This document discusses 7 philanthropic trends that are predicted for the current year: 1) Continued technology-inspired philanthropy from wealthy tech founders like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg; 2) Increased funding for public health issues like climate change from philanthropic leaders in that sector; 3) Political donations continuing to aim to influence political results and voter turnout; 4) New partnerships focusing on empowering women and girls globally; 5) Healthcare funding targeting Alzheimer's, dementia and diabetes to reduce afflicted individuals; 6) Concerns over recent college graduates being unemployed leading to increased donations for entrepreneurship programs; 7) Efforts to enhance productivity of the broken $3 trillion human services framework in America.

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2. U N L E S S T H E W O R L D O F T E C H S O M E H O W D E C L I N E S I N P R O D U C T A N D P R O F I T, A F F L U E N T T E C H
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3. F O R T H E C U R R E N T Y E A R W I L L P R O B A B LY S E E D E V E L O P I N G E N E R G Y B E H I N D A N E A G E R E X E RT I O N B Y A
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$ 3 T R I L L I O N H U M A N S E R V I C E S F R A M E W O R K .
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4. Climate changes have be occurring for quite some time already. However, in 2016 the need
for more resources in this sector is undeniable. It is predicted that the top philanthropic
leaders in this area, Hewlett, Packard, MacArthur, and Rockefeller,will step up this year.
Global Warming

5. H E A LT H C A R E T R E N D S W I L L A L S O I N C L U D E F U N D I N G B E I N G A L L O C AT E D T O WA R D T H E B AT T L E A G A I N S T
A L Z H E I M E R ’ S , D E M E N T I A , A N D D I A B E T E S . T H E G O A L I S T O E F F E C T I V E LY D I M I N I S H T H E A M O U N T O F
I N D I V I D U A L S A F F E C T E D B Y T H E S E D I S E A S E S .
A L Z H E I M E R ’ S , D E M E N T I A , A N D D I A B E T E S

6. Donors continually leaning towards altruistic giving in order to influence political results. Voters
will notice how funds are utilized to help or discourage voter turnout among key gatherings.
Political Donations

7. N E W PA RT N E R S H I P S W I T H T H E G O A L O F E M P O W E R I N G W O M E N A N D Y O U N G G I R L S W I L L B E B I G I N T H E
C O M I N G Y E A R . A V I S I B L E , G L O B A L I M PA C T H A S A L R E A D Y B E E N S E E N A N D N O W F U N D E R S A R E L O O K I N G T O
F O C U S O N T H E G R O W T H O F T H I S I N I T I AT I V E I N T H E U N I T E D S TAT E S .
F E M A L E E M P O W E R M E N T

8. T H E L A R G E N U M B E R O F C O L L E G E G R A D S L E AV I N G M O V I N G O N F R O M S C H O O L J U S T T O E N D U P J O B L E S S I S A N E V E R
G R O W I N G A R E A O F C O N C E R N F O R M A N Y. T H I S Y E A R I T I S P R E D I C T E D T H AT T H E R E W I L L B E M O R E D O N AT I O N S T H A N E V E R T O
P R O M O T E P R O G R A M S D E D I C AT E D T O E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P.
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