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How family foundations navigate conflicting philanthropic priorities

My family foundation has $2 billion and my cousins and I can't agree on funding priorities - some want education, others climate, others direct cash transfers - and every quarterly meeting becomes a philosophical war. We're paralyzed by our own good intentions.

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Extreme wealth for giving has created paralysis among family members with competing visions of effective altruism.

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