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A group of company volunteers celebrate together.
Leadership

How to create a good employee volunteering program, with lessons from Cisco and Salesforce

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March 4, 2024
‘A third of the Bible has to do with healing the sick’: How a medical oasis sprung up in Memphis to cover the working uninsured
Commentary

‘A third of the Bible has to do with healing the sick’: How a medical oasis sprung up in Memphis to cover the working uninsured

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February 29, 2024
Lord Jacob Rothschild, the banker who broke from Europe’s biggest banking dynasty to build his own financial empire in London, dies at 87
Leadership

Lord Jacob Rothschild, the banker who broke from Europe’s biggest banking dynasty to build his own financial empire in London, dies at 87

By Tom Metcalf and Bloomberg
February 26, 2024
Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
Success

‘Ugh!’ Warren Buffett used his shareholder letter to scorn heirs to huge fortunes planning to ‘live a lifetime of leisure’

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February 26, 2024
Peyton Manning and Condoleezza Rice at a football gam
Leadership

Motorboat owned by George H.W. Bush auctioned for $435,000 at Houston gala attended by Condoleezza Rice and Peyton Manning

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February 21, 2024
Reed Hastings
Success

Netflix’s Reed Hastings didn’t just give a whopping 20% of his net worth to charity with a massive $1.1 billion donation—there’s a major tax consideration

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January 31, 2024
MacKenzie Scott trims Amazon stake by $10B, philanthropist now owns about 1.9% of tech giant: ‘I have a disproportionate amount of money to share’
Tech

MacKenzie Scott trims Amazon stake by $10B, philanthropist now owns about 1.9% of tech giant: ‘I have a disproportionate amount of money to share’

By Tom Maloney, Sophie Alexander and Bloomberg
January 27, 2024
Hansjorg Wyss-Bloomberg
Politics

An 88-year-old Swiss billionaire who lives in Wyoming is the American right wing’s favorite to replace George Soros

By Emily Birnbaum and Bloomberg
January 25, 2024
Bill Gates founded the Gates Foundation, which released its annual letter this morning.
Leadership

Gates Foundation intends to spend its $67 billion endowment ‘down to zero’ within 20 years of Bill and Melinda’s deaths

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January 25, 2024
Spelman College
Success

Billionaire couple gifts $100 million to Spelman College, largest donation in HBCU history

By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
January 18, 2024
‘Nobody’s heard anything at all’: Jeff Bezos promised $100 million after Maui wildfire but locals are mystified about where it’s going
Finance

‘Nobody’s heard anything at all’: Jeff Bezos promised $100 million after Maui wildfire but locals are mystified about where it’s going

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January 18, 2024
George and Amal Clooney
Success

George and Amal Clooney’s foundation names 2 new co-CEOs to ‘increase access to justice for victims of crimes against humanity around the world’

By Glenn Gamboa and The Associated Press
January 9, 2024
Warren Buffett’s $541 million gift to his foundation topped the list of supersized charitable donations in 2023
Leadership

Warren Buffett’s $541 million gift to his foundation topped the list of supersized charitable donations in 2023

By Maria de Mento and Chronicle of Philanthropy
January 2, 2024
How a former IRS boss optimizes his charitable trust to support his alma mater–and give assets to his children tax-free
Commentary

How a former IRS boss optimizes his charitable trust to support his alma mater–and give assets to his children tax-free

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December 27, 2023
Harvard’s donor rebellion grows as another billionaire vows to stop giving and the university risks having to cut generous financial aid for students
Finance

Harvard’s donor rebellion grows as another billionaire vows to stop giving and the university risks having to cut generous financial aid for students

By Janet Lorin and Bloomberg
December 21, 2023

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