Articles about Philanthropy – Page 7 of 7

Giving back and paying forward

After nearly two decades of startup life, and over forty years of, well, life, I decided it was time to… Read More

An ‘impatient’ Melinda Gates joins Twitter, tops 17,000 followers in a day thanks to Tweet from BillG

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates joined Twitter in January 2010, and has quickly assembled an audience of some 3.5 million followers.… Read More

Bezos donates $10M to Seattle history museum, creating new ‘Center for Innovation’

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has often been criticized for his company’s lack of contributions to the Seattle community. But the… Read More

Geek of the Week: Adnan Mahmud, Jolkona co-founder

Our latest Geek of the Week, Adnan Mahmud, thinks big about technology as a way to tackle the world’s problems.… Read More

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation bankroll project to turn ‘fecal sludge’ into biodiesel

An environmental engineering professor at Columbia University has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation… Read More

Bill Gates big on digital reading, voice recognition, ubiquitous screens

The Daily Mail of London’s Live magazine published an interesting and at times insightful interview with Bill Gates over the weekend. The purpose… Read More

Bono’s shout out to Bill Gates: Thanks for your passion, your brain power (and your cash)

More than 70,000 people turned out Saturday night for the U2 concert at Seattle’s Qwest Field, listening as Bono belted… Read More

Video: Bill Gates wrote the checks, and Melinda drove the vision for foundation campus

Bill Gates may have written the checks for his foundation’s beautiful new $500 million campus in the heart of Seattle.… Read More

Inside look at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s new Seattle HQ

It spans 12 acres in the heart of the city, just a stone’s throw from The Seattle Center where the… Read More

Idea Man? Ex-Microsoft geek reviews Paul Allen’s memoir

Guest Commentary: I want to thank Paul Allen for writing his memoirs. It’s great to hear the story of the… Read More

Bill Gates: What technology (and baseball) can teach schools

The challenges facing the U.S. education system may seem intractable, at times, but schools looking for inspiration could do worse… Read More

Microsoft giving $2M in cash, services to Japan — no RT required

Microsoft this morning pledged to support relief efforts in Japan with donations valued at $2 million, including $250,000 in cash,… Read More

Amazon.com partners with the Red Cross for Japan earthquake donations

Amazon.com has added a button to its home page where visitors will be able to quickly make donations to the… Read More

Bill Gates gives away fortune, no longer richest man, or is he?

I drove by the new campus for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Sunday afternoon, and I was absolutely… Read More