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5 ways MacKenzie Scott’s $5.8 billion commitment to social and economic justice is a model for other donors

  • Written by Elizabeth J. Dale, Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Leadership, Seattle University
imageThe philanthropist is giving away billions of dollars quickly to help people like these Floridians seeking donated food.Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced on Dec. 15 that she had given almost US$4.2 billion to hundreds of nonprofits. It was her second announcement of this kind since she...

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