For over five decades, we have been turning scientific insights into real-world impact across key areas of expertise: democracy and governance, economic opportunity, education, environment and climate action, health, humanitarian response, and nutrition and food security.
Drawing on a broad global network and deep local relationships, our research partnerships generate and apply knowledge for social impact — from scientific breakthroughs that advance health to data analysis that informs more equitable and effective public policy.
How we turn research into results
Together, we are advancing research to ensure that people in the United States and around the world can lead full, healthy lives. In all partnerships, we take a proven, community-led approach:
We center local perspectives in every research phase, connecting communities with opportunities to shape their own futures.
We translate science-backed and data-driven solutions from theory into practice, with measurable, global results.
We connect research insights with on-the-ground, local expertise for greater collective impact.
We share solutions and adapt successful strategies to create pathways forward for more communities.
Our partners
Some recent academic and research partners include Columbia University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Oxford University. You can see a full list of our partners in our impact reports.
