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Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett admits his original philanthropic plans were not ‘feasible’—he’s instead left his three kids $500 million a year to give away

By Preston Fore

March 22, 2026

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Craigslist founder says his inspiration for donating $450 million started in Sunday school: ‘I should treat people like I want to be treated’

March 20, 2026

Less than 10 out of 256 billionaires have kept their promise to give away their fortune—and a philanthropy CEO says Elon Musk is right about why: ‘It’s hard’

Less than 10 out of 256 billionaires have kept their promise to give away their fortune—and a philanthropy CEO says Elon Musk is right about why: ‘It’s hard’

By Orianna Rosa Royle

March 18, 2026

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Peter Thiel is actively convincing billionaires to abandon the Giving Pledge—and it may be working

March 16, 2026

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MacKenzie Scott gave away more than $7 billion last year—but her secretive style got her snubbed from a top donors list

March 11, 2026

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Bill Gates was a top 3 philanthropist last year as the ultrawealthy gave away $22.4 billion — but he didn’t take the top spot

By David Campbell, Hans Peter Schmitz, Lindsey McDougle and The Conversation

March 10, 2026

Paris Hilton poses on the red carpet.

After losing her Malibu home, Paris Hilton is raising $1 million to get women-owned businesses back on their feet

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated Press

March 9, 2026

Asia’s family offices and corporations must step up to replace a cash-strapped UN and fill the SDG funding gap

Asia’s family offices and corporations must step up to replace a cash-strapped UN and fill the SDG funding gap

By Naina Subberwal Batra

March 8, 2026

February was the biggest month in venture history, thanks to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Waymo in particular

Startups & Venture

February was the biggest month in venture history, thanks to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Waymo in particular

By Lily Mae Lazarus

March 6, 2026

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$3.7 billion whisper: the explosive growth of quiet corporate activism

March 6, 2026

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MacKenzie Scott’s close relationship with Toni Morrison long before Amazon put Scott on the path to give more than $1 billion to HBCUs

By Sasha Rogelberg

March 1, 2026

Dolly Parton’s philanthropy inspiration is her father who couldn’t read or write: ‘I saw how crippling that could be’

Dolly Parton’s philanthropy inspiration is her father who couldn’t read or write: ‘I saw how crippling that could be’

February 27, 2026

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Dolly Parton’s Tennessee philanthropy kicks up a notch with renaming of East Tennessee Children’s Hospital

By James Pollard and The Associated Press

February 26, 2026

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MacKenzie Scott gave away $7.2 billion in just one year. That’s more than Jeff Bezos and most other billionaires have donated in their lifetimes

February 26, 2026

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Gates Foundation says Bill Gates ‘spoke candidly’ about Epstein ties in address to staff

By Glenn Gamboa, James Pollard and The Associated Press

February 26, 2026

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