CEP2023 - Giving Big: New Research from CEP

Giving Big: New Research from CEP
Speakers: Tiffany Cooper Gueye, CEP Board (moderator) | Phil Buchanan, CEP | Elisha Smith Arrillaga, CEP | Lysa Ratliff, Kaboom | Jamie Allison, Walter & Elise Haas Fund
MacKenzie Scott’s giving has shaken up the philanthropic landscape. Her gifts are, at the median, 80 times the size of the typical grant of staffed foundations. They are totally unrestricted, often wholly unexpected, and reveal a clear focus on equity and justice. Many observers have noted that Scott’s approach is the most interesting natural experiment in philanthropic practice in recent memory - raising many questions: What is the experience of organizations that receive these gifts? How do they use the resources? Are there unintended consequences? Are other donors, individuals or foundations, emulating Scott’s approach? This session explores these and other questions based on findings from the second year of CEP’s three-year research effort to examine the effects of Scott’s giving. Speakers will offer an exclusive preview of findings that will be released in late 2023 and engage in a lively debate about the implications of Scott’s approach.