What is MrBeast
MrBeast is a YouTube channel of Jimmy Donaldson (born May 7, 1998), he is one of the most subscribed creator on YouTube and his channel focusing on impossible challenges, large scale stunts, charity and massive giveaways. Apart from his video content creation, he expanded his brand into various business such as Philanthropist, chocolate bar, a snack brand, a successful streaming show called “Beast Games” and many more.
What is Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a nonprofit working for the well being of humanity, Founded in 1913 by John D. Rockefeller as a strategy to partner with various sectors to find and scale new technologies to solve difficult problems. They partner with sectors to address challenges by focussing on issues like health, food, economic and climate.
What is this team up to inspire global youth action?
The most storied American philanthropies, Jimmy Donaldson (MrBeast) was teaming up with the internet’s biggest creator to instill young people with a concern for what they call the world’s “most vulnerable” populations. The idea is to pair Donaldson’s unique ability to capture youth attention spans with the foundation’s 112-year history of using its resources and technology to tackle global problems.
Why they select MrBeast?
As he is a owner of charitable organization (Beast Philanthropy) and he is the one of famous YouTub creator who touch the young audience.
How this conversation went on Nov 21?
MrBeast, “I’ve spent my entire life making YouTube videos. They’ve spent their entire lives helping people,”
Donaldson told The Associated Press. “Obviously, they have a team who’s way more experienced than me in helping people, but being able to pull on their knowledge and wisdom is amazing.”
“I just want to download their brains into our team’s brains,” he added.
Dr. Rajiv Shah, the president of the Rockefeller Foundation, said the philanthropic sector has long failed to capture “the hearts and minds of hundreds of millions of young people.” He said MrBeast can help them engage young people, inspire hope and communicate their work more accessibly.
