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Rethinking Philanthropy

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I stumbled across this post from CNN simply because I loved the photo above of Warren Buffett and Bill Gates having a laugh in a diner.  After chuckling at the collection I went on to read the post itself. Wow….what a read. It’s long but worth it if you have any interest in philanthropy or who big minds work. It would seem that Bill and Melinda Gates, along with Mr Buffett are aiming to get the super rich to donate somewhere in the region of $600bn to good deeds. CNN estimates the Fortune 400 who are being encouraged currently donate something like $10-$15bn. Quite a hike then.

Oh and the letter from Bill & Warren to Mr Rockefeller is one for lettersofnote – I love seeing how folks like this converse with each other and it’s a rare insight.

More on this at https://givingpledge.org/

Comments

  • Anonymous
    June 16, 2010
    My feeling is that these guys are trying to buy there way upstairs on a deep down level. I'm sure that they don't believe, but they are hedging their bets just in case. Once you have more money than possible to spend then it's a great thing to do philanthropic work. Very self satisfying. Well done guys.

  • Anonymous
    June 16, 2010
    There is no upstairs to buy. There is just the legacy of what you do here that your children and grand children live with. As my father once wrote "kindly thoughts and memories, imortality is these".