Giving Compass' Take:
- Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, and Mark Suzman, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation discuss the shifts they made during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- How did philanthropy make critical moves to strengthen social support systems during COVID? How did individual donor investments shift during this time?
- Learn about the health of the philanthropic sector after times of crisis.
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“Crisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders” is produced in partnership by The Pew Charitable Trusts and Stanford Social Innovation Review. In the series, leaders from across the social sector share insights about how they are innovating during challenging times.
The COVID-19 pandemic shook the world, challenging public health systems and communities. In this final episode of this special series, Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, and Mark Suzman, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, share how they’re redefining the role of philanthropy in addressing public health crises and preparing for future pandemics.
Read the full article about COVID-19 and philanthropy by Dan LeDuc and Eric Nee at Stanford Social Innovation Review.