June 19, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Bill Gates Philanthropy

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Gates Leads $35 Million Investment In Global Disease Research

Reuters | Posted 06.04.2013 | Impact

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By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO, June 4 (Reuters) - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is leading a $35 million investment in ResearchGa...

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What The Buddha Might Say To Bill Gates

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 06.04.2013 | Healthy Living

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Wise spiritual teachers from all traditions have taught how the path of service is the most important of all, as it means we are less self-obsessed; through caring for others we can step out of indulgence and into big-heartedness, releasing any sense of separateness.

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WATCH: Gates Talks Saving World, Being 'Geekier' Than Steve Jobs On Colbert

The Huffington Post | Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 01.31.2013 | Impact

Stephen Colbert told Bill Gates that he’s not as “cool” as Steve Jobs, but he has a chance of getting there if saving the world, ya know, ever g...

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Silicon Valley Tech Giants Increased Charitable Giving In 2012

Posted 01.04.2013 | Impact

Silicon Valley big wigs loosened up the purse strings in a big way in 2012. The top names in tech gave $1.4 billion to charity in 2012, according t...

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Gates Foundation Will Fund Potentially Game-Changing, $1.4 Million Research Project On Massive Online Courses

www.insidehighered.com | Posted 11.14.2012 | College

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The new agreement between Coursera and the American Council on Education (ACE) was not the only project unveiled on Tuesday that will aim to scrutiniz...

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Romney's Empathy Bypass -- and What It Means for Election Day

Maxim Thorne | Posted 01.04.2013 | Politics

Wealthy American households are not simply capitalists who choose not to invest in charity. Instead, there truly is a fundamental social disconnect that prevents wealthy households from exercising the empathy and consideration for other American citizens that middle-class households exhibit.

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Books Or Food: Which One Will Put An End To Poverty?

Neil Parmar | Posted 12.14.2012 | Impact

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If you set out to help eradicate poverty, what would be your weapon of choice: more access to books or food? Raju Agarwal pondered what his arsenal ...

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Where Are the Women?

Kavita N. Ramdas | Posted 05.08.2012 | Politics

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With few exceptions, the leading women in philanthropy are the wives or daughters of rich and powerful men. This doesn't diminish the work that they do. Still, women must have a place at the table that is not based on their relationships to powerful men.

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Bill Gates Puts Philanthropic Work On Display At New Visitor Center

AP | DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP | Posted 04.03.2012 | Impact

SEATTLE — People are already joking it's a good thing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation isn't charging admission for its new visitor center, w...

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Bill Gates Answers Questions From Arianna And Readers In Exclusive Q&A

Posted 02.02.2012 | Impact

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If you could ask billionaire and activist Bill Gates one question, what would it be? Gates answered questions from HuffPost readers and Arianna Huf...

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Occupy Giving

David Morris | Posted 03.04.2012 | Politics

While most foundations do not engage in campaigns to expand policies that extend a helping hand to our neighbors, a growing number are engaging in campaigns whose result may be the opposite.

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Giving Thanks for a Meritocracy Instead of Aristocracy

Maxim Thorne | Posted 01.29.2012 | Impact

Although I appreciate all the good philanthropy does, I wish to alter the way supersized philanthropy operates in America as part of my commitment to keep America true to our founding freedoms.

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Study: Gates Foundation Project Spared 100,000 Indians From HIV

AP | By MARGIE MASON | Posted 12.11.2011 | Impact

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By MARGIE MASON, Associated Press -- An estimated 100,000 people in India may have escaped HIV infection over five years thanks to one of the worl...

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Gates Foundation Gave $2.5 Billion In 2010, Report Says

AP | By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP | Posted 10.03.2011 | Impact

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SEATTLE -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave away $2.5 billion in 2010, but its CEO acknowledged in its annual report released Wednesday that t...

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5 Facts You Didn't Know About Billionaire Bill Gates

Posted 08.13.2011 | Technology

You might have heard that Bill Gates and Bono are buddies -- the two philanthropists, along with Melinda Gates, were named Time's 2005 persons of the ...

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Bill Gates No Longer World's Richest Man After Giving Away Billions

Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

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NEW YORK (By Michelle Nichols) - Bill Gates didn't lose his title as the world's richest man last year; he gave it away by plowing billions into his...

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Bill Gates College Tour: Billionaire Encourages Students To Teach

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

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On Monday, recently retired Microsoft Chair Bill Gates embarked on a three-state college tour. Gates kicked off his trip at the University of Californ...

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Gates: Businesses Need To Help The Poor

CNet News | Ina Fried | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

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In two separate speeches on Friday, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates made the case that businesses need to see serving the poor as part of their mission ...

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