{"id":564894,"date":"2021-06-15T18:07:07","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T22:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=564894"},"modified":"2021-06-15T18:07:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T22:07:10","slug":"mackenzie-scott-gives-away-2-7-billion-to-historically-underfunded-and-overlooked-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mackenzie-scott-gives-away-2-7-billion-to-historically-underfunded-and-overlooked-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"MacKenzie Scott Gives Away $2.7 Billion To \u2018Historically Underfunded And Overlooked\u2019 Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmackenzie-scott-gives-away-2-7-billion-to-historically-underfunded-and-overlooked-organizations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=564894&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1092347690-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and the third-richest woman in the world, announced she will be donating another $2.7 billion to a number of charities and organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/mackenzie-scott.medium.com\/seeding-by-ceding-ea6de642bf\">blog post<\/a> titled, \u201cSeeding by Ceding,\u201d Scott said that she wanted to \u201cde-emphasize privileged voices and cede focus to others,\u201d despite knowing that \u201csome media stories will focus on wealth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe headline I would wish for this post is \u2018286 Teams Empowering Voices the World Needs to Hear,\u2019\u201d Scott said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cPeople struggling against inequities deserve center stage in stories about change they are creating. This is equally \u2014 perhaps especially \u2014 true when their work is funded by wealth. Any wealth is a product of a collective effort that included them. The social structures that inflate wealth present obstacles to them. And despite those obstacles, they are providing solutions that benefit us all,\u201d wrote Scott.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Scott then stated that she, her husband and a number of advisers were looking to \u201cgive away a fortune that was enabled by systems in need of change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIn this effort, we are governed by a humbling belief that it would be better if disproportionate wealth were not concentrated in a small number of hands, and that the solutions are best designed and implemented by others. Though we still have a lot to learn about how to act on these beliefs without contradicting and subverting them, we can begin by acknowledging that people working to build power from within communities are the agents of change. Their service supports and empowers people who go on to support and empower others,\u201d Scott said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Scott said that the first quarter of 2021 was spent \u201cidentifying and evaluating equity-oriented non-profit teams working in areas that have been neglected,\u201d with \u201ccommunity-centered service\u201d being \u201ca powerful catalyst and multiplier.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe result was $2,739,000,000 in gifts to 286 high-impact organizations in categories and communities that have been historically underfunded and overlooked,\u201d Scott announced. At the end of the blog post, 286 organizations were listed that included \u201c2- and 4-year institutions successfully educating students who come from communities that have been chronically underserved.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Scott also wrote that \u201cDiscrimination against ethnic and religious minorities has been deepening,\u201d saying they \u201cassessed organizations bridging divides through interfaith support and collaboration.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Scott added that they \u201cchose to make relatively large gifts\u201d to the chosen organizations, \u201cboth to enable their work, and as a signal of trust and encouragement, to them and to others.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWould they still benefit from more (more advocates, more money, more volunteers)?\u201d Scott asked. \u201cYes. Like those we shared in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mackenzie-scott.medium.com\/116-organizations-driving-change-67354c6d733d\"><span>July<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mackenzie-scott.medium.com\/384-ways-to-help-45d0b9ac6ad8\"><span>December<\/span><\/a><span> of 2020, these 286 teams were selected through a rigorous process of research and analysis. These are people who have spent years successfully advancing humanitarian aims, often without knowing whether there will be any money in their bank accounts in two months. What do we think they might do with more cash on hand than they expected? Buy needed supplies. Find new creative ways to help. Hire a few extra team members they know they can pay for the next five years. Buy chairs for them. Stop having to work every weekend. Get some sleep.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBecause we believe that teams with experience on the front lines of challenges will know best how to put the money to good use, we encouraged them to spend it however they choose. Many reported that this trust significantly increased the impact of the gift. There is nothing new about amplifying gifts by yielding control. People have been doing it in living rooms and classrooms and workplaces for thousands of years. It empowers receivers by making them feel valued and by unlocking their best solutions. Generosity is generative. Sharing makes more,\u201d Scott concluded, before sharing a \u201cfavorite verse by Rumi.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"11\">\n<p><i><span>\u201cA candle as it diminishes explains,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gathering more and more is not the way.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Burn, become light and heat and help. 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