MacKenzie Scott’s gifts this year approach $6 billion, which “has to be one of the biggest annual distributions by a living individual” to working charities, according to Melissa Berman, chief executive officer of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Berman said Scott’s donations show that it’s possible to give large amounts quickly without requiring nonprofits to “jump through a lot of hoops to get the money.”

"Thank you, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, for the person you were, for the work that you did, for the legacy you have passed on to us," Melissa Berman said through a megaphone on Sunday afternoon at Hook Mill in East Hampton.

... for Practitioners" to Help Asset Owners Align Portfolio with Values. “Impact investing is a powerful force that is reshaping how philanthropy defines its operating models,” said Melissa A. Berman, President and CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. “Indeed, without impact investing, the kind of systems change we need to solve deeply persistent challenges and inequities will continue to elude us. That’s part of why we’re so optimistic about the next decade for this practice.”

“Both individuals like Michael Jordan and corporations like Google across America are making much bigger commitments than they have in the past,” said Melissa Berman, President & CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. “They are also increasingly willing to name the problem as racism and not use euphemisms.”