Monday, June 26, 2006

'Venture philanthropy' creating a buzz - Forbes.com - MSNBC.com

'Venture philanthropy' creating a buzz - Forbes.com - MSNBC.com: "Venture philanthropy' is new buzz in business
Buffett, Gates not the only tycoons reshaping world of charitable giving

NEW YORK - It’s been a very charitable couple of weeks. First, Microsoft’s Bill Gates announced on June 15 that he was stepping down from daily operations to devote his time the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has about $30 billion in assets. Then this weekend, Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett announced that he’s donating most of his $44 billion fortune to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and four Buffett family foundations."

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