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The Giving Pledge is a charitable campaign, founded by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, to encourage wealthy people to contribute a majority (i.e. more than 50%) of their wealth to philanthropic causes. As of June 2022, the pledge has had 236 signatories from 28 countries.
Mar 26, 2024 · The Giving Pledge is a promise by the world's wealthiest individuals and families to dedicate the majority of their wealth to charitable causes. Learn More. Pledgers. Giving Pledge signatories span multiple generations and represent a wide range of geographies and industries.
The Giving Pledge is a simple concept: an open invitation for billionaires, or those who would be if not for their giving, to publicly commit to give the majority of their wealth to philanthropy either during their lifetimes or in their wills.
Dec 14, 2021 · Eleven billionaires signed onto the pledge, including two of Canva’s cofounders, the CEO of digital banking giant Nubank and the cofounder of Pinterest.
May 25, 2021 · Billionaire philanthropists claim to play a key role in advancing well-being and public goods across the world. One of the most prominent recent expressions of these efforts is the Giving Pledge, created in 2010 by Bill and Melinda Gates in collaboration with Warren Buffett.
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Jul 10, 2019 · The Giving Pledge, the campaign to change billionaire philanthropy, explained Bill Gates and Warren Buffett set out to get the rich to give more. Here’s what happened.
The Giving Pledge is focused on billionaires (those with a net worth of U.S. $1 billion or more), or those who would be billionaires if not for their giving. Everyone is encouraged to engage in charitable and philanthropic giving, as their resources allow.
