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Centennial Speaker Series: Mally Cox Chapman '69
Date:
01/07/11 On Wednesday, January 5, Mally Cox-Chapman '69 spoke to students and faculty on the topic of philanthropy. She is the founder of Benefactory, a Hartford-based consulting firm which advises high net worth families on giving to others. She shared a story from her days at Walker’s that highlighted her early commitment to the service of others. She was disappointed, at the time, that the School administration would not provide a bus to take students to an inner city program to tutor poor readers. She challenged the decision by saying that if the School can provide transportation which allows Walkers’ girls to do some shopping, then why not provide transportation to teach girls to be good citizens. She ‘won her case’ and demonstrated the need to stand up for what she believed in.
She challenged her audience to continue to do service, to always seek new challenges and to treasure the most important gift of our culture: education. She asked probing questions, such as: Which adult has most influenced your values? What messages about generosity have you received from adults you admire? What causes would you select if you had $500,000 to give away? How do you and would you share your wealth (financial, time and commitment)?
Ms. Cox-Chapman’s many accomplishments include being enrolled in the first class at Yale that permitted women and being the first female editor of the Yale newspaper, as well as having authored
Mally Cox Chapman is the author of the critically acclaimed The Case for Heaven: Near-Death Experiences as Evidence of the Afterlife and the children's book Baggywinkle.
Her work now as a consultant is summarized by this statement on the Benefactory website: “We will help you with due diligence so that your generosity results in impact in the community and joy for your family.”
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