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Giving Pledge

August 05, 2010 More Billionaires Have Signed Up To Bill Gates' And Warren ... Posted by Willian Smith It's great news that 40 billionaires have now joined Bill Gates' and Warren Buffet's 'Giving Pledge'. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 04, 2010 40 Wealthy Families Pledge To Donate Their Money Posted by Willian Smith In addition to making a donation commitment, Gates and Buffett are asking billionaires to pledge to give wisely and learn from their peers. Online: [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 04, 2010 Larry Ellison, George Lucas, 38 Others Pledge At Least Half Their ... Send by Associated Press In addition to making a donation commitment, Gates and Buffett are asking billionaires to pledge to give wisely and learn from their peers. --------. Online: Giving Pledge: http://www.givingpledge.org [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 04, 2010 Thirty US Billionaires Pledge To Give Away Half Their ... Posted by Willian Smith Thirty US billionaires pledge to give away half their fortunes to charity [...] The pledge is not a legally binding contract but is described as a moral commitment. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 04, 2010 Billionaires Sign The Bill Gates / Warren Buffett Giving Pledge Posted by Willian Smith Less than two months ago Bill Gates and Warren Buffett announced the Giving Pledge project ? asking wealthy citizens to give away more than half of their fortune. Now Gates and Buffett have announced that 40 people signed on to the Giving Pledge ? including 30 billionaires. Here?s some of those who [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 04, 2010 Cold-blooded Detective Blog Archive Buffett, Gates, ?naked Tax ... Posted by Willian Smith Some sources say that Paul Allen (Microsoft co-founder) has signed Buffett ? Bill Gates's donation pledge (Giving Pledge), which increases awareness of philanthropy will usher in new era of hope. If the ?Forbes? magazine each of the [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 05, 2010 Ethics Heroes: The Billionaires Of ?The Giving Pledge? Ethics Alarms Send by Jack Marshall Nothing bad whatsoever can come from The Giving Pledge.It is voluntary, and based on the best instincts of human nature, as well as the essence of community values. Its potential for accomplishing great things cannot be overstated. [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 05, 2010 Nothing To Say: Redefining Success - The Giving Pledge Send by ChrisFralic It's worth a moment of reflection on what's happening with the The Giving Pledge. In the VC/Technology community we spend a lot of time trying to create wealth, and one of the ways success is measured is by how much [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 04, 2010 40 Wealthy Families Pledge To Donate Their Money Debt Settlement ... Posted by Willian Smith In addition to making a donation commitment, Gates and Buffett are asking billionaires to pledge to give wisely and learn from their peers. ____ Online: Giving Pledge: http://www.givingpledge.org More on Bill Gates [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 04, 2010 The Misconception That Microsoft Is Bad, And Apple Is Good Posted by Willian Smith There is a serious misconception out there, mostly driven by Steve Jobs? misleading ads, that Apple is a good company, with your interests at heart when in fact it is driven by profit and Steve Jobs? ego-maniacal need to out-do Bill Gates. Bill Gates, along with his good friend Warren Buffett are bo [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 04, 2010 40 Wealthy Families Pledge To Donate Their Money - Financial ... Posted by Willian Smith released the first list Wednesday of people who have signed what he and Gates call the "giving pledge. [...] He said his whole family is in tune with his giving plan. [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 04, 2010 US Billionaires Give Away Wealth Send by News Bot "While the Giving Pledge is specifically focused on billionaires, the idea takes its inspiration from efforts in the past and at present that encourage and recognize givers of all financial means and backgrounds," says Givingpledge.org. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 04, 2010 If It Smells Like Sh*t, Then It's Probably Sh*t | Skirt! Send by AmyD75 I suppose what got me on this subject was the article I read on MSNBC this morning about Warren Buffett's and Bill Gates' latest endeavor known as The Giving Pledge, which you can read about here: http://givingpledge.org/ [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 05, 2010 Large-Scale Philanthropy: Billionaires Take Buffett's Giving ... Send by Libby Kane For The Giving Pledge, Buffett asked nearly one hundred of the world's wealthiest to publicly commit to donate half of their fortunes to charity. [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 04, 2010 40 Billionaires To Donate Half Their Money Posted by Willian Smith Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have convinced 38 other billionaires to give away half their wealth to charity. Gates and Buffett started The Giving Pledge earlier this year; it's a campaign to get the richest people to donate to the charitable causes of [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 05, 2010 Wrap Dresses For Good: Diane Von Furstenberg And Her Husband... Posted by Willian Smith Diane von Furstenberg and her husband Barry Diller have just promised to give half their fortune to charity. They're in good company: Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have asked a number of high-profile billionaires to donate half their wealth as part of their Giving Pledge initiative. We didn't see an [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 05, 2010 Larry Ellison, George Lucas Join Billionaires In Buffett ... Posted by Willian Smith [...] super-rich who are following a call in June by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates to pledge to give the majority of their wealth to charity. [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 04, 2010 38 US Billionaires To Give 50%+ Of Their Wealth To Charity ... Send by Mike Halsey He added: ?The Giving Pledge is about asking wealthy families to have important conversations about their wealth and how it will be used.? Bill Gates and his wife Melinda have so far given away more than $28bn through their foundation. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 05, 2010 US Billionaires Pledge To Give Away Half Their Wealth | Don Seenu ... Send by anvitha The campaign does not require billionaires to make donations to The Giving Pledge, but only to give away their wealth in some charitable cause of their own choice. George Lucas, creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies, [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 04, 2010 US Billionaires To Give Away Fortunes To Charity | WorldbbNews Posted by Willian Smith Forty of the richest families and individuals in the US have committed to give the majority of their wealth to charitable causes by taking the 'giving pledge', a campaign launched by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 05, 2010 America's Billionaires Are Giving It Away : New Jersey Estate ... Send by Deirdre Wheatley-Liss The Giving Pledge is described as an effort to "invite the wealthiest individuals and families in America to commit to giving the majority of thier wealth to philanthropy." You can even view pledges to see who has made the pledge so far [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 05, 2010 Why These Billionaires Are Pledging Away Their Wealth Posted by Willian Smith On Wednesday, the Giving Pledge ? a movement spearheaded by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates ? revealed the names of 40 individuals and families who are taking up the challenge to give away at least half of their net worth during their lifetime or at death. Along with a commitment, the phil [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 05, 2010 40 US Billionaires Pledge Half Wealth To Charity | The India Daily Send by The India Daily ?During even the Depression's worst years, my parents gave money ? about 8 percent of their annual income of $2200,? Mr. Lokey wrote in a letter posted on the Web site of the Giving Pledge, the program that the Gateses and Mr. Buffett [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 04, 2010 Kaiser, Pickens Pledge To Donate Half Their Wealth Send by www.tulsaworld.com They will donate at least half their wealth to charitable organizations, according to The Giving Pledge, a charitable organization of billionaires. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 05, 2010 Giving Away A Fortune Posted by Willian Smith From the NY Times: Pledge to Give Away Half Gains Billionaire AdherentsI know we are all supposed to praise this generosity but I think there is a case to be made for these guys making a better use of their assets. These guys did not get rich by giving away their money. They got wealthy by investing [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

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