Topic: The Giving Pledge
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In Pictures: The world's richest people
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Africa Monitor Black billionaire in South Africa pledges to give away half his fortune
The ruling party praised the mining magnate, Patrice Motsepe, and said he was part of a 'patriotic bourgeoisie' of rich black South Africans with a social conscience.
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Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think
Hoping for a better world – quickly? "Abundance" promises to take you there.
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Warren Buffett ends rocky week by announcing heir apparent
As Warren Buffett's public profile took some rare hits, the 'Oracle of Omaha' moved Saturday to shore up Berkshire Hathaway's future by locating a successor.
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Change Agent Young Internet entrepreneurs embrace philanthropy
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter's Biz Stone, Craigslist's Craig Newmark, and many others have turned their entrepreneurial skills to solving the world's social problems.
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The philanthropy of Steve Jobs
Philanthropy isn't just giving to charity; it's improving society through business
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In Pictures: The world's richest people
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Be a giver
A Christian Science perspective.
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Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, named TIME Person of the Year 2010
Mark Zuckerberg, who's been portrayed in a Hollywood movie this year and has seen his social media empire grow ever larger, has been named TIME magazine's 'Person of the Year' for 2010. Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook in 2004.
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Charity donations: 17 more billionaries sign up to give
Charity donations pledged by the world's wealthiest are picking up as The Giving Pledge attracts new billionaires. So far, 57 have joined the Gates-Buffett effort.
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Can Warren Buffett and Bill Gates save the world?
How the Giving Pledge, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett's quest to get billionaires to donate half their wealth to charity, will impact philanthropy and the world's needy.
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Doing good by doing well
Entrepreneurship inherently helps everyone by raising the overall economy and providing employment.
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Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and the billionaire challenge
In winning over 38 billionaires to pledging half their wealth to charity, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates also set a better climate in the political debate over ending the Bush tax cuts on the rich.
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Billionaires Bill Gates, Warren Buffett want other billionaires to donate more to charity
Billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett want other American billionaires to give at least half their wealth to charity.
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