Impact of Communications: Staying ahead of the game, strategic and proactive communications
Staying ahead of the game: Strategic and proactive communications Mark Dessauer, VP of Learning, Spitfire Strategies Communications is ever present in most organizations. No matter what the mission, communications are the means to accomplish it – internally and externally. Having a successful communications plan and position takes more than the…
Overview of Open Science Resources – what is out there and what do we still need?
Through the work of both the Open Science Task Force and the Data Sharing Working Group (which is a subgroup of the OSTF) HRA has created and collected a wealth of resources that can facilitate Open Science practices. Join the cochairs for a tour of all the resources easily available…
Reimagine Biomedical Research for a Healthier Future Symposium
2021 Essay Challenge Dear HRA Members, I am excited to announce that the winners and honorable mentions from the Reimagine Biomedical Research for a Healthier Future: Essay Challenge have now been posted. The articles and links to the blog posts (including my intro blog) can be found here. If you…
NASEM Launch of A Toolkit for Fostering Open Science Practices: Proceedings of a Workshop
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Roundtable on Aligning Incentives for Open Science will host a public release of Developing a Toolkit for Fostering Open Science Practices: Proceedings of a Workshop on Thursday, September 30, 2021 from 3:30-4:30 pm EDT. The forthcoming publication summarizes the presentations and discussion…
Using Storytelling to Communicate Science: A Giant Screen Example
Using Storytelling to Communicate Science: A Giant Screen Example Shaun MacGillivray, President, MacGillivray Freeman Films & Michael Langer, Executive Producer Biomedical research is generating life-changing breakthroughs at a rapid pace. Maximizing the impact of these breakthroughs is to improve human health. One important element of maximizing impact is how the…
Evaluating Open Science Practices of Your Awardees
Evaluating Open Science Practices of Your Awardees Do you encourage open science practices among your awardees or want to? If so, please join us for a discussion of how some of your colleagues collect information on applicants/awardees “open” practices (especially with respect to data sharing), and how they use the…
Fall 2021 HRA Members Meeting (Virtual)
October 18 | Monday Unpacking Systemic Racism – A Workshop to Help Funders Foster Equity 12:00 – 4:00 PM ET Register to attend this session using this link: https://healthra.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUldOqqrT8tE9IvmhyKbbFqyeBDbHJdbV5r In the latest effort to advance equitable practices across HRA member organizations, Unpacking founder, Kristina Ashley Williams, will be the host of this interactive workshop. As the Unpacking mission states, “Unpacking…
Upcoming DEI Events
Nonprofit New York Learning Lab: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, apply by February 21 , 2021 ($275 for 5-session series) Get strategies and resources to help assess your organization’s current practices Learn ways to shift your organizational policies and practices to reflect a commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Join a…
DEI – Main Working Group Call
Please join the DEI working group where all three subgroups will present and update on progress. The goals of the DEI Working Group are to provide learning opportunities, develop resources, and identify tools to amplify member’s individual efforts to measurably advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in their grant programs and…
Fall 2022 HRA Members Meeting (Toronto)
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