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Signers of the Giving Pledge Don’t Steer Much to Today’s Needs - Donors - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Signers of the Giving Pledge Don’t Steer Much to Today’s Needs - Donors - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: But while the number of people who have signed the Giving Pledge, unveiled nearly four years ago by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett, has been growing, so too are concerns about whether the effort is channeling enough new money to urgent causes today and whether some people are motivated to join for public-relations purposes.

22 major donors share their giving motives and values | UK Fundraising

22 major donors share their giving motives and values | UK Fundraising: 22 major donors share their giving motives and values
Published on 4 June 2013, by howardlake


The Institute for Philanthropy has published details of the values and beliefs which motivate 22 major donors to give to charity.

The paper, "After The Giving Pledge: Giving Behaviour of 22 Wealthy Donors", was written in the year that the Giving Pledge, founded by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates in 2010, was extended to wealthy donors outside the US. Eight signatories from non-US countries have brought the total number of those who have taken the Pledge to 105.

The donors interviewed by the Institute for Philanthropy come from the UK, the US, Brazil, Canada, Lebanon and Mexico. Their foundations have an average endowment of $79 million and they give away each year an average of $2.1m.

First Jewish Oligarch Signs Gates Giving Pledge

First Jewish Oligarch Signs Gates Giving Pledge: The Ukraine’s Victor Pinchuk has become the first Jewish billionaire from the countries of the Former Soviet Union to sign The Giving Pledge, a formal commitment by the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to dedicate the majority of their wealth to philanthropy. Forbes’ Ukrainian edition places Pinchuk’s wealth at $3.7 billion, making him Ukraine’s second-richest man.

Richest Black S. African Motsepe Joins Buffett Charity Vow - Bloomberg

Richest Black S. African Motsepe Joins Buffett Charity Vow - Bloomberg: Patrice Motsepe, chairman of African Rainbow Minerals Ltd. (ARI) and the richest black South African, pledged some of his wealth to charity, joining Warren Buffett’s initiative to boost philanthropy.

Philanthropists Bill and Joyce Cummings sign away half their wealth - The Boston Globe

Philanthropists Bill and Joyce Cummings sign away half their wealth - The Boston Globe: "Earlier this month, the Cummingses became the first people in Massachusetts to sign the Giving Pledge, promising to donate at least half of their fortune to charity. The pledge was established last year by Buffett and the Gateses to encourage the super-rich to share their wealth."

'Giving Pledge’ Signers Gather for First In-Person Meeting - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

'Giving Pledge’ Signers Gather for First In-Person Meeting - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "May 6, 2011
'Giving Pledge’ Signers Gather for First In-Person Meeting

By Maria Di Mento

The first annual gathering of people who have committed to the Giving Pledge met last night and today at the Miraval Resort, a Tucson resort owned by one of the signers—Steve Case, a philanthropist and a co-founder of America Online, and his wife, Jean."

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates on Philanthropy visit to India | TopNews New Zealand

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates on Philanthropy visit to India | TopNews New Zealand: "The world’s richest people , Warren Buffet and software giant Bill Gates are all set to make a mark on their imminent philanthropy visit to India. In the wake of pulling more and more people to lend their helping hand to the needy community, the two renowned personalities are reportedly making their presence felt by joining 'Giving Pledge' campaign."

Bill Gates sees philanthropy bug spreading - The Globe and Mail

Bill Gates sees philanthropy bug spreading - The Globe and Mail: "Bill Gates, one of the world’s richest men and one of its best known philanthropists, said on Monday he hopes his passion for giving will soon start to take hold among the super-rich of China and India."

Pablo Eisenberg: Unintended Consequences of Giving Pledge’s Good Intentions | onPhilanthropy

Pablo Eisenberg: Unintended Consequences of Giving Pledge’s Good Intentions | onPhilanthropy: "Surveys and research have indicated that very wealthy donors, those giving over $1 million a year, donate almost all their money to universities and colleges, hospitals and medical schools, and museums and art institutions. Only a tiny fraction of their money is channeled to low-income oriented nonprofits, grassroots organizations, local social service groups or advocacy and activist organizations."

16 Tycoons Agree to Give Away Fortunes - WSJ.com

16 Tycoons Agree to Give Away Fortunes - WSJ.com: "The billionaire founder of social network Facebook Inc. has agreed to give the majority of his wealth to charity, part of a broader group of rich entrepreneurs committing to philanthropy earlier in their lives.

Mark Zuckerberg has signed onto the 'Giving Pledge,' which asks its signatories to commit publicly to give away the majority of their wealth."

Billionaires Giving Back - ABC News

Billionaires Giving Back - ABC News: "n a special Thanksgiving edition of 'This Week,' some of the world's richest people sat down with Christiane Amanpour to talk about their extraordinary Giving Pledge -- a commitment to give the majority of their wealth away through philanthropy. Warren Buffett, Bill and Melinda Gates, Ted Turner and others delved into the meaning of philanthropy, their moral obligation to give back and the future of the country in which each of them reached the heights of prosperity."

