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Melissa Stevens
Melissa Stevens is executive vice president of philanthropy at the Milken Institute, leading its
work with individual and family philanthropists and foundations seeking to deploy resources to make a transformative, sustainable impact.
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Supporting Wellness: Initial Findings from a Survey of Lived Experience and Research Priorities of Depression and Bipolar
In 2018, the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy and the Depression and Bipolar Supp
ort Alliance collaborated to develop a first of its kind community survey.
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Emerging Zoonotic Diseases and Planetary Health: Stopping the Next Pandemic Before It Starts
The human and economic toll of COVID-19 has shocked the world into an awareness of the dangers and
implications of zoonotic diseases—defined as diseases that transfer from animals to humans, sometimes with devastating consequences.
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Empowering Young People to Take Control of Their Lives
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For decades, philanthropists Rob and Cindy Citrone have donated to and served as board me
mbers of educational institutions and nonprofit organizations.
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Stepping Off the Sidelines to Build Back Better
The confluence of crises spurred by the spread of COVID-19 and concurrent social upheavals demanding
racial justice present a wealth of opportunity for philanthropists to rethink their current strategies and create enduring change., Explore issues that are being deeply felt by the most vulnerable in society. You will often find that’s where the need is greatest., On the one hand, this matches with past trends.
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Emerging Zoonotic Diseases and Planetary Health: Stopping the Next Pandemic Before It Starts
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A Philanthropically Led Charge to Advance Science for Parkinson’s Disease
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With more than 6 million cases worldwide, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the most common and
fastest-growing neurodegenerative condition.
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Uniting a Community through Philanthropy
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Philanthropists Cindy and Rob Citrone are known for their dedication to their hometown of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and for their ability to unite the community and other stakeholders around key moments and issues.
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Creating Food Systems Change Through an Impact Campaign for a Documentary Film
Iowa is the equivalent of the 10th most populous country in the world in terms of the amount of feca
l waste produced. How is this possible, when the human population is only around 3 million?
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Mental Wellness: A Key to More Prosperous Communities
If we want to create a prosperous future, we need to invest in our young people—not just in their ac
ademic success, financial literacy, or physical health but also in their mental and emotional wellness.
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Businesses Can be Financially Successful While Also Doing Good
I appreciate that there are a variety of ways to view prosperity and that it has different meanings
to different people.
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