http://www.biography.com/people/warren-buffett-9230729#record-breaking-donation
- Considered the most philanthropical man in the world, the Gates following
- One of the most respected businessman and richest man in the world
- Born in 1930
- Owned Buffet Partnership by 1956
- By 1965 he had control of Berkshire Hathaway
- Oversaw growth with media, food, beverage, and insurance industry
- Started making investments at very young ages (first being at 11)
In 2006, committed to donating 85% (37 Billion) of his money to the Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationCommitted to giving all his money to philanthropy
- Made the Giving Pledge campaign to make more wealthy individuals involved in philanthropical events
- This year he started "Drive to Vote" to encourage people of Nebraska to vote
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Enhance healthcare and end extreme poverty
- Donates to many different charities
- Financial Services to the poor (Helps millions of families out of poverty)
- Agriculture Development Organizations
- Water, sanitation, and hygiene
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Works on ending poverty in the world, helping schools in the US, and improving technology for birth control
Foundations of donation
- Girls Inc.
- Bill and Melinda Gates foundation (Donated 37 Billion)
- Animal Rescue foundation
- Glide
- James Redford Institute for Transplant Awareness
- Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Music Rising
- NoVo Foundation
- Smile Train
What fortune will he give to kids?
- "Enough money so that they would feel they could do anything, but not so much that they could do nothing"
Why does he do it?
- Ever since he became wealthy, him and his wife Susan felt they should always give back to society because that is how they made the wealth
- Believed the wealthy should work on philanthropy that will last for 20 years and in the future, and middle class should work on philanthropy today
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