1.0Philanthropy Australiahttps://www.philanthropy.org.auSaska Cootehttps://www.philanthropy.org.au/author/saska-coote/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PgR72i7biq"><a href="https://www.philanthropy.org.au/news-and-stories/moonshot-philanthropy-with-james-chen-addressing-risks-to-achieve-the-impossible/">Moonshot Philanthropy with James Chen: Addressing risks to achieve the impossible</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.philanthropy.org.au/news-and-stories/moonshot-philanthropy-with-james-chen-addressing-risks-to-achieve-the-impossible/embed/#?secret=PgR72i7biq" width="600" height="338" title="“Moonshot Philanthropy with James Chen: Addressing risks to achieve the impossible” — Philanthropy Australia" data-secret="PgR72i7biq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> James Chen reflects on his journey in philanthropy over two decades with the Chen Yet-Sen Family Foundation and the profound impact that strong leadership can have on global issues. In this guest blog ahead of his presentation at the Philanthropy Australia Conference, he talks about spending the majority of his life focused on two critical areas: early childhood literacy and vision correction – and why he has approached each with what he calls ‘Moonshot Philanthropy’.https://www.philanthropy.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/james-chen-1.jpg557371