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CWP receives $600-Thousand Grant from Gates Foundation
April 2007 -- The Boston College Center on Wealth and Philanthropy has received a $600-thousand grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support unparalleled study of ultra-wealthy households.
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Schervish to Speak at National Conference
October 2004 -- Paul Schervish is to speak at a national seminar on philanthropy, co-sponsored by Indiana University and Smith Barney.
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Schervish named to Power and Influence Top 50
September 2004 -- CWP researcher among the top 50 movers and shakers in the nonprofit world.
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Good Tidings for a New Year: The $41 Trillion Estimate of Wealth Transfer Is Still Valid
January 2003 -- The markets may be down, but the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in history is still coming to town. We released our report "Millionaires and the Millennium" in October 1999, documenting an intergenerational wealth tranfer of at least $41 trillion over the next five decades, of which at least $6 trillion would go to charity. Three years and much market turbulence later, we are confident in saying that the $41 trillion figure is still a reasonable lower estimate and does not need to be revised downwards.
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Boston Sunday Globe's Big Idea page focuses on CWP's research on wealth transfer
March 2002 -- Paul Schervish discusses the new philanthropists and the implications of the projected $41 trillion wealth transfer for philanthropy; while donor Thomas B. Murphy writes about how he has used his wealth, including to fund CWP research, and his son, Robert L. Murphy gives his perspective on inherited wealth and values.
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PBS Documentary Special
July 2001 -- CWP research is featured in a Think Tank special on philanthropy.
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2001 High-Tech Study
May 2001 -- CWP discovers through interviews with high-tech donors that they are committed to philanthropy.
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