"The Family Wealth Impact Project"
The Family Wealth Impact Project conducts qualitative and quantitative research that investigates the impact of wealth on families and individuals. The goal is to identify the factors that contribute to families being successful.
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"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.”
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