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Family discusses inheritance plans.
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The recession could either speed up or slow down when you get your inheritance—experts say these are the huge deciding factors

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March 25, 2025
Bill Gates, former Microsoft Chairman, and Bono of U2
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Bill Gates now drives an electric Fiat500 with a top speed of 100mph—a birthday gift from Bono

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March 24, 2025
Bill Gates reportedly warned Trump his foundation won’t be able to fund global health gaps if the administration keeps making major cuts
Finance

Bill Gates reportedly warned Trump his foundation won’t be able to fund global health gaps if the administration keeps making major cuts

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March 18, 2025
A man in a button down shirt smiles
Politics

He lost his job because of Donald Trump’s USAID funding freeze. Now he’s helping other laid-off federal workers find work

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March 14, 2025
Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffett.
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Melinda French Gates said Warren Buffett’s advice helped her set boundaries as a leader

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March 13, 2025
Marie Dageville
Finance

She became a billionaire overnight after years as a hospice nurse. Now a philanthropist, she is challenging America’s richest ‘to redistribute’ their wealth

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March 13, 2025
Michael Bloomberg is America’s biggest donor with $3.7 billion in gifts: ‘I’ve never understood people who wait until they die to give away their wealth’
Leadership

Michael Bloomberg is America’s biggest donor with $3.7 billion in gifts: ‘I’ve never understood people who wait until they die to give away their wealth’

By The Associated Press, Maria Di Mento and Jim Rendon—The Chronicle of Philanthropy
March 4, 2025
From left to right: Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez, Eva Longoria, and Bill McRaven
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Jeff Bezos gave $100 million to actress Eva Longoria and the retired admiral who oversaw the capture of Osama bin Laden to use as they see fit

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January 24, 2025
MacKenzie Scott
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MacKenzie Scott’s game-changing philanthropy still mystifies nonprofits: ‘Her gifts are super generous, but unfortunately, they don’t provide long term sustainability’

By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
December 30, 2024
MacKenzie Scott
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MacKenzie Scott’s mysterious donations totaled $2 billion this year—and many were a complete surprise

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December 20, 2024
Founder and Group Chief Executive of The Abraaj Group Pakistani Arif Naqvi speaks during a press conference next to the Executive Director of the International Trade Centre Arancha Gonzalez and Panama Canal Administrator Jorge Quijano (out of frame) during the World Economic Forum on Latin America in Playa Bonita, near Panama City, on April 2, 2014. AFP PHOTO / Rodrigo ARANGUA (Photo by Rodrigo ARANGUA / AFP) (Photo by RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP via Getty Images)
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The founder of a collapsed private equity giant who took $100 million from Bill and Melinda Gates was expelled from the Giving Pledge

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December 19, 2024
MacKenzie Scott
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MacKenzie Scott has given away over $19 billion in the last 5 years and experts say she’s ‘changed entire fields like affordable housing’

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December 18, 2024
Melinda French Gates
MPW

Melinda French Gates will donate $150 million toward women in the workplace—and one-third of it will go to AI

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December 12, 2024
Healthcare executives are banking on AI to unburden doctors, make processes smoother, and save time
Tech

Healthcare executives are banking on AI to unburden doctors, make processes smoother, and save time

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December 10, 2024
The real story of how the Ford family and Ford Foundation ended their decades-long estrangement
Commentary

The real story of how the Ford family and Ford Foundation ended their decades-long estrangement

By Darren Walker and Edsel B. Ford II
December 5, 2024

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