"Joys and Dilemmas and Wealth"
The Boston College Center on Wealth and
Philanthropy is launching a groundbreaking study to explore the new
cultural underpinnings of wealth for society. This is an unparalleled
study of wealth - the first large-scale survey to focus exclusively on
households with at least $25 million in net worth, with a considerable
portion of those respondents above $100 million. The objective of the
study is to uncover the attitudes, practices and personal philosophies
of ultra high net worth households regarding wealth and philanthropy.
The
Center on Wealth and Philanthropy has received grants from the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation and Calibre, a division of Wachovia
Wealth Management, to carry out this research. Lowell Weiss, a Senior
Policy and Advocacy Officer with the Gates Foundation, explains, “In
part, Warren Buffett’s amazingly generous gift sparked our recognition
that the Bill and Melinda Gate’s Foundation has an opportunity to work
with others to encourage thoughtful, effective philanthropy. We
believe this study conducted by the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy
will contribute in important ways to our understanding of what drives
donors to give and what they need in order to give well.”
More Information About The Study
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant Information