philanthropy

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard says he’s ‘working harder than an 87-year-old should’ but he’s got no choice: ‘The planet is in bad shape’
Environment

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard says he’s ‘working harder than an 87-year-old should’ but he’s got no choice: ‘The planet is in bad shape’

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November 14, 2025
Mackenzie Scott at at Gala on January 6, 2018.
Success

MacKenzie Scott makes more ‘life-changing,’ record-breaking gifts to historically Black colleges and universities—totaling more than $400 million

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November 13, 2025
Warren Buffett
Success

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

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November 11, 2025
Warren Buffett is ‘going quiet’ after he steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO this year. Read his farewell letter to shareholders
Investing

Warren Buffett is ‘going quiet’ after he steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO this year. Read his farewell letter to shareholders

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November 10, 2025
Dustin Moskovitz and Cari Tuna
Success

Meet the millennial Meta cofounder and ex-journalist wife giving away their $20 billion fortune

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November 10, 2025
MacKenzie Scott attends the Axel Springer Award 2018
Success

MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $19 billion—but it’s barely made a dent in her net worth because of the power of Amazon shares

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November 7, 2025
Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffett
Success

Hundreds of billionaires pledged to give away $600 billion to charity—but the Bill Gates and Warren Buffett era of philanthropy may be over

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November 6, 2025
Zuckerberg, Chan
Innovation

Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan shift philanthropy focus to how AI can accelerate science

By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
November 6, 2025
MacKenzie Scott gifts $80 million to Howard University, marking one of the school’s largest donations in its 158-year history
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MacKenzie Scott gifts $80 million to Howard University, marking one of the school’s largest donations in its 158-year history

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November 3, 2025
MacKenzie Scott’s latest $60 million donation is a sign philanthropists are trying to fill the void from Trump’s cuts to FEMA
Success

MacKenzie Scott’s latest $60 million donation is a sign philanthropists are trying to fill the void from Trump’s cuts to FEMA

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October 29, 2025
William Jarvis
Commentary

From transactional to transformational: Four strategies for donors to drive lasting impact 

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October 28, 2025
Women are leaving the workforce in droves. Melinda French Gates launched a competition to solve it
Newsletters

Women are leaving the workforce in droves. Melinda French Gates launched a competition to solve it

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October 27, 2025
John and Laura Arnold
Success

Meet the billionaire couple who not only signed The Giving Pledge but actually delivered—donating nearly half their fortune while still alive

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October 25, 2025
Mitzi Perdue
Success

The heiress of $10 billion Perdue Farms and the $12 billion Sheraton Hotels empire wore hand-me-downs, still rides the subway, and flies economy

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October 24, 2025
GEn z
Economy

‘If there’s no bottom rung on the ladder, it’s really hard to leap up’: Nonprofits focused on Gen Z employment get $25m Citi Foundation windfall

By James Pollard and The Associated Press
October 21, 2025

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