Milken Institute report examines Ultra-High Net-Worth Philanthropy, offers recommendations to spur giving

Washington D.C. – June 15, 2020 – The Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy released a new report analyzing the state of ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) philanthropy, highlighting that much-needed capital remains accessible but unspent. Currently only 36 percent of the world’s UHNWIs, those individuals with more than $30 million in net assets, are engaged in philanthropy. The new report, Stepping off the Sidelines: The Unrealized Potential of Strategic Ultra...

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Effective Philanthropy Requires Trust and Transparency | Bethenny Frankel

Being an effective philanthropist means being a good businessperson. It requires an ability to manage money, handle negotiations, market, execute deals, sometimes walk away from deals, and juggle many balls in the air at once. It also requires transparency and developing the trust of people who “invest” in your cause and instincts. BStrong is an initiative that provides immediate assistance in times of great peril, disaster, and crisis. When a catastrophe strikes, we...

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Stepping off the Sidelines: The Unrealized Potential of Strategic Ultra-High-Net-Worth Philanthropy

May 18, 2020

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Stopping Pandemics before They Start: Ending the Trade in Wild Animals | Simone Friedman

On March 24 2019, Chinese anti-smuggling customs officials in Guangdong intercepted an illegal transport of 21 sickly pangolins and transferred them to a nearby wildlife rescue center where the majority later died. The rescue center workers discovered that nearly all of the dead pangolins had swollen lungs containing a frothy liquid, and some had enlarged livers and spleens. Using samples taken from the lung fluid, scientists at the wildlife center analyzed the cont...

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