Paulette's Point of View: The Gates-Buffett Billionaire Challenge

Paulette's Point of View: The Gates-Buffett Billionaire Challenge

Not In A League With Buffett And Gates, But Still Giving - Forbes.com

Not In A League With Buffett And Gates, But Still Giving - Forbes.com: "Earlier this month I wrote about the Gates-Buffett Giving Pledge and the opportunity it affords donors to pursue a 'giving while living' approach to charitable giving (See 'Stepping Up to the Lifetime Giving Challenge'). As part of their effort to encourage high-net-worth individuals and families to give more, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation invested over $8 million in the creation of educational materials aimed at equipping donors, especially new and emerging donors, with the tools and information they need to become effective, hands-on philanthropists."

I Pledge: Making the most by giving it away

I Pledge: Making the most by giving it away: "Thanks to a philanthropic campaign led by two of the world's most financially blessed — Warren Buffet and Bill Gates — dozens of billionaires pledged recently to give at least half their fortunes to charity. According to estimates by Forbes magazine, that basically means at least $150 billion could potentially be committed to a range of causes.

They did what?!

The Giving Pledge campaign, launched initially in June, saw Buffett as well as Gates and his wife Melinda, approach close to 20% of the richest folk in the United States hoping to convince them to let a large chunk of their fortunes go. The idea was they would donate — whether during their lifetime or after their death — to philanthropic causes and charitable organizations of their choice."

Warren Buffett's Billionaires Show Why Charity Trumps Government - US News and World Report

Warren Buffett's Billionaires Show Why Charity Trumps Government - US News and World Report: "Big news recently in the charity world: At last count, 38 billionaires signed the 'Giving Pledge,' in which they promised to donate at least half of their fortune to charity either during their lifetime or upon their death. The list includes such business leaders as David Rockefeller, Barron Hilton, Michael Bloomberg, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Barry Diller. All stepped up after being personally asked by fellow billionaires Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett, who themselves already give away about $3 billion a year. (Buffett has pledged to give away 99 percent of his money. His 2010 net worth is $47 billion.)"

Wealth Matters - In Shaky Recovery, Pledging Fortunes Takes Extra Effort - NYTimes.com

Wealth Matters - In Shaky Recovery, Pledging Fortunes Takes Extra Effort - NYTimes.com: "Setting an Example

Any announcement as visible as the Giving Pledge is meant to do more than to show what a small group of very rich people is doing. Its value is in the knock-on effect, in getting other people to pledge half or more of their vast wealth to charity.

“I hope it will inspire other people to think about their own philanthropy,” said Timothy L. Seiler, director of the fund-raising school at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University."

The Giving Pledge | eJewish Philanthropy: The Jewish Philanthropy Blog

The Giving Pledge | eJewish Philanthropy: The Jewish Philanthropy Blog: "The Jewish names on the Giving Pledge list represent many billions of dollars: Michael R. Bloomberg, Eli and Edythe Broad, Barry Diller and Diane Von Furstenberg, Larry Ellison, Joan and Irwin Jacobs, George B. Kaiser, Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest, Lorry I. Lokey, Alfred E. Mann, Bernie and Billi Marcus, Bernard and Barbro Osher, Ronald O. Perelman, David M. Rubenstein, Herb and Marion Sandler, Jim and Marilyn Simons, Jeff Skoll, Sanford and Joan Weill, and Shelby White (widow of Leon Levey)."

40 U.S. Billionaires Accept Gates, Buffet Giving Challenge - Press - AFP

40 U.S. Billionaires Accept Gates, Buffet Giving Challenge - Press - AFP: "40 U.S. Billionaires Accept Gates, Buffet Giving Challenge

August 4, 2010

(Aug. 4, 2010) Forty billionaires have now signed on to Bill and Melinda Gates’ and Warren Buffett’s 'Giving Pledge,' promising to donate a majority of their fortunes to charity. The announcement comes six weeks after the project was originally announced.

The Giving Pledge is an effort to help address society's most pressing problems by inviting the wealthiest American families and individuals to commit to giving more than half of their wealth to philanthropy or charitable causes."

Oklahoma Billionaires Promise To Donate Wealth To Charity - KTUL.com - Tulsa, Oklahoma - Coverage You Can Count On

Oklahoma Billionaires Promise To Donate Wealth To Charity - KTUL.com - Tulsa, Oklahoma - Coverage You Can Count On: "A pair of Oklahoma-born billionaires are promising to donate the majority of their wealth to charity.

T. Boone Pickens and George Kaiser are among 40 people who have signed 'The Giving Pledge.'

It was started by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates."