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MacKenzie Scott reveals details of her $14bn in donations to 1,600 non-profits
The billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s donations have yielded more than $14bn for about 1,600 non-profits since 2019, according to her new website Yield Giving, which was unveiled on Wednesday night. Scott’s wealth largely comes from her divorce from the Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos. She has signed the Giving Pledge, promising to give away more than half. Forbes currently estimates her net worth at $27bn.
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With $21 billion, Premji Azim among world’s top philanthropists
Azim Premji, India’s most generous billionaire, has announced a fresh bequest to his eponymous philanthropic initiative that boosts his total commitment to Rs 1.45 lakh crore ($21 billion), making it one of the five largest private endowments in the world and the biggest in Asia. This has cemented the 73-year-old billionaire’s place alongside the world’s most influential philanthropists including Bill Gates, George Soros and Warren Buffett.
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Chuck Feeney: the billionaire who gave it all away
Philanthropist lives modestly in rented apartment after giving away $8bn fortune
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Philando Castile fund pays off entire St. Paul schools lunch debt
It started out in September trying to raise $5,000, it ended up raising just a little bit more than that. Ok we're understating it, the Philando Feeds The Children Fund has raised an incredible $106,000. It was set up by diversity and ethics students at Metro State University in memory of the J.J. Hill Montessori cafeteria worker, who was shot dead by police in July 2016.
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Bolivia Offended By Bill Gates' Chicken Donation
Bolivia’s government said it is offended by Bill Gates’ initiative to donate 100,000 chickens to help impoverished nations, including Bolivia, worldwide.
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Against Charity - Rather than creating an individualized “culture of giving,” we should be challenging capitalism’s institutionalized taking.
Imagine you came across a child drowning in a small pond and you were the only one around to help. You could easily save the child by wading in, although doing so would ruin your clothing and shoes. But if you don’t, the child will die. It’s a no-brainer — you should save the child. Would the answer be any different if there were others around who could also help? No. Should it make any difference if the desperate child wasn’t directly in front of you? No.
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The Logic of Effective Altruism
Opening the Debate: Peter Singer. Responding: Daron Acemoglu, Angus Deaton, Jennifer Rubenstein, Larissa MacFarquhar, Leila Janah, Emma Saunders-Hastings, Rob Reich, Paul Brest, Iason Gabriel, András Miklós, Catherine Tumber. Reply: Peter Singer.
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Naming Wrongs
David Geffen paid $100 million to get his name on a concert hall at Lincoln Center. Yes, that’s kind of gross. By Felix Salmon
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