Bill Gates Philanthropy

Where Are the Women?

Kavita N. Ramdas | Posted 05.08.2012

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Kavita N. Ramdas

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

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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

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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

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David Morris

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

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Maxim Thorne

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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