The missions the foundations’ original donors champion during their lifetimes can become outdated after they’ve died.
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If the AI bubble bursts, it could bring down some of the biggest tech companies – but perhaps not its most durable, like Google and Apple.
Superstar investor Warren Buffett has announced plans to retire. Whatever happens next will reveal the enduring power – or limitations – of his philosophy.
Three philanthropy scholars size up the latest data on gifts from the country’s biggest philanthropists.
Is it a game changer or just pocket change?
While Warren Buffet’s ‘buy low, sell high’ strategy has proven extremely successful for himself, it’s challenging for those without significant financial resources.
Three philanthropy scholars discuss several trends in giving by the wealthiest Americans highlighted in this yearly report. Among them: Much of this money doesn’t go to charities right away.
The latest market breakthrough follows the S&P 500 topping 5,000 in February. But are these markers purely psychological?
The hefty sums many billionaires give away place them in an age-old debate about wealth and charity – and whether it’s appropriate for donors to have a say over their wealth from the grave.
More than 350 billionaires have signed on so far.
The investor has already given much of his fortune to charity and has pledged to donate nearly all of the rest.
Wriggling out of paying taxes may be legal, but is it right? Aristotle, Immanuel Kant – and others – have their say.
A new report found that America’s top billionaires paid very little income tax despite tremendous gains in their wealth.
Market prices are supposed to reflect a company’s fundamental value. When they no longer do, bad things can happen.
In times of trouble people still turn to gold. What makes it a safe haven? Largely perceptions, based on its historical mystique.
A careful review of more than 200 letters written by the wealthy people who signed the Giving Pledge over its first decade suggests a big contradiction.
Those who don’t give often face less media scrutiny.
There are some benefits to the uptick in billionaire newspaper and magazine owners, who can weather short-term losses for the sake of long-term gains. But whose interests are really being served?
Once investors put their shoulders to the wheel, everything changes.
Amazon’s founder turned to Twitter to crowdsource ideas for his charitable giving. This populist approach and his preference for short-term results set Jeff Bezos apart from other mega-donors.
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Bob and Carol Mattocks Distinguished Professor in Nonprofit Leadership, North Carolina State University
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Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of Finance and Fred T. Tattersall Excellence in Finance Research Chair, West Virginia University
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Senior Lecturer, Politics, University of Glasgow
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Lecturer in Marketing, Cardiff University
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UNESCO Chair in AI Ethics & Governance, IE University
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Associate Professor of Taxation Law, UNSW
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Professor of Business Economics, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Media, Culture and Communication, New York University
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Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
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C. Edwin Baker Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy, University of Pennsylvania
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Director of Programmes, Anglia Ruskin University
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Director, Centre for Philanthropy, University of Kent
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Adjunct Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University