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February 15, 2018Last month, Pfizer announced plans to end its new drug research efforts for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases—a devastating blow for those seeking therapeutic developments for neurodegenerative disease. -
Carole Biau
November 29, 2017As a country gets richer, the quality of and access to health care for its citizens naturally goes up. -
Melissa Stevens
November 28, 2017This year, I would like to tip my hat and express thanks to our friends at the United Nations Foundation (UNF)—Ted Turner’s pioneering foundation that advances the role of the United Nations... -
Kirstie Keller
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November 21, 2017The Center for Strategic Philanthropy of the Milken Institute has been working with 23andMe and Lundbeck on a first-of-its-kind study on Major Depressive and Bipolar Disorders. -
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Kirstie Keller
November 17, 2017November marks Alzheimer’s disease (AD) awareness month. For the last several years, the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy (CSP) has been digging deep into the role philanthropic capital can... -
Melissa Stevens
September 12, 2017At the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy (CSP), we are often asked how we define “strategic philanthropy.” Is it just a buzz term? Is it purely aspirational? Or is... -
LaTese Briggs
August 02, 2017When web developer Madayln Parker needed a mental health day, she opened up to her boss via email. She sent a message notifying her coworkers she was taking time off to focus on... -
Maura Donlan
July 14, 2017About the same time that the Social Impact Exchange Conference on Scaling Impact was wrapping up in New York City on June 15, Jeff Bezos was breaking the internet—or at least his... -
Ebony Motley
April 12, 2017April is National Donate Life Month—my mother’s birthday was March 31. This single day gap proved to be a theme in her life I wish we could have avoided. -
Melissa Stevens
March 28, 2017Almost 2500 years ago, Confucius observed that, “Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.” Not surprisingly, education historically has been one of the most favored sectors by philanthropists,... -
March 09, 2017In honor of World Kidney Day, the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy (CSP) has released Kidney Failure: A Giving Smarter Guide. -
Melissa Stevens
November 29, 2016Today we celebrate the fifth Giving Tuesday and the second since the Center for Strategic Philanthropy (CSP) was launched in April 2015. -
Sonya Dumanis
November 01, 2016The use of placebos in clinical trials is a staple of trial design, in that it serves as a control for comparison and meaningful interpretation of the data. -
Sonya Dumanis
October 10, 2016The Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy has launched an Epilepsy Giving Smarter Program, informing philanthropists on the state of the science for epilepsy and highlighting impactful philanthropic opportunities ripe for investment. -
Melissa Stevens
September 29, 2016There is an oft-used sports analogy that you will hear in the field of medical philanthropy: that all of us – particularly medical researchers – have to stop playing golf... -
September 28, 2016As wealth grows in Asia, so do the ambitions of the philanthropic community. But with more than 1.7 million NGOs in the world and the concept of impact investing still... -
May 17, 2016With an unprecedented transfer of wealth to the next generation, the United States is witnessing a new wave of philanthropy in the modern era. -
May 03, 2016When activist investor Starboard Value attacked Darden Restaurants in 2014 for its poor business performance, Wall Street had no notion just how well Starboard was about to succeed. At their annual...
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