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Bill Gates Donates $4.6 Billion to Charity

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Post date August 21, 2017

A photo of Bill Gates, the world's richest man. — Photo credit: Paolo Bona / Shutterstock

Bill Gates, the richest man in the world, has just made his biggest contribution to charity since the year 2000. According to a recent U.S. Securities & Exchange filing, Gates gave 64 million Microsoft shares (the equivalent of $4.6 billion) to an undisclosed recipient. Although the beneficiary has not been named, it is expected that […]

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Sara Blakely Takes the Giving Pledge

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Post date May 29, 2013

Founder of Spanx and self-made billionaire Sara Blakely officially joined the ranks of Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and her mentor Richard Branson earlier this month when she signed the Giving Pledge. The pledge is a call to action from Gates and Buffet to encourage billionaires to give at least half their wealth to charity. Bill Gates […]

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