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Philanthropy and COVID-19: From Relief to Recovery

14 Apr 2020

.bubble-images, .bubble-images img { border-radius: 50%; } Philanthropy and COVID-19: From Relief to Recovery Tuesday, April 14, 2020 | 8 am PST Hosted by the Milken Institute's Center for Strategic Philanthropy, individual and...

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Ep. 14: Renaissance Woman, with Sue Desmond-Hellmann

From serving as a frontline physician treating HIV patients in Uganda, to overseeing new therapies for a leading biopharma company, to running a renowned health sciences university, to heading the world’s largest philanthropy – Sue Desmond...

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Renaissance Woman, with Sue Desmond-Hellmann

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The Role of Philanthropy in Supporting Partnerships and Organizations Combatting COVID-19

15 Apr 2020

Peter Laugharn Philanthropy has both a unique opportunity and a critical responsibility to protect the most vulnerable communities during a pandemic. During this vital time, philanthropy can leverage its flexibility to provide funds to...

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Peter Laugharn and William F. Pickel

15 Apr 2020

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Milken Institute Helps Philanthropists Navigate Ways to Fight Pandemic

31 Mar 2020

COVID-19 Philanthropy Hub collects and shares opportunities for donors to aid relief efforts WASHINGTON, March 31, 2020 — As the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies, philanthropists are stepping forward in myriad ways to address the many...

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Melissa Stevens

Executive Vice President, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy

Melissa Stevens is the executive vice president of Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy, leading its work with individual and family philanthropists and foundations seeking to make a transformative, sustainable impact. Since co-founding Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy in 2015, she has overseen the creation and execution of philanthropic strategies that have influenced more than $3 billion in capital and built an unmatched network for donors to collaborate and amplify their impact.

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Donor Advised Funds: Unleashing Capital For Impact At Scale

24 Mar 2020

For a number of years, the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy has been among the voices advocating for philanthropists to expand the scale of their social investments by unlocking the resources being held in donor-advised...

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Being Among the Helpers: Making an Impact During These Trying Times

20 Mar 2020

Instead of stepping into spring and the rituals of emerging from winter's slumber, today we are faced with a crisis that's unlike anything most of us have seen in our lifetimes. Coronavirus has brought health systems around the world to the...

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Going Local: The Power of Place-Based Philanthropy

13 Nov 2019

For philanthropists seeking transformative, lasting progress, engaging at home is an ideal entry point. After all, connections to people and the place run deep, and the calling to tackle stubborn local challenges can be strong. In recent...

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Power of Ideas

Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s: A Collaborative Model for Accelerating Biomedical Research

14 Oct 2019

Around the globe, biomedical research has advanced dramatically since the end of the Second World War when government support for basic science in the US began. The prevailing model of support for curiosity-driven, investigator-initiated...

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Randy Schekman

2013 Nobel Laureate; Howard Hughes Investigator, University of California, Berkeley

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Milken Institute Asia Summit Explores “Asia at a Crossroads”

17 Sep 2019

Opening September 19 in Singapore, global and regional leaders will address trends, innovations, and disruptions at the forefront of the regional agenda SINGAPORE, September 18, 2019 – More than 1,500 international leaders in finance...

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Kidney Failure - A Giving Smarter Guide

22 Jul 2019

This Giving Smarter Guide is the culmination of a year-long effort to identify strategic philanthropic opportunities that can move the needle on unmet needs specific to kidney failure research and treatment. Kidney failure is an...

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