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Philanthropic Action for America’s Mental Health System
Long before COVID-19 became a pandemic, America’s mental health system was failing to meet the need
s of people requiring care.
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The Value of Building an Interdisciplinary Scientific Workforce — A Call to Philanthropy
The challenges that science strives to solve are increasingly complex, and making progress toward t
hem requires constant innovation and the expertise of multiple fields of study.
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Next Generation Prevention - A Giving Smarter Guide
Precision health focuses on improving overall health and preventing disease, rather than treating d
isease.
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Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Giving Smarter Guide to Accelerating Research Progress
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive malignant brain tumor involving glial cells of the b
rain. At the time of this report, nearly 15,000 people were diagnosed with GBM each year in the United States and Europe.
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Childhood Brain Cancer: A Giving Smarter Guide
Pediatric brain cancer accounts for 16 percent of all new childhood cancer diagnoses, making it one
of the most common cancer diagnoses in children and adolescents. It is also the leading cause of cancer death within this age group.
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Women's Breakfast: Transformational Philanthropy
Michael Milken, Marisa Drew, Sonia Gardner, Jody Greenstone Miller, Helena Morrissey, Margaret And
erson, Alexsis de Raadt St. James, Wendy Kopp, Precious Moloi-Motsepe
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Supercharge the Search for Cures: Medical Philanthropists Reinvent Giving to Get Results
The Milken Institute's Center for Strategic Philanthropy and its predecessor, the Philanthropy Adv
isory Service, have conducted more than a dozen deep dives into "disease philanthropy." These inquiries have yielded valuable lessons on how philanthropist
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An Update from the Center for Strategic Philanthropy
In this Issue:
Event Roundup »
In-Depth: Place-based Philanthropy »
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Economic impact of excess weight now exceeds $1.7 trillion, new Milken Institute report reveals
LOS ANGELES, Tuesday, October 30, 2018—The impact of obesity and overweight on the U.S.