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Giving Smarter: Philanthropic Opportunities to Advance Bipolar Disorder Research
People of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds endure the intense shifts in mood and energy level
s bipolar disorder (BD) causes.
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Ghana’s Daakye Bond Program: An African Securitization Case Study
In Akan, the most widely spoken language in Ghana, daakye means future. It is an apt name, therefor
e, for the Daakye bond program, which invests in Ghana’s future leaders through securitizing future government tax flows.
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Neurotechnology: A Giving Smarter Guide
When most people think about advances in medicine, drug development is the first thing that comes t
o mind. However, technology and devices are proving to be valuable options for treating intractable illnesses.
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Sarcoidosis: A Giving Smarter Guide
The Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy and the Ann Theodore Foundation have release
d a new request for proposals (RFP) focused on understanding the underlying biology of sarcoidosis.
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Solving the Philanthropist's Dilemma
Philanthropic capital has played and will continue to play a critical role as we rebuild after the
pandemic.
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Analysis of the FinTech Policy Landscape
The Milken Institute FinTech Program is tracking the ongoing development of FinTech-related legisla
tion introduced in the 117th Congress.
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Moonshots for Youth Mental Health and Well-Being: Exploration of Big Bets and Bold Goals
Good mental health is critical to overall health and well-being, but a cycle of almost endless stre
ssors, stigma, and systemic barriers to accessing quality care have brought America’s collective mental health to a breaking point.
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Bladder Cancer - A Giving Smarter Guide
More than 500,000 people in the US suffer from bladder cancer. At the time of this report, it
was the fifth most common cancer in the US. It is also the most expensive cancer to treat and frequently reoccurs.
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Alzheimer's Disease - A Giving Smarter Guide
Alzheimer’s disease is increasingly in the spotlight after a number of high-profile clinical trial
failures—an alarming trend as an estimated 5.5 million adult Americans live with this disease, which disproportionally affects the aged population.
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Comment Letter to the Global Financial Innovation Network
The Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), composed of 11 regulatory authorities from around t
he world, is seeking to formally launch an effort that would potentially lead to greater regulatory collaboration through information sharing efforts, tes
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Kidney Failure - A Giving Smarter Guide
This Giving Smarter Guide is the culmination of a year-long effort to identify strategic philanthro
pic opportunities that can move the needle on unmet needs specific to kidney failure research and treatment. Kidney failure is an irreversible diseas
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Comment Letter to the OCC: Licensing Manual Draft Supplement on Evaluating Charter Applications from FinTech Companies
The Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets provided a response to the Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) Licensing Manual Draft Suppl
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