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The opposite of greed
By Carol Paton. Jay Naidoo, co-founder of investment holding company J&J Group, has given away a third of his wealth to charitable causes — echoing the “giving campaign” of US billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. Naidoo, who with fellow former trade unionist Jayendra Naidoo,…
Author: Financial Mail
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The Quiet Change-Maker
Although Chuck Feeney has kept a low profile, his generosity has served as a catalyst for extraordinary scientific breakthroughs. Chuck Feeney, one of Stanford’s most generous yet least-known supporters, is on track to give away more than $7.5 billion to causes worldwide. PHOTO: Pascal Perich…
Author: Stanford Benefactor
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The 50 Philanthropists Who Have Given Away the Most Money
Atlantic’s Founding Chairman, Charles “Chuck” Feeney, is number 9 on Forbes’ list of America’s 50 top givers in 2012. When Centre College in Kentucky declared in July that it had received a $250 million donation from its former trustee chair, Houston entrepreneur Robert Brockman, via a trust…
Author: Forbes
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The Great Give Away
When you have as much money as Bill Gates, you have to work damn hard to get rid of it. At least if you want to disposeof it wisely. So in May the Microsoft founder, whose fortune is estimated at $53 billion (¤40 billion), was…
Author: Sunday Times
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Rich man? No, a poor man
Original Source By Susan Daly The great philanthropist Andrew Carnegie once said that inheriting a fortune was a curse. Cast one eye over the troubled offspring of assorted rock stars, billionaires and celebrities and Carnegie’s words ring true today. Now a new generation of Daddy…
Author: The Irish Independent
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Archives of Atlantic Philanthropies Given to Cornell Library
By Melanie Lefkowitz The archives of The Atlantic Philanthropies, among the world’s largest and most influential foundations, will be housed permanently at Cornell. The archives, which will serve as an important resource for philanthropists and historians, document roughly $8 billion in Atlantic grants over three…
Author: Cornell Chronicle
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When Bouncing a Check Is a Good Thing
The response to Jim Dwyer’s New York Times article was humbling. Thanks to all who commented on and shared this story. View some highlights below.
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Philanthropist Wants to Be Rid of His Last $1.5 Billion
By JIM DWYER Across from a television set with the obsolete girth of a model bought 20 years ago, beneath the grandchildren’s crayon artwork taped to the wall, to the left of an abandoned hula hoop, Charles F. Feeney sits in an armchair and explains…
Author: The New York Times
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Why Donating Millions Is Hard To Keep Secret
Anonymous Gifts Are Growing, But Groups Are Under Pressure To Reveal Benefactors’ Names As anonymous giving to charities increases, it’s getting harder for donors to maintain the anonymous part. Wealthy philanthropists last year made 37 gifts of $5 million or more without publicly revealing their…
Author: Wall Street Journal
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Why More and More Philanthropies Are Choosing to Put Themselves Out of Business
The limited-life foundation–where big donors pledge to spend all their money in a certain short period of time–offers the potential for a bigger immediate impact at the expense of longevity. ILLUSTRATIONS: CIENPIES/ISTOCK By Ben Paynter The majority of America’s top foundation leaders recently admitted in…
Author: Fast Company