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Bill Gates : Richest Man and Also one of the Most GenerousLast week, Bill Gates , the co-founder of with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation . Thus far, 105 millionaires director of its Project on Philanthropy and Civil Society, told and personal style of philanthropy is characteristic of Slim the group Hispanics in Philanthropy . For centuries, the leading philanthropists like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are
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Bill Gates Regains Title of World's Richest Person
Image credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images Bill Gates has regained his title as richest man in the world after of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , hit a five-year high on Thursday at $72.7 billion
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U.S. Worst Place in Industrialized World for Babieshas access to healthcare. It is not an easy thing to solve. But as Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , wrote in the report's foreword, "Saving newborn lives will prevent incalculable suffering."
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Bill Clinton Says Hillary 'Hasn't Mentioned' 2016 Run to Him
titans like President Bill Clinton and Microsoft founder Bill Gates share the same stage, the subject inevitably turns to the is also the co-chair and trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , has advocated for an immigration system that attracts
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Bill Gates Offers Grant for 'Next Generation Condom'(Image Credit: Grott, Vegard/AFP/Getty Images) Bill Gates ' latest project gives a whole new meaning to the old Microsoft the "next generation condom" through The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 's Grand Challenges in Global Health. The estimated 80
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The New Normal (The Note)
Foundation, the retailer's charity division, and previously ran the global development wing of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation . http://abcn.ws/Z8GJc5 WHERE IN THE WORLD IS JOE BIDEN? Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks at AIPAC's
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Obama Announces Trio Of Cabinet-Level Positions
Burwell previously served with new Treasury Secretary Jack Lew as deputy director of OMB and later held a top position at the Gates Foundation and led the Walmart Foundation. As Obama put it, "Sylvia knows her way around a budget." She understands "our goal
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Obama to Nominate Walmart's Sylvia Mathews Burwell as Budget Director
Foundation, the retailer's charity division, and previously ran the global development wing of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation . Burwell's appointment has not been unexpected. In her, Obama's pick clearly indicates a mesh of corporate resume
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Richard Branson, 11 Other Foreign Billionaires, to Give Wealth to 'Pledge' Charity1 billion. "The approach of my wife, Susie, and I to philanthropy is very simple," his letter begins, suggesting that the will demonstrate to the world that the Russian traditions of philanthropy are coming back."
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The 50 Most Influential Networking Tycoonsnet worth individuals. For Bill Gates , the first person on the list according to Wealth-X: 1. Bill Gates category: $261 billion Co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and founder of Microsoft 2
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The 10 Wealthiest Networking Kings and Queens
Wealth-X: 1. Bill Gates category co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and founder their wealth to philanthropy . Wealth-X the country, Bill Gates , donating dollars to the Gates Foundation and other causes
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Khan Academy: Taking Learning Out of 'One Pace Fits All' Classroomthe world have noticed, including some heavy hitters like Bill Gates . Gates did more than look at the Khan Academy videos, he in 2009, Khan finally quit his job and partnered with the Gates Foundation and Google to form the Khan Academy. Here's how it works
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Japan Tops List of Healthiest Countriespublished today. The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 , a large-scale collaboration funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to assess trends in health and disease in 187 countries, has released its rankings of the top 10 countries with the highest
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Bill Gates' New FocusMicrosoft's bill gates ' last day instead on philanthropy through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation so what does redefined philanthropy for the 21 they lose Bill Gates but what up. The gates foundation visited the the name Bill Gates . I'll invented philanthropy for the twentieth
with high tech and now he's moving month. Today marks Microsoft's -- bill gates' last day as a full time employees. Gates plans to focus instead on philanthropy through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation so what does this mean for Microsoft and what does this mean for gates himself. Joining us from San Francisco is technologythis moment to reflect on their own. Mortality. As they think about Bill Gates have in his exit interview at Microsoft today. His exit interview at Microsoft but of course and brand new venture with focusing so much. On his foundation his foundation obviously has done amazing work already. What do you expect he'll do sort of for the Philanthropic community and what kind of an impact do you think that He can have there. I think he's -- shake it up. The gates foundation visited the -- enormously important foundation but so far it has been workman like but not terribly creative. And bills can apply his business creativity. And shake up the entire Philanthropic model. In fact I'll offer you -- forecast. Bill as a big deal and personal computers today but in the hundred years from now when people look back and they mention the name Bill Gates . I'll bet it's a little bit like the way we think of Andrew Carnegie today. People forget what -- He did He was in the steel business. All they remember is that He invented philanthropy for the twentieth century putting libraries into cities across the country. And reinventing the whole process. I'll bet you a hundred years from now Bill Gates is remembered Moore as the philanthropist. Who reinvented this landscape. That is the technologists to help bring the PC to us. -
June 27, 2008: Bill Gates Retireschanging the world. Bill Gates with tears in his eyes the goodbye. People Bill Gates saved his first public computer for our cause Bill Gates is. Almost single handedly that here and all that philanthropy might actually your
of the world's richest men retire in hopes of changing the world. Bill Gates with tears in his eyes you don't see that every day step down from Microsoft. ABC's Neal Karlinsky was in Redmond Washington for the goodbye. People -- Bill Gates saved his first public display of emotion for his last day on the job during today's farewell speech to deploy easy. Ipeople. Really understand. How what -- revolution personal computer for our cause Bill Gates is. Almost single handedly responsible for putting a computer or two computers every single household in the United States and really around -
Be the Change: Preparing for the 'Viral Storm'ABC's initially didn't change save a life for reducing with the help of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . And this morning doctor Richard Boettcher investigates what it takes to stop the next global had been done. Mission Mattingly
life -- for reducing with the help of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . And this morning doctor Richard Boettcher investigates what it takes to stop the next global had been done. Mission Mattingly C movie -
What Virus Will Be the Next 'Contagion'?the viral storm dawn of the new pandemic was published today in. Doctor Richard investors reporting part of ABC's initiative be the change save a life produced with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and we're grateful tomorrow.
be the change save a life produced with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and we're grateful tomorrow. -
The Giving Pledge: Bill and Melinda Gatesinvested with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . But they have so the role of philanthropy is to make that returns. And so the gates foundation funds cutting edge the NIH and the gates foundation . We. Are particularly
of his fortune 75%. To. -- invested with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . But they have this identical -- every human life is the equivalent of every other human life describe. How you chose thetake high risks in order to -- high returns. And so the gates foundation funds cutting edge and experimental ventures. The government agencies which -- beholden to taxpayers. May not. What is it about the foundationrisk gay men. It was paid for by the NIH and the gates foundation . We. Are particularly helpful when we -- gallery the right group of scientists. Take long term point of view. And keep -- -
U.S. Students Tackle Bangladesh's Water Problemaway. It's all part of our year global health project to the change save a life sponsored in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . Doctor Richard vessel went to Bangladesh report on how so many people especially children. Are grist
change save a life sponsored in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . Doctor Richard vessel went to Bangladesh report on how so many people especially children. Are grist for life threatening diseases because they -
Doris Buffett: Giving It All Awayproblems than check. That's special brand of philanthropy retail for an debris as warrant calls it is ago. Over thirty billion dollars given to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . I on TV and then in about a week I got a letter
helping somebody out of problems than -- check. That's special brand of philanthropy retail for an debris as warrant calls it is DT -- a new biography of Doris called giving it all away. Something she is literally set on doing. It took off in 2006. When Warner announced the largest Philanthropic donation in history there ago. Over thirty billion dollars given to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . I -- on TV and then in about a week I got a letter from him. Well actually it was -- somebody
