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Activating Philanthropic and Business Capital: Strategies to Advance Gun Violence Prevention in the US

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Madeleine Cashin

Associate Director, Environmental and Social Innovation, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Madeleine Cashin is an associate director of Environmental and Social Innovation Philanthropy at at Milken Institute Philanthropy. Cashin is a part of the team designing and operating the Institute’s innovation competitions, including the Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize Program, a series of multi-million-dollar innovation competitions and programs focused on advancing technological progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Africa.
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Hilary McConnaughey Page

Associate Director, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Hilary McConnaughey Page is an associate director at Milken Institute Philanthropy. She has spent more than a decade of her career in philanthropy, counseling institutional foundations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals on their social impact endeavors.
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Kellen Silver

Associate, Environmental and Social Innovation, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Kellen Silver is an associate on the Environmental and Social Innovation team at Milken Institute Philanthropy. His work supports the design and delivery of innovation competitions and other projects for environmental and social impact around the world.
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Emily Musil

Senior Director, Environmental and Social Innovation, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Emily Musil, PhD, is a senior director at the Milken Institute, where she leads the Institute's Environment and Social Equity Philanthropy portfolio. She also leads innovation competitions for the Milken Institute.
Topics
Finance
Philanthropy
Corporate Philanthropy
Financial Stewardship
Technology and Innovation


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Each year, more than 40,000 lives are lost due to firearm-related incidents, with many more suffering injuries that lead to enduring challenges. The consequences of gun violence extend beyond physical harm, creating profound social and economic burdens as affected individuals and communities struggle to cope.

Despite the severity of this crisis, funding for gun violence prevention (GVP) remains insufficient, and influential cultural and industry leaders have largely not engaged with the cause. These shortfalls limit the ability to make transformative progress at both local and national levels. The corporate and philanthropic sectors are pivotal in bridging funding gaps and driving meaningful change.

This report, Activating Philanthropic and Business Capital: Strategies to Advance Gun Violence Prevention in the US, sheds light on the current gun violence and prevention landscape in the US and recommends opportunities for impactful investments to address active needs facing the GVP ecosystem to mitigate all incidents of gun violence, inclusive of homicides, intentional injuries, accidental deaths and injuries, and suicides.

Collectively, the calls to action in this report showcase the need and opportunity for more mainstream engagement from both the philanthropic and private sectors to effect change and ensure firearm safety for all.  

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