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  • Nonprofit Association of Oregon

    Nonprofit Association of Oregon

    The Nonprofit Association of Oregon (NAO) advocates for charitable nonprofits of all sizes and purposes at the local, state, and national levels.

  • Inventing Our Future: A National Inventors’ Day Celebration

    Inventing Our Future: A National Inventors’ Day Celebration

    A message from Rob Schneider, Executive Director, The Lemelson Foundation

  • Envisioning a Safer Eye Exam

    Envisioning a Safer Eye Exam

    This young inventor created a synthetic model eye to help medical students train for optical procedures.

  • NSF and Lemelson Foundation Launch Joint Awards Supporting Sustainability in Engineering Education

    NSF and Lemelson Foundation Launch Joint Awards Supporting Sustainability in Engineering Education

    The Lemelson Foundation and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the first awards in a joint initiative to fund projects supporting the integration of social and environmental sustainability into engineering curricula. Supported in part by a $3 million, three-year investment from The Lemelson Foundation and aligned with the goals of its Engineering for One Planet…

  • A Champion for Sustainability

    A Champion for Sustainability

    Transforming Engineering Curricula to Protect Our Planet

  • Making STEM Education More Inclusive for Emerging Entrepreneurs

    Making STEM Education More Inclusive for Emerging Entrepreneurs

    Five attributes that innovation and entrepreneurship programs should cultivate

  • Redefining Sustainability for an Era of Climate Action

    Redefining Sustainability for an Era of Climate Action

    At a recent session of the 2024 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Lemelson Foundation President Eric Lemelson presented his assessment of efforts to address climate change — and made the case for a new, more comprehensive, and more urgent definition of the term “sustainability” to meet the current moment.Starting first…

  • Library Foundation of Los Angeles

    Library Foundation of Los Angeles

    The Library Foundation of Los Angeles (LFLA) is a private nonprofit organization that provides critical support to the Los Angeles Public Library through fundraising, advocacy, and programming.

  • ASEE Awards 18 Grants to Infuse Sustainability in Engineering Education

    ASEE Awards 18 Grants to Infuse Sustainability in Engineering Education

    The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), a Lemelson Foundation grantee, recently announced its 2024 cohort for the Engineering for One Planet Mini-Grants Program (EOP-MGP). Teams of educators from 18 engineering programs — representing schools of diverse sizes and geographical locations, including seven Minority-ServingMore

  • Kory Murphy: A Legacy Defined by One Play and a Life of Innovation

    Kory Murphy: A Legacy Defined by One Play and a Life of Innovation

    Thirty years ago, Kory Murphy’s life took a pivotal turn on a football field in Hawaii.

  • Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy

    Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy

    The Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy is an Indigenous-led nonprofit committed to supporting Native American tribes’ transition to a clean energy future.

  • Oil Change International

    Oil Change International

    Oil Change International (OCI) is a research, communications, and advocacy organization committed to raising awareness of the true costs of fossil fuels and promoting a global transition to clean energy. Founded in 2005, OCI’s international team works with local organizers to achieve climate goals across global sectors including policy, industry, and public finance. The Lemelson…