The "Where's Meghan" Question Has Been Definitively Answered ...

[MrsMaxDeWinter]

She's been busy!

I hope that those who expressed concern will be happy to know that she has been working with the Archewell team on their just released Impact Report.

Meghan and Harry are polarising figures but there is no doubt that they have galvanising power to get projects, both little and big, off the ground.

Harry, with William and Kate, was a co-founder of the Royal Foundation in 2011. They had a start-up fund of just under 5 million pounds, of which 1.3 million pounds was given away in grants.

10 yrs later, Harry and Meghan set up Archewell, with start up funds of 13 million dollars, and give away three million dollars in grants.

As with both foundations, the reserve is carried over.

The range of their projects is interesting, from working with the Vaccine Alliance to raise private sector contributions to distribute vaccines, endowing academic fellowships, working with partners in resettling refugees from Ukraine and Afghanistan, working with World Central Kitchens, to smaller projects like the Uvalde community playground and park and a really cute project to a small charity that gives free hair braiding to young black girls in Texas.

archewell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/The-Archewell-Foundation-Impact-Report-2020-2022.pdf

I am so pleased for them, their advisors and staff as this is a dream start for any start up. I have long been sceptical that they may have spread themselves too thinly, so I am glad to see they are now focusing on just three areas, as they find their groove.

Their statement says they raised 13 million.

The 12.6 figure is number of VACCINES, not dollars. It's a separate figure from the 13 mill raised by Archewell.

I never stated anywhere that they did the Vaccine Alliance project alone. It was a global alliance taking in Global Citizen, GAVI and others.

My OP was very clear:

The range of their projects is interesting, from working with the Vaccine Alliance to raise private sector contributions to distribute vaccines, endowing academic fellowships, working with partners in resettling refugees from Ukraine and Afghanistan, working with World Central Kitchens, to smaller projects like the Uvalde community playground and park and a really cute project to a small charity that gives free hair braiding to young black girls in Texas.

The total amount raised for the VA was 306 million, as reported in the press. Of this amount, the CEO of Global Citizen stated that M and H had convened a private sector initiative at which, among others, 25 million was donated by Mastercard.

I hope that's clearer still.

I have read very very similar posts to yours. Not long ago. Uncannily similar. Hmm

@User12453315 you are welcome to email @MNHQ who will confirm that I am not a robot.

You are perhaps so used to reading bile about Meghan on Mumsnet that you automatically assume everyone feels the same way and so if anyone posts differently they are a bot or paid PR.

Not everyone hates her at a "cellular level".

No, it's not clear.

You repeatedly said words to the effect of "they also raised millions for the Vaccine Alliance, including 25 million from one donor alone?"

Now you're saying ". Of this amount, the CEO of Global Citizen stated that M and H had convened a private sector initiative at which, among others, 25 million was donated by Mastercard." That's not at all the same thing. Certainly Mastercard themselves don't see it that way. There is an entire page on the GAVI website about the Mastercard donation, and 'Archewell' is not mentioned once. They are also described as "a long-standing partner of Gavi", so it's highly unlikely the donation was due to the presence of a pair of exiled royals.

In fact, we have very little idea about how much 'Archewell' has donated to anything, for the reasons I stated above. This 'report' is more about gushing over the wondrous humanitarian Duke and Duchess, as they still insist on being called, than about providing any actual information on where the 'Archewell' money is going.

So Meghan has been working on the financial statements now? I think the Op is talking smack if she is implying that Meghan would be able to produce trust compliance documentation.

I don’t know if I’m missing something but where is this statement of 13 million and 3 million

'Upmarket chuggers' seems appropriate then?

Or, not that different to the Royal family? Are they trying to create a similar dynamic where they are linked to charities and this enhances the charities profile?

Thing with that is it is actually the Royal families job. They are effectively paid to do that. H&M seem to want that role but have to fund it themselves.

I don’t hate Meghan at a cellular level op. I don’t hate her at all. I dislike what she has done and said. Ditto Harry. I am fed up with battle lines and hate being thrown around everywhere. I am not a millennial or Gen Z and understand the art of debate and nuance.

Why are people donating money for Archie’s birthday anyway?

Hi Meghan! Hope you r well

I can't work out whether the OP is serious or taking the piss 🤔

This.

They’ll be paying themselves salaries from the foundation too. I guess they’ve got to pay for all the expensive clothes, private jets and security somehow. It’s really low to be creaming off the majority of the money for themselves and claiming it’s being raised for charities.

So, what news have we had from/of Meghan since the Netflix documentary in December?

On the off chance the OP is serious, have a look at the other thread about Archewell, which isn't quite so blindly obsequious:

"The impact numbers in the report are for the entire work of the related charities - not for the impact of anything specifically Archewell related. It is very unusual to take credit for other charities work, beyond your own contributions.

For example the report says:

12.66 million COVID-19 vaccines procured for the global population through our partnership with Global Citizen.

Reality:
According to Global Citizen, the fundraising campaign by Archewell led to just over 500K in donations to Global Citizen, purchasing 107K vaccine doses.

And so on."

It’s interesting that there are no financials. Most people look at the financials to see if there is any substance behind the waffle.

if Meghan and Harry’s foundation didn’t exist, would all the initatives they have ‘partnered’ with have gone ahead ? Clearly the answer is yes, because their impact is minimal despite all the gushing in their ‘impact statement’

the OP should be embarrassed to think they started initatives. They are simply bandwagon jumpers.

They also take a large chunk of change for their ‘foundation’ so clearly just chuggers too.

As you have not seen any financial statements you have no basis to make this conclusion. You forget that they have another vehicle, the commercial production arm. Considering the scrutiny they are under, do you really believe that they would live on charity donations and not income from their lucrative deals and private investments?

Some of their partners, like Human First, are start ups, as stated in the report or where teeny outfits, so no, these initiatives would not have had the same impact. There are lots of testimonials in the report about their impact, direct quotes from their partners, so I hope it's okay that I listen to them rather than an anonymous poster who, in the time I have been on this forum, has not said a single positive thing about Meghan. Not one. So I will listen to those who have worked with and know them if that's okay. 🤗

@MrsMaxDeWinter

I work in finance, I’ve prepared these reports for large PLC’s, you have clearly no idea what you’re taking about.

I know when someone makes a real impact, and I know when someone doesn’t.

@MrsMaxDeWinter you have a spreadsheet on what posters say that is positive or negative about Megan.
Impressive but rather paranoid.

Weird post. What’s your personal interest in this OP?

Still not “racism”. Not particularly pleasant but not racism. You can come back and try to explain it through your social justice lens if you like but I won’t be convinced so probably best you don’t waste your time.

No one gives a shiny shit really OP 🤷🏻‍♀️

No, but I have an excellent memory for names, and this poster is quick to squash on anyone who says even the most neutral thing about Meghan.

@FrownedUpon my interest is the same as anyone's who posts a thread about Harry and Meghan. There are countless threads here. Do you ask the posters who start them what their interest is?

@Ohnonevermind so you say. I don't know you any more than you know me. So I am happy to go with the partners who have given written testimonials about the impact they have seen in their work, given that, you know, they have worked with them.

And yet here you are, on this dark Monday evening. I generally find that when I don't give a shiny shit about something, I don't post to say that I don't give a shiny shit about it. But that's just me. 🤗

Your tone is confrontational. You cannot change people's opinions. If you are impressed or proud of them, good for you. Start a thread for other fans.
Why are you fircting a thread at people who have heard and read content provided directly by the Sussexes and decided that they are not convinced or supportive?