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WARREN BUFFETT PHILANTHROPY
Warren Buffett donated an astounding $31 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in June 2006. Buffett’s donation, aimed at helping the Gates fund education and health initiatives, has earned him top honors in BusinessWeek's 2008 list of the 50 Top American Givers, which recognizes the most generous U.S. philanthropists.
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his surroundings or fine living. Before the global recession (which reduced his fortune by around $16.
our health, our security and our lives connected in unprecedented ways. Those of us in the nonprofit and charity sector...
to meet Angelina Jolie.) Matthew Bishop: Obviously, I was after that [laughs]. I actually started out thinking about...
had an audience with a great man, rather like that other great American oracle of the modern age Warren Buffett, a...
running companies, is insanely ambitious,' says Bruce C.N. Greenwald, a finance professor at Columbia Business School.
The link between philanthropy and business goes back a long way in the United States. In the late 19th century John D.
at the City College of New York and also tax breaks given to a corporation that made the donations. And if you're away...
question, which measures 7 feet by 7 feet framed, is of none other than the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett. Mr.
Companies:Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Warren Buffett is number one on Business Week's just-released ranking of American...
Companies:Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Warren Buffett is number one on Business Week's just-released ranking of American...
opportunities in the U.S. and for various other efforts aimed at fighting poverty and inequity. The Seattle...
Nov. 14, 2008 | A survey of the paper losses suffered by 175 chief executives of American companies shows that they...
Nov. 11, 2008: In recent years, rapid wealth creation, particularly on Wall Street, has resulted in a surge not just in...
A growing number of philanthropists are spending increasing amounts and raising their voices to influence public policy...
WSJ: The pipeline from corporate America to the nation's charities is starting to dry up, as losses in the stock market...
July 3, 2008: CNBC estimates Warren Buffett's annual stock donation to the Bill and Melinda Gates at almost $2 billion...
Nov. 22, 2008: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is scaling back planned growth in its grant making next year in...
Nov. 12, 2008: "America's long history of upward mobility is in danger," Melinda Gates said Tuesday.
Nov. 11, 2008: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today unveiled new directions for its education giving, which...
Nov. 10, 2008: The world's largest philanthropy, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, aims to expand in spite of...
Carol Loomis Q&A with Warren E. Buffett accompanying her cover story on his plans to give away his wealth.
Fortune magazine's Carol Loomis got the scoop on Buffett's plan to distribute his wealth to five foundations including...
International non-profit applauds Buffett's 2006 charitable commitment to supporting the Bill & Melinda Gates...
Published on Forbes.com, Mar. 5, 2008
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