May
1st, 2016
During the first Quarter of 2016, 11,000+ executives
of US public companies sold $10.5 billion in stock,
according to a recent Donor Watch report. This
quarter's list of wealthy individuals is led by
several renowned tech executives, including Facebook's
Sheryl Sandberg, Saleforce.com's Marc Benioff,
Microsoft's Bill Gates, Oracle's Safra Catz, and
Dell's Michael Dell. The Q1 stock sales for these
five executives totaled $770 million, or 7.3%
of all sales.
In addition to renowned
philanthropists, the list also includes many lesser
known millionaires who are often more discreet
about their wealth and their philanthropy efforts.
Timing can be everything for non-profits seeking
major gifts, so identifying prospects and alums
who have recently come across large amounts of
cash can be critical to a gift officer's targeting
efforts.
The
top undergraduate schools with the most alumni
on the list include the University of Pennsylvania,
the University of Michigan and Cornell University.
Combined the three top universities' alumni sold
more than $540M in stock during Q1. Rounding out
the top ten are the University of Texas at Austin,
Harvard College, Yale University, Stanford University,
University of Southern California, University
of Connecticut and Rutgers University.
Notably,
several smaller schools also cracked this quarter's
top prospect
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Prospect Profiles
- Quick Facts |
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Sheryl
Sandberg |
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Accumulated
Stock Wealth: $1.37B |
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Current
Role: |
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COO,
Facebook |
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Education: |
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Harvard
University - BA & MBA |
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Causes: |
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Sheryl
Sandberg Philanthropy Fund |
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Lean
In.org |
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Harvard
University - BA & MBA |
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Poverty-Fighting
Initiatives |
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Education |
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Marc
Benioff |
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Accumulated
Stock Wealth: $1.21B |
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Current
Role: |
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CEO,
Salesforce.com |
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Education: |
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University
of Southern California - BSBA |
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Causes: |
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Saleforce
Foundation |
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Education |
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Children's
Hospitals |
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Poverty-Fighting
Initiatives |
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SF
Gives (antipoverty) |
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list with impressive alumni
stock sales. All of these schools are located
in the northeastern US, including Colgate University,
the U.S. Military Academy, Hamilton College, Wesleyan
University, St. Lawrence University, Bowdoin College,
and Providence College.
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