MoreNations have just finalized the most ambitious strategy to protect the planet’s biodiversity in recent history, ratifying a plan to safeguard at least 30 percent of the Earth’s surface, on land and at sea, by 2030 (30x30). This historic news comes more than four years after philanthropist and lifelong conservationist, Hansjörg Wyss, catalyzed a global campaign by launching the Wyss Campaign for Nature.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation is excited to announce a $2,900,000 grant to Frankfurt Zoological Society – U.S., an international conservation organization dedicated to protecting wildlife and preserving ecosystems around the world. Through this grant, Frankfurt Zoological Society will continue its critical work of supporting national parks in Africa.
Read MoreSustainably managing and restoring natural resources – alongside establishment of new protected areas – is critical to safeguarding the world’s biodiversity. One example of this important work is Oceana Canada’s successful advocacy effort that is helping Canada rebuild its once plentiful fisheries.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation is pleased to provide a $3,100,000 grant to Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health for the Hansjörg Wyss Wellness Center, a clinic dedicated to delivering quality healthcare and social services to Philadelphia’s immigrant and refugee populations.
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