116. MacKenzie Scott's Giving Strategy and What We Can Learn From It

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MacKenzie Scott is famously tight lipped about how she’s making decisions to give away her estimated $40 billion net worth. But researchers at Harvard have analyzed publicly available data to see what trends emerge. Where does she donate? And is any of it applicable to our own giving?

Links from today’s episode:

MacKenzie Scott’s Giving Pledge to give the majority of her wealth away

https://givingpledge.org/pledger?pledgerId=393

What MacKenzie Scott Wants in a Grantee– A New Analysis Offers Clues

https://www.philanthropy.com/article/what-mackenzie-scott-wants-in-a-grantee-a-new-analysis-offers-clues

Harvard Research on MacKenzie Scott’s Giving

https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/mackenzie-scotts-15-billion-pledge-what-the-data-says-about-her-epic-giving

ICYMI another episode you might enjoy:

Episode 88 Where does Rihanna donate her money? (recorded before the 2024 rebranding of this show)

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